
Cloud Key
Artifact
As Cloud Key enters the battlefield, choose artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, or sorcery.
Spells you play of the chosen type cost (1) less to play.
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Legality
Format | Legality |
1v1 Commander | Legal |
Vintage | Legal |
Duel Commander | Legal |
Leviathan | Legal |
Highlander | Legal |
Custom | Legal |
Legacy | Legal |
2019-10-04 | Legal |
Casual | Legal |
Canadian Highlander | Legal |
Limited | Legal |
Commander / EDH | Legal |
Unformat | Legal |
Tiny Leaders | Legal |
Block Constructed | Legal |
Modern | Legal |
Oathbreaker | Legal |
Cloud Key occurrence in decks from the last year
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Cloud Key Discussion
Monomanamaniac on Advice for jhoira weatherlight captain …
4 weeks ago
Still looking for suggestions. I'm struggling between getting Cloud Key Mox Opal or Mox Amber
Monomanamaniac on
Jhoira tinkers with tiny trinkets
1 month ago
Massacar Mana Severance is definitely on my radar, right now I'm just trying to power through the lands with a combination of a low land count and drawing more cards. I'll consider tutors, but I'm loathe to potentially spend an entire turn liking for 1 card. The ravager and emry are interesting. I am running etherium sculptor, and jhoira's familiar, and foundry inspector and herald of kozilek, semblance anvil and helm of awakening all to reduce casting costs, and pretty soon I'll be getting a Cloud Key to add to the mix. I actually use reservoir as a threat, you can see it, and if you do something to me in going to kill you at instant speed lol, but I'll think about some actual storm cards.
Thank you for the suggestions, I'll definitely use a few, I'm likely to use a few others, and I'll definitely consider the rest
RiotRunner789 on
Jhoira tinkers with tiny trinkets
1 month ago
Maybe consider Cloud Key over your familiar just for the 1 cost reduction and the fact it isn't susceptible to creature removal.
DemMeowsephs on
I am Ironman
1 month ago
Hey there! Below are some suggestions for improving your land/mana base! Some suggestions may or may not be within your budget, so feel free to ignore the ones that you think don't personally fit you despite my thoughts! Needleverge Pathway Flip, Temple of Triumph, Sacred Foundry, Inspiring Vantage, Battlefield Forge, Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion, Sunbaked Canyon, Arid Mesa, Rugged Prairie, Spectator Seating, Scabland, Strip Mine, Wasteland, Command Tower, Slayers' Stronghold, Inventors' Fair, and Ancient Tomb are all great things you may want to consider! As for ramp, you may like some of the following: Arcane Signet, Sol Ring, Boros Signet, Land Tax, Gift of Estates, Brass Squire, Dockside Extortionist, Treasonous Ogre, Simian Spirit Guide, Seething Song, Ruby Medallion, Pearl Medallion, Cloud Key, Mind Stone, Lotus Petal, and Geosurge! Ramp is a very important part of commander, and in your deck getting equipment out fast as well as playing Ardenn fast seems to be important- and ramp can help you do just that! While you obviously shouldn't use all of them, there are definitely a few in there you should put in FOR SURE. Now that said, I hope this helps, good luck on your deck, and have a wonderful day- happy tapping! :)
markbeloit on
Urza Polymorph Tyrant (Bouncy Boi)
1 month ago
Apologize in advance if you've already answered this/considered this.
The previous version of this deck utilized Mystic Forge/Sensei's Divining Top. You cut this since you have to cut Etherium Sculptor to enable the Tidespout Tyrant line.
Have you considered doing the Mystic Forge line with a noncreature cost reducer, like Cloud Key or Semblance Anvil? You could do this while keeping the Tidespout Tyrant line. I realize at 3cmc they are more costly than Etherium Sculptor, but not by that much. And while you risk getting two for oned with Semblance Anvil a cost reduction is powerful (though maybe not necessary for your deck).
Is this too expensive/clunky/slow for cEDH? Thoughts?
LitchOubliette on
Commander Staples Cube
1 month ago
Changelog (22/11/2020)
White
- +Abeyance
- +Academy Rector
- +Alseid of Life's Bounty
- +Eldrazi Displacer
- +Emeria's Call Flip
- +Felidar Retreat
- +Generous Gift
- +Giver of Runes
- +Leonin Arbiter
- +Mentor of the Meek
- +Mother of Runes
- +Order of the Sacred Torch
- +Sanctum Prelate
- +Skyclave Apparition
- +Unexpectedly Absent
- -Banisher Priest
- -Benevolent Bodyguard
- -False Dawn
- -Flawless Maneuver
- -Kataki, War's Wage
- -Not Forgotten
- -Oblation
- -Oblivion Ring
- -Parallax Wave
- -Promise of Bunrei
- -Sublime Exhalation
- -Sun Titan
- -Suppression Field
- -Terminus
- -Treasure Hunter
Blue
- +Curiosity
- +Hullbreacher
- +Sea Gate Restoration Flip
- +Submerge
- +Teferi, Master of Time
- +Training Grounds
- -Fact or Fiction
- -Into the Roil
- -Time Spiral
- -Pongify
- -Sleight of Hand
- -Reality Shift
Black
- +Agadeem's Awakening Flip
- +Big Game Hunter
- +Bitterblossom
- +Body Snatcher
- +Cabal Therapist
- +Corpse Dance
- +Feed the Swarm
- +Ophiomancer
- +Opposition Agent
- -Doom Whisperer
- -Exhume
- -Inquisition of Kozilek
- -Jet Medallion
- -Overeager Apprentice
- -Sickening Dreams
- -Sidisi, Undead Vizier
- -Skirge Familiar
- -Street Wraith
Red
- +Avacyn's Judgment
- +Blasphemous Act
- +By Force
- +Desperate Ritual
- +Goblin Cratermaker
- +Goblin Matron
- +Goblin Recruiter
- +Jeska's Will
- +Lightning Bolt
- +Possibility Storm
- +Ricochet Trap
- +Shatterskull Smashing Flip
- +Sneak Attack
- +Sweltering Suns
- +Thunderclap
- -Anje's Ravager
- -Balefire Dragon
- -Bogardan Hellkite
- -Comet Storm
- -Curse of Opulence
- -Daretti, Scrap Savant
- -Dire Fleet Daredevil
- -Dragon Mage
- -Generator Servant
- -Goblin Welder
- -Grapeshot
- -Hellkite Tyrant
- -Impact Tremors
- -Overmaster
- -Pyrokinesis
Green
Multicolored
- +Fiend Artisan
- +Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
- +Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
- +Lurrus of the Dream-Den
- -Memory's Journey
- -Supreme Verdict
- -Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
- -Teferi, Time Raveler
Colorless
- +Aether Vial
- +Altar of Dementia
- +Bag of Holding
- +Damping Sphere
- +Jeweled Lotus
- +Lithoform Engine
- +Mirage Mirror
- +Prophetic Prism
- +Smuggler's Copter
- +Tormod's Crypt
- -Crucible of Worlds
- -Krark-Clan Ironworks
- -Memory Jar
- -Metalworker
- -Mystic Forge
- -Painter's Servant
- -Pithing Needle
- -Relic of Progenitus
- -Strionic Resonator
- -Voltaic Key
Mana Fixing
- +Ash Barrens
- +Branchloft Pathway Flip
- +Brightclimb Pathway Flip
- +Castle Locthwain
- +Clearwater Pathway Flip
- +Cragcrown Pathway Flip
- +Darkwater Catacombs
- +Geier Reach Sanitarium
- +Glimmervoid
- +High Market
- +Mishra's Factory
- +Mossfire Valley
- +Needleverge Pathway Flip
- +Riverglide Pathway Flip
- +Shadowblood Ridge
- +Shivan Gorge
- +Skycloud Expanse
- +Sungrass Prairie
- +Volrath's Stronghold
- -Canopy Vista
- -Cinder Glade
- -Clifftop Retreat
- -Dakmor Salvage
- -Dragonskull Summit
- -Drowned Catacomb
- -Glacial Fortress
- -Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- -Hashep Oasis
- -Hinterland Harbor
- -Isolated Chapel
- -Prairie Stream
- -Riptide Laboratory
- -Rootbound Crag
- -Smoldering Marsh
- -Sulfur Falls
- -Sunken Hollow
- -Waterlogged Grove
- -Woodland Cemetery
DemMeowsephs on
Xenagos, God of Revels that xtra combat is good
2 months ago
