Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Mercenary
When Cloud enters, search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
As long as Cloud is equipped, if a triggered ability of Cloud or an Equipment attached to it triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Final Fantasy Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #1929
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary hits the board with immediate pressure and a built-in upgrade path — the moment you level him up into Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER, the card advantage and combat threat dramatically outpace the initial mana investment. The cost of running him is low; the ceiling is not.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER is the literal transformation target for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, so the synergy score is essentially baked in — you're running the Mercenary because the Ex-SOLDIER form is your payoff and every level-up trigger is a step toward your game plan.
Noctis, Heir Apparent
Noctis, Heir Apparent values creatures that can function independently while also scaling up, and Cloud, Midgar Mercenary fits that profile — he contributes immediately and rewards the kind of incremental resource accumulation that Noctis decks want to sustain.
Captain America, First Avenger
Captain America, First Avenger leans on creatures that can attack profitably and survive combat, and Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's stat progression and level-up engine give the deck a threat that compounds over multiple turns rather than trading off early.
Lightning, Army of One
Lightning, Army of One rewards self-sufficient creatures that generate value without requiring support, and Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's level-up structure means he operates on his own axis while still contributing to the aggro game plan Lightning wants to run.
Amy Rose
Amy Rose decks benefit from creatures that punch above their mana cost at multiple stages of the game, and Cloud, Midgar Mercenary's leveled forms give the deck a flexible threat that stays relevant as the board state evolves.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cloud, Midgar Mercenary is almost always a 99-card inclusion rather than a commander himself — his value comes from being the entry point into the Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER transformation, and that engine is potent enough to justify the slot in any deck that can run him. In constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, the level-up mechanic demands a more deliberate build-around, since the mana investment across multiple turns is significant and competitive decks won't give you the time to recoup it without dedicated support. Standard is where he's most accessible as a standalone card, where the power ceiling of the format makes his scaling more competitive relative to what's on the other side of the table. Legacy and Vintage have no practical interest in him — the raw power available in those formats makes gradual level-up strategies unviable without a very specific shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Cloud, Midgar Mercenary isn't confirmed at the moment, so check your preferred retailer for current market rate. Given that he's the entry form for a two-card level-up identity and sees play in multiple high-volume Commander decks, expect demand to track closely with Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER's popularity.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.