Bard's Army by Howyaledouxin

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius midrange strategy centered on Bard, King of Dale, whose replacement abilities double both additional card draws and token creation. In the early game, the deck deploys low-cost creatures that trigger whenever you draw your second card each turn, such as Prince Imrahil the Fair, Mischievous Mystic, and Emrakul's Messenger. Once the commander enters on Turn 5, every cantrip and opponent-turn draw trigger doubles in value, rapidly flooding the battlefield with evasive tokens. The deck protects its position with efficient countermagic, pillowfort enchantments like Ghostly Prison, and targeted protection from Pippin, Guard of the Citadel and Swiftfoot Boots. It closes games on Turn 7 by resolving decisive overrun effects like Moonshaker Cavalry, Cathars' Crusade, or Akroma's Will, converting its token army into lethal combat damage across the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agna Qel'a
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consign to Memory
  • 1 Copy Enchantment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Finale of Glory
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Grafdigger's Cage
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonious Archon
  • 1 Helping Hand
  • 1 High Tide
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 11 Island
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychic Corrosion
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Sigarda's Summons
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 United Front
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 White Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow