Bards, king of Dale by Morazz

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This Azorius deck is built around Bard, King of Dale's two replacement effects: every non-first draw becomes two draws, and every token created is doubled. The primary plan is to use small cantrips and card-draw triggers to create a growing army of Faeries, Soldiers, Squids, and Thopters, then finish with Moonshaker Cavalry or a doubled Martial Coup/Idol token. Secondary paths include Laboratory Maniac after emptying the library with doubled draws, and Psychosis Crawler damaging opponents as the hand grows. Bard is the engine and the only actual commander; there is no hidden commander, but The Council of Four carries similar value.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Campground
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Daughter of the Deep
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Detective of the Month
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Fatespinner
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Idyllic Beachfront
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lonely Arroyo
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Razortide Bridge
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sejiri Refuge
  • 1 Skybridge Towers
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Study
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 University Campus
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Worn Powerstone