The True Queen by ArbitraryTruth

Format: Commander

Commander: The Queen of Dale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This mono-white deck leverages The Queen of Dale to establish a resource engine that converts opposing spell casts into card selection and a wide board of Human Soldier tokens. The game plan relies on early tax and stax permanents such as Deafening Silence, Archon of Emeria, and Blind Obedience to slow opponents down, giving you time to build a critical mass of tokens using Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Horn of Gondor, and Myrel, Shield of Argive. Card draw triggers from Tocasia's Welcome, Welcoming Vampire, and Staff of the Storyteller keep resources flowing as you develop your battlefield. Once a wide army is established, the deck pivots into game-ending combat overruns with Moonshaker Cavalry, Coat of Arms, Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery, or Akroma's Will. Strong protection pieces like Mother of Runes, Selfless Spirit, and Silence ensure the winning attack resolves through opposing disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aether Vial
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Brought Back
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Currency Converter
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Dismantling Wave
  • 1 Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
  • 1 Eiganjo Castle
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emeria Shepherd
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Ghost Vacuum
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Helping Hand
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Lazotep Quarry
  • 1 Leonardo's Technique
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 20 Plains
  • 1 Practiced Offense
  • 1 Prismatic Strands
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Restoration Seminar
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Weathered Wayfarer
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Winds of Abandon