Commander

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Global commander stats

All White commanders

333 Wins

552 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 887 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (333–552) at an Elo of 1,645, ranking #218 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.83 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's win rate?

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary has a 37% win rate across 887 recorded Playgroup games (333 wins, 552 losses).

How long do winning games with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary take?

Wins with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 10 days.

How many decks use Cloud, Midgar Mercenary?

291 decks list Cloud, Midgar Mercenary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 184 have played at least one recorded game.

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

218

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1645

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.83

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 291

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 184

No. games played with this commander 887

Total hours played 10 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1715	WhereamIHelp!	15	11	77 %
2	1632	EATMAN	83	34	41 %
3	1577	David VF	9	6	67 %
4	1535	Juicytoaster	1	1	100 %
5	1526	pvtkranox	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, 64.32% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

64.32%

Combat

26.56%

Poison

3.32%

Alternative

2.49%

Non Combat Damage

2.49%

Combo

0.83%

Avg win turn 8.0 based on 343 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary decks that leave them out.

+9.7 pp

Top card: Sram, Senior Edificer

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Sram, Senior Edificer 99 games	+9.7 pp	99
2	Dispatch Signature build 70 games · Signature build	+7.8 pp	70
3	Emeria, the Sky Ruin Signature build 68 games · Signature build	+5.7 pp	68
4	Sword of Hearth and Home 94 games	+0.6 pp	94

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 21.05% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.55% n=248

Seat 2

39.69% n=262

Seat 3

32.44% n=225

Seat 4

28.93% n=121

Seat 5

21.05% n=19

Seat 6

66.67% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins 37.71% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.71% n=301

1 mulligan

34.96% n=123

2 mulligans

29.79% n=47

3 mulligans

43.75% n=16

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 3.87/5 on average, across 583 self-reports.

3.87 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Cloud, Midgar Mercenary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.0% of the time across 347 tracked wins.

62.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Cloud, Midgar Mercenary. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.