Bard, King of Armies by Hans_Cartholomew

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale turns every extra draw into two draws and every token into two tokens. The deck leans into that doubling with draw-trigger creatures, token engines, and flying finishers. Its primary plan is to assemble a wide flying board via Adeline, Alandra, and Caretaker's Talent, then either crash through with pump and indestructible, or pivot to Psychosis Crawler drain and the Approach of the Second Sun / Windfall loop. Bard is the main multiplier, but Teferi's Ageless Insight and Exalted Sunborn provide redundant effects. The deck plays a tempo-midrange game, waiting until Bard resolves before committing to explosive draw phases.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard's Company
  • 1 Bard, Heir of Girion
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Eagle of the Great Shelf
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Esgaroth Garrison
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Gold-Forged Thopteryx
  • 1 Gwaihir the Windlord
  • 1 Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 16 Island
  • 1 Kastral, the Windcrested
  • 1 Lakeshore Apothecary
  • 1 Landroval, Horizon Witness
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lossarnach Captain
  • 1 Meneldor, Swift Savior
  • 1 Mockingbird
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Oltec Matterweaver
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 16 Plains
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Ravenhill Flock
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Sephara, Sky's Blade
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Black Arrow
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Lord of the Eagles
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Verity Circle
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wizard's Staff