New Untitled Deck by mdobson8793

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius stax and combo archetype piloted by Bard, King of Dale. While Bard doubles both card draw and token production to fuel late-game grind and wide boards, the deck's primary competitive threat is assembling asymmetrical rule-of-law style lockouts. The centerpiece plan deploys Drannith Magistrate or Lavinia, Azorius Renegade alongside Knowledge Pool by Turn 5, preventing opponents from casting spells from anywhere. Secondary win conditions include infinite mana generation through Basalt Monolith and Rings of Brighthearth to pump creatures with Mirror Entity or generate endless tokens with Retrofitter Foundry, alongside combat swarms backed by Horn of Gondor and Cathars' Crusade. A robust protection package including Grand Abolisher and Boromir shields combo turns, while taxing effects like Grand Arbiter Augustin IV and Blind Obedience buy the time needed to close the game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Basri's Lieutenant
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Currency Converter
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Kang the Conqueror
  • 1 Karn's Temporal Sundering
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knowledge Pool
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lavinia of the Tenth
  • 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loyal Tutor
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Molecule Man
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Moonsilver Key
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rest in Peace
  • 1 Retrofitter Foundry
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Springjack Pasture
  • 1 Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi, Master of Time
  • 1 Thalia's Lieutenant
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Tragic Arrogance
  • 1 Trophy Mage
  • 1 Unsettled Mariner
  • 1 Windfall