Cloud, Planet's Champion
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Mercenary
During your turn, as long as Cloud is equipped, it has double strike and indestructible. (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature.)
Equip abilities you activate that target Cloud cost 
less to activate.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Media and Collaboration Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7662
Cloud, Planet's Champion lands as a massive, abilities-matter threat that pairs directly with Crackdown Construct to generate potentially game-ending power boosts from activated abilities. The cost is real — it's a multicolor legendary that asks you to build around it — but Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER decks get the full payoff for almost no deckbuilding tax.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER is the natural home: the commander's activated abilities feed Cloud, Planet's Champion directly, turning every limit break activation into a size boost that closes games fast.
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero runs enough activated abilities and counters-matter synergies that Cloud, Planet's Champion functions as a reliable secondary threat, growing alongside the main game plan rather than requiring a detour.
Amy Rose
Amy Rose decks lean on activated abilities to trigger their engine, and Cloud, Planet's Champion slots in as a payoff that scales with every activation, adding a combat-damage angle to a strategy that already wants to be clicking abilities repeatedly.
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 |
Commander is where Cloud, Planet's Champion belongs — the format's singleton rule and legendary-matters infrastructure make it easy to support, and the activated-abilities density in most powered Commander decks means it grows fast. In eternal formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but faces a steeper bar: those formats punish slow, build-around legends without immediate board impact, and Cloud, Planet's Champion rarely makes that cut outside of casual play. Standard gives it the most structured home outside Commander if you're building around it there, though the card's ceiling is lower when your activated-ability count is constrained by a 60-card singleton format. Oathbreaker is worth a mention — as a signature spell or supporting piece in an abilities-heavy shell, it can punch above its weight in a shorter, faster game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Cloud, Planet's ChampionCrackdown Construct
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Cloud, Planet's Champion isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market rate before buying. Given its narrow build-around profile and strong demand from Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER players, expect the price to reflect its status as a key piece in a popular themed deck rather than a general-purpose staple.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.