New Untitled Deck by Jsoly1994

Format: Commander

Commander: Bard, King of Dale

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius go-wide token and card-advantage strategy built around Bard, King of Dale. The commander acts as a dual-multiplier engine, doubling every token created and doubling every card drawn outside the first draw of the turn step. The game plan focuses on establishing early card flow and token producers like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar and Felidar Retreat, casting Bard on Turn 6, and immediately exploding with doubled token swarms using Release the Dogs or Reverent Hoplite. Win conditions revolve around turning this wide board into lethal combat damage using Akroma's Will, Aven Wind Guide, or Wonder. The deck also runs soft taxation engines like Smothering Tithe and The Council of Four to punish opponent resource development. While powerful once established, the deck is constrained by a low land count and modest ramp package.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Ajani's Response
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Investigator
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
  • 1 Astral Cornucopia
  • 1 Aven Wind Guide
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Bard the Bowman
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Cancel
  • 1 Chart a Course
  • 1 Chase Inspiration
  • 1 Clinquant Skymage
  • 1 Cloudblazer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Crawling Barrens
  • 1 Cryptic Caves
  • 1 Curse of the Swine
  • 1 Dawn of a New Age
  • 1 Daydream
  • 1 Disdainful Stroke
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Faebloom Trick
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Gallant Cavalry
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Guarded Heir
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hop to It
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Long Lake Nuisance
  • 1 Make a Stand
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Meandering River
  • 1 Military Intelligence
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Okoye, Dora Milaje Leader
  • 1 Opportunity
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Patient Instructor
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Potioner's Trove
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Release the Dogs
  • 1 Requisition Raid
  • 1 Resolute Reinforcements
  • 1 Reverent Hoplite
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Rush of Knowledge
  • 1 Skycoach Waypoint
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sound the Trumpets
  • 1 Spellbook Seeker // Careful Study
  • 1 Sphinx's Insight
  • 1 Stand Up for Yourself
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of Enlightenment
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Twinblade Blessing
  • 1 Unknown Shores
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages
  • 1 Wonder
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn