Bard, King of Dale by cjp00

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 56

Deck overview

This Azorius deck focuses on compounding token production and explosive card draw through Bard, King of Dale. By utilizing mana rocks and efficient accelerants, the deck deploys its commander or parallel token engines like Horn of Gondor and Mondrak, Glory Dominus by Turn 4. Once established, Bard doubles all token creation and doubles every extra card drawn. Synergistic engines such as Skullclamp, Rhystic Study, and Increasing Devotion rapidly fill the battlefield with dozens of creatures while refueling the hand. The deck protects its board through a robust counterspell suite, Teferi's Protection, and Selfless Spirit. Victory is achieved on Turn 6 by overwhelming all three opponents simultaneously through lethal wide attacks enhanced by Moonshaker Cavalry, Akroma's Will, or evasion grants from Toby, Beastie Befriender and Divine Visitation.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Condemn
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Deploy to the Front
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Increasing Devotion
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirrorpool
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 No More Lies
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Starry-Eyed Skyrider
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Toby, Beastie Befriender
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Visions of Glory
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windswept Heath