Hey there! You mentioned needing some help with the mana base, which is certainly something I might be able to aid you in! Your deck has a whopping 4.69 average mana cost, where 33 lands is around good for a average of 3.5. Due to that, you may want to add a few extra lands but mainly you want to have a very strong ramping mana base. Below, you will find some strong ramp cards that could seriously help a ton, if you aren't aware of them already! I would list out all the lands you should consider including, but you ca also find them right here (https://managathering.com/duallands/Gruul.html)! There are quite a lot of great lands you missed so definitely check that out, along with some multi lands like Prismatic Vista, Fabled Passage, Strip Mine, Wasteland, Reflecting Pool, and a ton more. Anyways though, take a look at these ramp cards:
- Burgeoning
- Exploration
- Bloom Tender
- Emerald Medallion
- Ruby Medallion
- Nature's Lore
- Cloud Key (Creatures)
- Three Visits
- Seething Song
- Geosurge
- Treasonous Ogre
- Dockside Extortionist
- Mana Flare
- DEFINITELY a Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Explore
- Heart of Ramos/Horn of Ramos
- Sylvan Caryatid
- Chromatic Lantern
- Mind Stone
- Commander's Sphere
- Oracle of Mul Daya
- Hehe maybe a Jeweled Lotus if you can afford it
- Mark of Sakiko
- Talisman of Impulse
Gosh that was a lot, but from that huge list I'm sure you can pick a few to add! With your average CMC and amount of lands currently, I'd try to make it around 37 lands, with maybe 13-16 ramp spells, or even more if you think the deck needs it. You could replace the ramp spells above with some of the worse ones , (for example cut Farseek for Nature's Lore, and remember lore can search for Stomping Ground) and maybe cut some more of the fluff cards. Like Star of Extinction is great but how many times do you really end up using it and it benefits you? Plus it'll blow up some of your own creatures! And also remember, while equipment is great, Xenagos is an automatic buff, so maybe you don't need as much of that. My point is, your deck needs a lot of ramp, and while other cards may be nice, it may be much harder to win without the ramp. So that said, I hope this helps, be sure to check out some of my decks (cough Double Trouble EDH ⫸PRIMER⫷ cough), good luck on your deck, and have a wonderful day!
Optimator on
Giant's Deck
2 months ago
So as far as ramp cards I can give you, I have:
Mind Stone - Worn Powerstone - Dowsing Dagger Flip - Prismatic Lens - Darksteel Ingot - Arcane Signet - Boros Signet - Heraldic Banner - Hedron Archive - Talisman of Conviction - Coldsteel Heart - Dreamstone Hedron - Burnished Hart - Commander's Sphere
Cards I don't have that you may want to consider:
Sword of the Animist - Wayfarer's Bauble - Gilded Lotus - Nyx Lotus - Thran Dynamo - Fire Diamond - Marble Diamond - Solemn Simulacrum (can be thrown with Brion!) - Star Compass - Sisay's Ring - Ur-Golem's Eye - Firemind Vessel - Cloud Key - Empowered Autogenerator - Lavabrink Floodgates - Guardian Idol
I really like Gilded Lotus and Thran Dynamo a lot. This really is a deck where you want to get to 8+ mana.
I would recommend at least ten pieces of ramp, perhaps even twelve. Definitely no fewer than ten in my opinion. Perhaps six that add 1 mana and four than add 2+ mana? Something like that. Getting Brion out a turn early, while not vital, can be convenient as he can pad your life total.
I would recommend 36-38 lands.