The Queen of Dale by ZENiTE

Format: Commander

Commander: The Queen of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

The Queen of Dale leads a mono-white token-stax deck. The primary plan is to tax opponents' first noncreature spells and convert each one into a card and a Soldier token, then win through a wide board boosted by Cathars' Crusade, Elesh Norn, and An Unexpected Party, or by activating Halo Fountain. Secondary paths are a soft stax prison using Archon of Emeria, Drannith Magistrate, and Blind Obedience, and a recursive value plan with Sun Titan, Karmic Guide, Teshar, and Bishop of Rebirth. The commander is the draw-and-token engine; the deck still functions without her but loses significant velocity. There is no hidden commander; the build is built entirely around The Queen of Dale.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bishop of Rebirth
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Cursed Totem
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Ghostway
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Hushwing Gryff
  • 1 Imposing Sovereign
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Kataki, War's Wage
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leonin Arbiter
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Oketra's Monument
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 36 Plains
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Roads Go Ever, Ever On
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Tithe Taker
  • 1 Tomik, Distinguished Advokist
  • 1 Torpor Orb
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Void Mirror
  • 1 White Orchid Phantom
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow