Bard Doubler by ClosedPenguin

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This Azorius deck, helmed by Bard, King of Dale, is a draw-and-tokens value engine. Bard doubles every draw beyond the first of each draw step and doubles every token created, making him the fulcrum of both halves of the strategy. The deck floods the board with tokens from Talrand, Sky Summoner, Minn, Wily Illusionist, Court of Grace, and Horn of Gondor, amplified by Anointed Procession, Mondrak, Glory Dominus, and Elspeth, Storm Slayer, then closes with pumped combat swings. It also runs two alternate win conditions: Laboratory Maniac off a decked-out library and Approach of the Second Sun. The plan is slow and value-oriented, leaning on tax pieces like Smothering Tithe, Rhystic Study, and Grand Arbiter Augustin IV to outpace opponents while it accumulates card and board advantage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Alms Collector
  • 1 Ancestral Reminiscence
  • 1 Ancient Gold Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Silver Dragon
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Encyclopedia
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
  • 1 Archivist of Gondor
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Astral Dragon
  • 1 Attunement
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Champions of Minas Tirith
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Fall from Favor
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 20 Island
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pensive Professor
  • 17 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wizard Class