Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER (Commander) - Budget Commander Matters

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Benjamin Levin
Jan 13, 2026
The 10 Most Fun Commanders of 2025
With almost 500 new commanders in 2025, Ben had his work cut out for him making his list of the most fun. Come see which legends made the cut.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Puresteel Paladin
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Tifa, Martial Artist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Cid, Freeflier Pilot
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Professor Hojo
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Red XIII, Proud Warrior
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Zack Fair
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Helitrooper
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Elena, Turk Recruit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Barret, Avalanche Leader
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Yuffie, Materia Hunter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Aerith, Last Ancient
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Astor, Bearer of Blades
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Lion Sash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cloud, Planet's Champion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bastion Protector
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fervent Champion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bronze Guardian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Golden-Tail Trainer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reyav, Master Smith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Armory Automaton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Heidegger, Shinra Executive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Barret Wallace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Summon: Kujata
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Freya Crescent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Spider Manifestation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Instants
Dispatch
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Clever Concealment
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Inventory Management
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Cloud's Limit Break
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
Blitzball Shot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Unfinished Business
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Rampant Growth
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Vandalblast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Nature's Lore
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Harmonize
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Cultivate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Decimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Goldwardens' Gambit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Colossus Hammer
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Lightning Greaves
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
75%synergy
Sword of the Animist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Behemoth Sledge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Darksteel Plate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Mask of Memory
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Hero's Blade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Hero's Heirloom
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Zephyr Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nettlecyst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hexgold Hoverwings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hookblade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Explorer's Scope
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Glimmer Lens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mandibular Kite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Champion's Helm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Hexgold Halberd
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bladehold War-Whip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dancer's Chakrams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ultima Weapon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Samurai's Katana
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Web-Shooters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Twin Blades
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Forge Anew
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Furious Rise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rancor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
SOLDIER Military Program
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hardlight Containment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Slayers' Stronghold
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Pit of Offerings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Inventors' Fair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Summoning Materia
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Jungle Shrine
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Brushland
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
79%synergy
Battlefield Forge
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Rugged Prairie
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Canopy Vista
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Game Trail
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Mossfire Valley
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Radiant Grove
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Spire of Industry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Fortified Village
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Rootbound Crag
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Cinder Glade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Sacred Peaks
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sheltering Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Naya Panorama
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Krosan Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Radiant Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy