Long live the King by PhoenixThyme18

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale is a Human-token engine deck that exploits his double-draw and double-token replacement effects. There is no hidden commander and no true infinite combo; the primary plan is to deploy early draw-on-token creatures, establish Horn of Gondor and Adeline, then use Bard to double both draw volume and token production. Secondary paths convert the swarm into 4/4 Angels with Divine Visitation, or grind value through Sun Titan and Caretaker's Talent. Elspeth, Storm Slayer acts as a redundant token doubler. The deck wins through combat, usually after two large attacks, backed by instant-speed protection and counterspells.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Celebrate the Mountain-king
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Dawn of a New Age
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Faramir, Steward of Gondor
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Bastion
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lossarnach Captain
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Minas Tirith Garrison
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 14 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Roads Go Ever, Ever On
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Mountain-king's Return
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire