Bard v3 by tpgh2k

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 61

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius combo-control strategy designed to control the pace of the game through asymmetric taxing effects and overwhelming card advantage before executing a deterministic infinite combo. The primary game plan revolves around generating infinite mana and untaps using Isochron Scepter imprinted with Dramatic Reversal. Once active, the deck channels this unbounded mana into Blind Obedience extort triggers or draws its entire library using outlets like The One Ring, Shorikai, Genesis Engine, or Faerie Mastermind to win on the spot with Thassa's Oracle. A secondary line utilizes Displacer Kitten and Teferi, Time Raveler to loop mana positive rocks and achieve the same outcome. The deck relies heavily on format-staple card engines like Rhystic Study and Esper Sentinel to maintain card flow, while silence effects such as Grand Abolisher and Silence ensure the winning turn cannot be interrupted.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Doorkeeper Thrull
  • 1 Dramatic Reversal
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flash Photography
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Master of Ceremonies
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Smuggler's Share
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
  • 1 Tempt with Bunnies
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow