Bard v4 by tpgh2k

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 51

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius midrange engine deck commanded by Bard, King of Dale. It converts card advantage into exponential board presence. In the early game, it deploys low-cost ramp, passive draw engines like Rhystic Study and Esper Sentinel, and token generators such as Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Prince Imrahil the Fair. Casting Bard, King of Dale on Turn 5 doubles all subsequent token creation and turns every extra card draw into two cards. This surge of resources rapidly fills your hand while building a wide board of creatures. The deck finishes games on Turn 6 by resolving decisive overruns like Moonshaker Cavalry or Akroma's Will, delivering lethal evasive combat damage to all opponents at once. A robust suite of free countermagic, flexible removal, and turn-silencing effects like Myrel, Shield of Argive protects the engine while disrupting opposing strategies.

Decklist (103 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Tempt with Bunnies
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow