bard is hard 6.0 by Nevetsnehc

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale is a single-faced commander and the engine of a go-wide token swarm. His replacement effects double extra draws and all token creation, so the deck leans into attack-trigger token makers (Adeline, Hero of Bladehold, Myrel) and token instants/sorceries (Secure the Wastes, Finale of Glory). Bard is usually cast on turn 4, then the deck builds a massive board and closes with Moonshaker Cavalry or Akroma's Will; Halo Fountain offers an alternate tap-out win. Anointed Procession, Mondrak, Caretaker's Talent, and Elspeths add redundant doubling and grind. There is no hidden commander; the deck is openly built around Bard's doubling abilities.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Grace
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deploy to the Front
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elspeth Tirel
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Finale of Glory
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Hour of Reckoning
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Monastery Mentor
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Rabble Rousing
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seachrome Coast
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Skystrike Officer
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty
  • 1 Wedding Announcement // Wedding Festivity
  • 1 Windswept Heath