Queen of Dale paper by zaneolson98

Format: Commander

Commander: The Queen of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

The Queen of Dale is the deck's repeatable draw-and-token engine, converting each opponent's first noncreature spell into card selection and a growing soldier board. The primary plan is to go wide: multiply soldier production with Elspeth, Storm Slayer and Ojer Taq, pump with Cathars' Crusade and Elesh Norn, then close with Akroma's Will or Moonshaker Cavalry. Secondary paths include an anthem beatdown curve and a recursion plan using Sun Titan, Karmic Guide, Faith's Reward, and Ascend from Avernus. There is no hidden commander; Ojer Taq is an important multiplier, not an alternate leader. The deck is a mid-speed, value-heavy token strategy with strong instant-speed protection.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Bazaar of Baghdad
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Currency Converter
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Defiler of Faith
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Endless Atlas
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Faith's Reward
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 God-Pharaoh's Gift
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Kami of False Hope
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knight-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lapse of Certainty
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Masako the Humorless
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Oblation
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Unlife
  • 33 Plains
  • 1 Redress Fate
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Séance
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Valkyrie's Call
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire