Azorius - Bard King of Dale by user1244663

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius token-generation and card-draw value engine piloted by Bard, King of Dale, whose triggered ability doubles both token creation and card draws beyond the first each turn. The primary game plan is to deploy Bard early, then leverage a dense array of token producers, draw doublers, and token-multiplying effects (Anointed Procession, Exalted Sunborn) to rapidly amass an overwhelming board. The deck wins through combat, using finishers like Moonshaker Cavalry or Akroma's Will to turn a sea of tokens into a lethal alpha strike, with Approach of the Second Sun as a secondary, slower win condition. The commander is the central engine, but redundancy in token doubling and draw acceleration means the deck can still function if Bard is removed, albeit at reduced capacity.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Approach of the Second Sun
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
• 1 Bilbo's Gambit
• 1 Call the Coppercoats
• 1 Caretaker's Talent
• 1 Castle Ardenvale
• 1 Chasm Skulker
• 1 Clever Concealment
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Curiosity Crafter
• 1 Cut a Deal
• 1 Dawn of a New Age
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Ephemerate
• 1 Erode
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Exalted Sunborn
• 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
• 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
• 1 Farewell
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Floodfarm Verge
• 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
• 1 Ghostly Prison
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Great Gilded Boat
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Homunculus Horde
• 1 Horn of Gondor
• 9 Island
• 1 Laboratory Maniac
• 1 Land Tax
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Martial Coup
• 1 Monologue Tax
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
• 1 Path to Exile
• 15 Plains
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Propaganda
• 1 Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Settle the Wreckage
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Supreme Verdict
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Tataru Taru
• 1 Thassa's Oracle
• 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
• 1 The Council of Four
• 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 The Watcher in the Water
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Voice of Victory