bard v3 by lubrario

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This Azorius deck focuses on compounding board presence and card advantage through its commander, Bard, King of Dale. The primary strategy pairs low-cost token generators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Prince Imrahil the Fair, and Mischievous Mystic with repeatable draw engines like Trouble in Pairs, Skullclamp, and Bident of Thassa. Once Bard, King of Dale is deployed on Turn 5, its passive replacement abilities double both card draw and token output, quickly overwhelming opponents with massive token swarms. The deck converts card advantage into victory around Turns 7–8 via wide combat swings buffed by Moonshaker Cavalry, Divine Visitation, or Flowering of the White Tree. A robust defensive suite featuring Selfless Spirit, Pippin, Guard of the Citadel, and countermagic shields key permanents against removal. While it lacks direct tutors and fast mana, the immense card velocity reliably smooths draws and recovers from sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Abandoned Campground
• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Aetherize
• 1 Alhammarret's Archive
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Avishkar Raceway
• 1 Azorius Cluestone
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Bastion Protector
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 1 Bident of Thassa
• 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
• 1 Brainsurge
• 1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1 Castle Vantress
• 1 Celestial Colonnade
• 1 Charismatic Conqueror
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crystal Grotto
• 1 Cut a Deal
• 1 Day of Judgment
• 1 Decanter of Endless Water
• 1 Divine Visitation
• 1 Duty Beyond Death
• 1 Emrakul's Messenger
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
• 1 Flood Plain
• 1 Flowering of the White Tree
• 1 Frantic Search
• 1 Gates of Istfell
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Great Gilded Boat
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Hero of Bladehold
• 1 Irrigated Farmland
• 6 Island
• 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
• 1 Knight of the White Orchid
• 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
• 1 Lake-town
• 1 Lake-town Lookout
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Mischievous Mystic
• 1 Monologue Tax
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1 Mulldrifter
• 1 Negate
• 1 Opt
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
• 6 Plains
• 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prahv, Spires of Order
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Preordain
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Psychosis Crawler
• 1 Ravenhill Flock
• 1 Reconnaissance Mission
• 1 Reed Richards, Smartest Man
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Requisition Raid
• 1 Selfless Spirit
• 1 Settle the Wreckage
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Skycloud Expanse
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Supreme Verdict
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Temple of Enlightenment
• 1 Thopter Fabricator
• 1 Thopter Spy Network
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Throne of the High City
• 1 Trouble in Pairs
• 1 Winternight Stories
• 1 Wonder