Riverdale by Psyga315

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, Heir of Girion

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This deck is a Human tribal value strategy helmed by Bard, Heir of Girion. The commander provides a consistent anthem effect for all other creatures and draws a card on each attack, enabling a "second-draw matters" theme. The deck is packed with cards that trigger on drawing your second card each turn - generating tokens, counters, or mill - and with "recruit" cards that loot and create a 1/1 Human Soldier. The primary win condition is overwhelming combat through token swarms, anthem effects (Flowering of the White Tree, Bard's Company), and explosive finishers like Akroma's Will granting double strike and protection. A secondary, slower alternate win condition is Azor's Elocutors with filibuster counters. The deck lacks instant-speed combos or infinite loops, relying entirely on incremental value and board presence.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adarkar Wastes
• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Austere Command
• 1 Azor's Elocutors
• 1 Azorius Chancery
• 1 Azorius Guildgate
• 1 Azorius Signet
• 1 Bard the Bowman
• 1 Bard's Company
• 1 Bard, Heir of Girion
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Bident of Thassa
• 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
• 1 Captain of Umbar
• 1 Celestial Colonnade
• 1 Clever Concealment
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Daughter of the Deep
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Detective of the Month
• 1 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Dúnedain Blade
• 1 Emrakul's Messenger
• 1 Errand-Rider of Gondor
• 1 Esgaroth Garrison
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Esquire of the King
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Faerie Mastermind
• 1 Fiend Hunter
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Flooded Strand
• 1 Floodfarm Verge
• 1 Flowering of the White Tree
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Glacial Fortress
• 1 Gleaming Bastion
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
• 1 Homunculus Horde
• 1 Idyllic Beachfront
• 1 Irrigated Farmland
• 3 Island
• 1 Kefnet's Monument
• 1 Knights of Dol Amroth
• 1 Lake-town
• 1 Lake-town Lookout
• 1 Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing
• 1 Lake-town Toymaker
• 1 Lakeshore Apothecary
• 1 Marble Diamond
• 1 Master's Councillors
• 1 Mentor of the Meek
• 1 Meticulous Archive
• 1 Minas Tirith Garrison
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mischievous Mystic
• 1 Mystic Gate
• 1 Oketra's Monument
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Patient Instructor
• 1 Pearl Medallion
• 1 Pelargir Survivor
• 5 Plains
• 1 Port Town
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Reprieve
• 1 Sapphire Medallion
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Seachrome Coast
• 1 Sky Diamond
• 1 Skycloud Expanse
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Supreme Verdict
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Temple of Enlightenment
• 1 The Council of Four
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 The Water Crystal
• 1 The Wind Crystal
• 1 Thopter Fabricator
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Tranquil Cove
• 1 Tundra
• 1 Westfold Rider