The Men of Laketown by TsulKalu

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This Azorius Human tribal deck is built around the token- and draw-doubling command zone of Bard, King of Dale. The primary game plan leverages the "recruit" mechanic (draw, discard, then make a 1/1 Human Soldier token) to quickly amass a wide board while refueling the hand. Cards like The Queen of Dale, Bard's Company, and Great Gilded Boat provide repeatable recruit triggers, while anthems such as Intangible Virtue and Cathars' Crusade turn the token swarm into a lethal combat force. The deck also includes a secondary package of "whenever you draw your second card each turn" payoffs like Bard the Bowman and Knights of Dol Amroth, which synergize with the commander's draw doubling. Win conditions are purely combat-based-overwhelming opponents with a pumped, often-indestructible army-and the deck lacks infinite combos or fast mana, relying instead on incremental value and a modest protection suite.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Banishing Light
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, Heir of Girion
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Charming Prince
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Dúnedain Blade
  • 1 Enchanted River's Grasp
  • 1 Enter the Enigma
  • 1 Esquire of the King
  • 1 Fiend Hunter
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Knights of Dol Amroth
  • 1 Lake-town
  • 1 Lake-town Lookout
  • 1 Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing
  • 1 Lake-town Toymaker
  • 1 Lakeshore Apothecary
  • 1 Long-Lost Lances
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Master's Councillors
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Moment of Glory
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patient Instructor
  • 1 Pelargir Survivor
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Sea Gate
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Black Arrow
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Uneasy Partings
  • 1 Vanquish the Horde
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Westfold Rider