Art by Narendra Bintara Adi
Saved commander deck
Bard, Heir of Girion
Go wide with efficient creature tokens, utilizing Bard's anthem buff and attack trigger to maintain card velocity and overwhelm opponents with repeated combat steps.
Prompt: Bard, Heir of Girion commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Bard, Heir of Girion
{2}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Archer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Knight of the White Orchid
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
fetches plains onto the battlefield on a relevant creature body
Card Draw
9 cards
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
rewards attacking creatures with extra cards
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
draws cards on combat damage and cycles when redundant
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
multiplies card advantage across a wide attacking board
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
early creature that taxes opponents and draws cards
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
draws cards whenever small token creatures enter
Tocasia's Welcome
{2}{W}Enchantment
enchantment-based draw whenever low-mana-value creatures enter
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
cheap draw engine triggered by tokens entering the battlefield
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
refuels hand after dumping low-cost threats onto the board
Removal
10 cards
Counterspell
{U}{U}Instant
clean two-mana answer to opposing threats and board wipes
Dovin's Veto
{W}{U}Instant
uncounterable protection against sweepers and key spells
Supreme Verdict
{1}{W}{W}{U}Sorcery
uncounterable reset button when falling behind
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
{1}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
generates attacking tokens on every player's turn
Hero of Bladehold
{2}{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
creates attacking soldiers and boosts attacker power with battle cry
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
{1}{W}{W}Legendary Creature — Cat Soldier
vigilant threat that generates tokens on attack and defense
Monastery Mentor
{2}{W}Creature — Human Monk
spawns prowess tokens whenever noncreature spells are cast
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
grows with Bard's draw triggers and dies into an army of squids
Nadir Kraken
{1}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
creates tentacle tokens whenever Bard draws on attack
Prince Imrahil the Fair
{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Noble
rewards drawing a second card each turn with a soldier token
Whirler Rogue
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Rogue Artificer
brings thopters and provides unblockable attacks to trigger Bard
Finale of Glory
{X}{W}{W}Sorcery
creates an immense wave of soldier and angel tokens
Deploy to the Front
{5}{W}{W}Sorcery
doubles creature presence across the entire table
Increasing Devotion
{3}{W}{W}Sorcery
high-yield human token creator with flashback
Call the Coppercoats
{2}{W}Instant
flash token generator scaling off opponent boards
Intangible Virtue
{1}{W}Enchantment
gives all creature tokens +1/+1 and vigilance
Felidar Retreat
{3}{W}Enchantment
generates beasts or permanently pumps the board with +1/+1 counters
Cathars' Crusade
{3}{W}{W}Enchantment
rapidly turns wide token boards into lethal power
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
{4}{W}{W}Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
planeswalker providing soldiers and selective big-creature wrath
Myrel, Shield of Argive
{3}{W}Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
silences opponents on your turn and multiplies soldiers exponentially
Leonin Warleader
{2}{W}{W}Creature — Cat Soldier
creates attacking lifelink cats each combat
Skyhunter Strike Force
{2}{W}Creature — Cat Knight
melee lord granting massive power bonuses when attacking multiple foes
Selfless Spirit
{1}{W}Creature — Spirit Cleric
early flying attacker that sacrifices to grant indestructible to the team
Horn of Gondor
{3}Legendary Artifact
exponentially doubles human tokens each turn
Halo Fountain
{2}{W}Artifact
untaps attackers, creates tokens, and serves as an alternate win condition
Utility
8 cards
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
absolute board wipe and interaction protection
Flawless Maneuver
{2}{W}Instant
free indestructible protection while Bard is in play
Akroma's Will
{3}{W}Instant
game-ending finisher giving full evasion and lifelink to attackers
Reconnaissance
{W}Enchantment
lets tokens attack safely to trigger Bard without risk of unfavorable blocks
Unbreakable Formation
{2}{W}Instant
board protection or main-phase anthem and vigilance buff
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects Bard from targeted removal and grants haste
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
zero-mana equip protection for the commander
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
grants the entire board flying from the graveyard once an island is in play
