Bard by user8287877

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale leads a white-blue Human token deck that wins by going wide. The plan uses recruit - draw then discard to make 1/1 Humans - doubled by Bard into two cards and two tokens per trigger, then pumps the board with anthems like In the Trenches, Obelisk of Urd, and An Unexpected Party. Bard is the engine, doubling both card draw and token creation, while vigilance and reach stabilize the board. Secondary paths include grinding value with The One Ring and Distant Melody, and an alternate win with Triskaidekaphile holding thirteen cards. Roaming Throne acts as a hidden commander, doubling every Human recruit trigger. No infinite combos are present; wins come from sequential combat over turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Annul
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance
  • 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
  • 1 Cathar's Call
  • 1 Celebrate the Mountain-king
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commanding Presence
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Eagle's Rescue
  • 1 Enchanted River's Grasp
  • 1 Esgaroth Garrison
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Gandalf, Wandering Wizard
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Hithlain Knots
  • 1 Hobbit Hole
  • 1 In the Trenches
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Kindred Boon
  • 1 Lake-town
  • 1 Lake-town Lookout
  • 1 Long Lake Nuisance
  • 1 Magnificent End
  • 1 Moment of Glory
  • 1 Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Old Fat Spider Can't See Me
  • 1 Old Thrush
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Patient Instructor
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Psychic Barrier
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Ravenhill Flock
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Stone by Sunlight
  • 1 Summit Sentinel
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Black Arrow
  • 1 The Lord of the Eagles
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thorin's Last Stand
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Uneasy Partings
  • 1 White Lotus Tile
  • 1 Wizard's Staff