Bard, King of Dale by cjp00

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This Azorius deck utilizes Bard, King of Dale to command a powerful token-doubling and card-multiplication engine. Early turns establish mana acceleration through low-cost artifacts before deploying persistent token generators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Horn of Gondor. Once Bard enters the battlefield, every secondary card draw yields two cards, and all token creation effects double in size. This triggers exponential board growth, quickly filling the battlefield with Soldier, Human, and Faerie tokens while refilling the hand via Skullclamp, Bennie Bracks, Zoologist, and Rhystic Study. To close out games, the deck pivots into mass overrun payoffs, using Moonshaker Cavalry, Akroma's Will, or Toby, Beastie Befriender to fly over blockers and eliminate all three opponents in a single unified attack. A dense suite of premium counterspells and protective spells like Teferi's Protection shields the wide board from opposing sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Coldsteel Heart
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Deploy to the Front
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonized Trio // Brainstorm
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Increasing Devotion
  • 7 Island
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirrorpool
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 No More Lies
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toby, Beastie Befriender
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Unwanted Remake
  • 1 Visions of Glory
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Windswept Heath