Frail Dale by Nevetsnehc

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This Azorius token-draw deck is built around Bard, King of Dale, whose replacement effect doubles every draw after the first and doubles all token production. The core plan is to assemble a draw engine, cast Bard, then stack additional draw and token multipliers so that a single Clue, Thopter, or Tentacle becomes several tokens and a single draw becomes four or more. The commander is not strictly required-Mondrak, Anointed Procession, Ojer Taq, and Teferi's Ageless Insight provide similar effects-but he is the fastest way to turn small value plays into a lethal army. The deck usually finishes with Moonshaker Cavalry or Cyberdrive Awakener, with Mechanized Production and Idol of Oblivion as slower backup win conditions.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Academy Manufactor
• 1 Academy Ruins
• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arid Mesa
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
• 1 Chrome Mox
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Court of Vantress
• 1 Currency Converter
• 1 Cyberdrive Awakener
• 1 Cyclonic Rift
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Displacer Kitten
• 1 Efficient Construction
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Ethereal Investigator
• 1 Faerie Mastermind
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Floodfarm Verge
• 1 Force of Will
• 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Idol of Oblivion
• 4 Island
• 1 Kappa Cannoneer
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
• 1 Mana Drain
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Marsh Flats
• 1 Mechanized Production
• 1 Meticulous Archive
• 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1 Mirrormade
• 1 Misty Rainforest
• 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1 Monologue Tax
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1 Mox Amber
• 1 Mystic Gate
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Nadir Kraken
• 1 Nick Valentine, Private Eye
• 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Path to Exile
• 4 Plains
• 1 Polluted Delta
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Raise the Palisade
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Seachrome Coast
• 1 Sharding Sphinx
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Smuggler's Share
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Tameshi, Reality Architect
• 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
• 1 Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
• 1 The Council of Four
• 1 Thopter Spy Network
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
• 1 Transmutation Font
• 1 Trouble in Pairs
• 1 Tundra
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1 Whirler Rogue
• 1 Windswept Heath