Bard by Les

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Azorius Human token deck builds a wide board and wins through combat. Bard, King of Dale doubles your extra draws and your token creation, turning every draw trigger and recruit effect into a larger army. The primary plan is to flood the board with 1/1 Humans and Soldiers, boost them with anthems, and push damage with evasion or Odric. Secondary paths include flying over with Wonder, grinding value with monarch and Council triggers, and closing with Champions from Beyond's +4/+4. The Council of Four acts as a hidden commander, providing the same draw-to-token engine when Bard is unavailable.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 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 Celebrate the Mountain-king
  • 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
  • 1 Champion of the Parish
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coppercoat Vanguard
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crown of Gondor
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Deep Analysis
  • 1 Devout Chaplain
  • 1 Dispel
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emeritus of Ideation // Ancestral Recall
  • 1 Enchanted River's Grasp
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Glory
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Just the Wind
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lossarnach Captain
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mirrormind Crown
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Odric, Master Tactician
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Ravenhill Flock
  • 1 Refute
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Savior of Ollenbock
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thalia's Lieutenant
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Mountain-king's Return
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Watcher in the Water
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wonder