CurrenBard king of dale by ItsBUDtime

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale leads an Azorius tempo and token swarm deck centered on the draw-your-second-card mechanic. Low-cost permanents like Prince Imrahil the Fair, Mischievous Mystic, and Emrakul's Messenger generate creature tokens whenever extra cards are drawn during both friendly and opposing turns. Bard, King of Dale amplifies this engine by doubling extra card draws and token creation. Repeatable card engines such as Caretaker's Talent, Skullclamp, Faerie Mastermind, and Trouble in Pairs ensure continuous card flow. The deck protects its board with an efficient counterspell suite and spells like Duty Beyond Death and Akroma's Will. As the token army swells, the deck closes out the game through evasive aerial combat bolstered by Alandra, Sky Dreamer, Hour of Reckoning, or an unblockable push from Ultimecia, Temporal Threat.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, Heir of Girion
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cerulean Wisps
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deep Analysis
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lake-town
  • 1 Lake-town Lookout
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lumen-Class Frigate
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Think Twice
  • 1 Thopter Fabricator
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
  • 1 United Front
  • 1 Utter Insignificance
  • 1 War Room