The Black Arrow by jeffhanrahan

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 61

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius high-power engine strategy that merges explosive fast mana with card draw and token doubling, culminating in compact combo finishes. Commanded by Bard, King of Dale, the deck seeks to establish early acceleration using artifacts like Sol Ring, Mana Vault, and Chrome Mox. It converts this mana into premier draw engines such as The One Ring, Rhystic Study, and Smothering Tithe. Once Bard lands on Turn 5, its static abilities double both token output and card draw, burying opponents in cards and Treasures. This massive card velocity quickly accesses its primary win condition: Heliod, Sun-Crowned combined with Walking Ballista for infinite ping damage, with a backup route in Leveler and Thassa's Oracle. The deck is protected by premier free interaction like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship, alongside absolute turn-silencing pieces such as Grand Abolisher and Teferi, Time Raveler.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Ancient Tomb
• 1 Angel's Grace
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 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 Drannith Magistrate
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Ephemerate
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Faerie Mastermind
• 1 Felidar Guardian
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Flusterstorm
• 1 Force of Negation
• 1 Force of Will
• 1 Gilded Drake
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Grand Abolisher
• 1 Grim Monolith
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1 Hullbreaker Horror
• 8 Island
• 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
• 1 Laboratory Maniac
• 1 Leveler
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Mana Confluence
• 1 Mana Vault
• 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1 Mirrormade
• 1 Mischievous Mystic
• 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1 Mox Diamond
• 1 Mox Opal
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 1 Mystical Tutor
• 1 Orim's Chant
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Pact of Negation
• 1 Path to Exile
• 6 Plains
• 1 Ponder
• 1 Preston, the Vanisher
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Psychosis Crawler
• 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
• 1 Scrawling Crawler
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Sensei's Divining Top
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Starting Town
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1 Thassa's Oracle
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Timetwister
• 1 Training Grounds
• 1 Tundra
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 Walking Ballista
• 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian