Bard now by Gerbertron

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This Azorius deck pairs a resilient pillowfort control shell with an efficient combo finish. Commanded by Bard, King of Dale, the deck leverages draw doubling and token multiplication to generate immense card advantage while establishing defensive barriers. Cards such as Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Baird, Steward of Argive, and Authority of the Consuls dissuade and tax combat attacks, buying ample time to construct mana and locate win conditions. The primary path to victory is a compact combo: casting Leveler to exile the entire library, followed immediately by Thassa's Oracle or Laboratory Maniac to claim victory in a single turn. Tutoring support from Transit Mage, Muddle the Mixture, and Enlightened Tutor ensures consistent assembly. To protect the win, Grand Abolisher, Voice of Victory, and Teferi, Time Raveler shut down opposing interaction on crucial turns. Backup plans utilize token swarms with Alandra, Sky Dreamer or life drain through Psychosis Crawler.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Baird, Steward of Argive
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot
  • 1 Blue Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Boromir, Gondor's Hope
  • 1 Curiosity Crafter
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Ever-Watching Threshold
  • 1 Exalted Sunborn
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Frogify
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Great Gilded Boat
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hindering Light
  • 1 Hobbit Hole
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Leveler
  • 1 Library of Leng
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mirror of Fate
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychic Corrosion
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Razortide Bridge
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Split Up
  • 1 Stone by Sunlight
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Transit Mage
  • 1 Vnwxt, Verbose Host
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Willie Lumpkin, Postman
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wizard's Staff