Bard Ultimo Final by jeffhanrahan

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 74

Deck overview

This deck is a high-speed Azorius Combo-Control list optimized for competitive Commander play. It leverages premier fast mana such as Mana Vault, Chrome Mox, and Sol Ring to power out early game-warping engines like Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and The One Ring. The commander, Bard, King of Dale, acts as a massive resource multiplier by doubling every extra card drawn and doubling token generation. The deck defends itself with efficient free countermagic and proactive lock pieces like Drannith Magistrate, Grand Abolisher, and Teferi, Time Raveler. Its primary win condition is the compact, instant-speed infinite damage combo of Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista, with an alternate backup line in Leveler and Thassa's Oracle. Both lines close the game on the turn they resolve, offering a fast clock backed by top-tier resilience.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Academy Manufactor
• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Bard, Heir of Girion
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1 Brainstorm
• 1 Chasm Skulker
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 City of Brass
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Consecrated Sphinx
• 1 Counterbalance
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 1 Displacer Kitten
• 1 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Drannith Magistrate
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Faerie Mastermind
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Flusterstorm
• 1 Force of Will
• 1 Gilded Drake
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Grim Monolith
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 7 Island
• 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
• 1 Laboratory Maniac
• 1 Leveler
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Lotus Petal
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Meticulous Archive
• 1 Mirrormade
• 1 Mischievous Mystic
• 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Mystical Tutor
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Pact of Negation
• 1 Path to Exile
• 7 Plains
• 1 Ponder
• 1 Pongify
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Psychosis Crawler
• 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Seat of the Synod
• 1 Sensei's Divining Top
• 1 Silence
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Snap
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Starting Town
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Tataru Taru
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1 Thassa's Oracle
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Timetwister
• 1 Training Grounds
• 1 Tundra
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Vision Skeins
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
• 1 War Room