Bard King Billionaire

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale is the force multiplier of this Azorius deck: it doubles all non-draw-step draws and all token creation. The primary plan is to establish a draw-matters token engine (Prince Imrahil, Caretaker's Talent, The Queen of Dale), cast Bard, then stack token doublers such as Anointed Procession, Elspeth, Storm Slayer, and Ojer Taq to generate a wide board. Secondary paths include a stax/protection layer with Grand Abolisher, Teferi, Time Raveler, Ghostly Prison, and a control finisher from Elspeth, Sun's Champion. There is no hidden commander; King T'Challa, Hope Enduring functions as a lieutenant in the draw-payoff suite.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mistveil Plains
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel