Bard, King of Dale by mistermayhem

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale turns extra draws and token creation into a runaway Azorius engine. The deck's primary plan is to resolve Bard, then use second-draw triggers from cards like Faerie Mastermind, Prince Imrahil, and Ethereal Investigator to generate tokens, while doubling effects like Anointed Procession, Mondrak, and Ojer Taq multiply them into a lethal army. Smothering Tithe and Gleaming Splendor convert opponent draws into Treasure, accelerating into Moonshaker Cavalry or Akroma's Will for a one-turn swing. The commander is the central multiplier, but the deck also packs independent token doublers and draw engines, so it can still function if Bard is removed. There is no hidden commander; the list is built around Bard's draw and token doubling.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Anointed Procession
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Bard the Bowman
• 1 Bard, King of Dale
• 1 Belladonna Took
• 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
• 1 Bilbo's Gambit
• 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
• 1 Chasm Skulker
• 1 Command Beacon
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Court of Grace
• 1 Dawn's Truce
• 1 Deserted Beach
• 1 Detective of the Month
• 1 Divine Visitation
• 1 Dovin's Veto
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
• 1 Emrakul's Messenger
• 1 Enlightened Tutor
• 1 Erode
• 1 Esper Sentinel
• 1 Ethereal Investigator
• 1 Exalted Sunborn
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Faerie Mastermind
• 1 Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
• 1 Farewell
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Flawless Maneuver
• 1 Floodfarm Verge
• 1 Fountainport
• 1 Gleaming Bastion
• 1 Gleaming Splendor
• 1 Grand Crescendo
• 1 Great Gilded Boat
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
• 1 Homunculus Horde
• 1 Hour of Reckoning
• 7 Island
• 1 Land Tax
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Loran of the Third Path
• 1 Mana Drain
• 1 Meticulous Archive
• 1 Minas Tirith
• 1 Mischievous Mystic
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1 Moonshaker Cavalry
• 1 Mystical Tutor
• 1 Nimbus Maze
• 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
• 1 Ominous Seas
• 1 Path to Exile
• 11 Plains
• 1 Prairie Stream
• 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
• 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Sea of Clouds
• 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Swan Song
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Talisman of Progress
• 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
• 1 The Queen of Dale
• 1 Thopter Fabricator
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Trouble in Pairs
• 1 Urza's Saga
• 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow