New Untitled Deck by Avoytyr

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius midrange strategy centered on Bard, King of Dale, leveraging draw triggers and token doubling to overwhelm opponents. In the early turns, cheap cantrips and low-cost value pieces like Prince Imrahil the Fair, Shorikai, Genesis Engine, and Caretaker's Talent establish consistent token creation and card advantage. Once the commander or key anthems such as Cathars' Crusade and Elspeth, Sun's Champion resolve around Turn 6, token generation doubles exponentially, creating an overwhelming attacking force. The deck protects its critical turns using silence effects like Grand Abolisher and Teferi, Time Raveler, backed by premier countermagic including Fierce Guardianship and Dovin's Veto. While the deck has minimal fast mana acceleration, its deep card draw engine ensures consistent land drops and swift recovery from opposing board wipes, ultimately closing games through decisive wide combat damage on Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, Heir of Girion
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Irenicus's Vile Duplication
  • 19 Island
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
  • 1 Lakeshore Apothecary
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Opt
  • 16 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunfall
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Think Twice
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Wizard's Staff