Bard, King of Dale by user4803478

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale commands an Azorius draw-and-token engine that doubles every card drawn past the first each turn and doubles all token creation. The deck establishes early pillowfort defenses and draw engines, leveraging payoff creatures like Alandra, Sky Dreamer, Minn, Wily Illusionist, and Prince Imrahil the Fair to construct a wide army simply by cycling through the library. Once Bard hits the battlefield, card advantage and board production escalate exponentially. The primary victory paths involve overwhelming opponents with an unblockable, doubled combat swing via Akroma's Will, activating Halo Fountain's alternate win condition, or maintaining thirteen cards for Triskaidekaphile.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Cephalid Coliseum
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Dazzling Denial
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Insight Engine
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Irrigated Farmland
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Protect the Negotiators
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow