BARD by Lordseff

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Bard, King of Dale is the engine: his replacement doubles every non-first draw and every token creation. The deck's primary plan is to cast Bard, then use token generators like Adeline, Hero of Bladehold, and Silverwing Squadron to flood the board, while Knight lords (Kinsbaile Cavalier, Valiant Knight, Knight Exemplar) turn that board lethal. Secondary paths are a draw-heavy midrange game with The Council of Four and Vanquisher's Banner, and a Laboratory Maniac backup if the library empties; there is no true hidden commander. The deck is built to use Bard's doubling, not to win without him. It wins through combat, usually with one massive double-strike turn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aether Channeler
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 April, Reporter of the Weird
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Cancel
  • 1 Chivalric Alliance
  • 1 Clinquant Skymage
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Conjurer's Mantle
  • 1 Daze
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Divination
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Ethereal Investigator
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Gandalf, White Rider
  • 1 Harsh Annotation
  • 1 Haytham Kenway
  • 1 Herald of Hoofbeats
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hero of Bladehold
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights of Dol Amroth
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
  • 1 Marshal of Zhalfir
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Omen
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pensive Professor
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Restoration Angel
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Sage of the Skies
  • 1 Scroll of Isildur
  • 1 Sigiled Sword of Valeron
  • 1 Silverwing Squadron
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Skyhunter Strike Force
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Strategic Planning
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Time Wipe
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Troop of Ponies
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Unending Whisper
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Vodalian Wave-Knight
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Witness Protection