Art by Narendra Bintara Adi
Commander deckUW
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.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Bard, Heir of Girion
2WULegendary Creature — Human Archer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
fetches plains onto the battlefield on a relevant creature body
Card Draw
9
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
rewards attacking creatures with extra cards
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
draws cards on combat damage and cycles when redundant
Coastal Piracy
2UUEnchantment
multiplies card advantage across a wide attacking board
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
early creature that taxes opponents and draws cards
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
draws cards whenever small token creatures enter
Tocasia's Welcome
2WEnchantment
enchantment-based draw whenever low-mana-value creatures enter
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
cheap draw engine triggered by tokens entering the battlefield
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
25
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
generates attacking tokens on every player's turn
Hero of Bladehold
2WWCreature — Human Knight
creates attacking soldiers and boosts attacker power with battle cry
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1WWLegendary Creature — Cat Soldier
vigilant threat that generates tokens on attack and defense
Monastery Mentor
2WCreature — Human Monk
spawns prowess tokens whenever noncreature spells are cast
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
grows with Bard's draw triggers and dies into an army of squids
Nadir Kraken
1UUCreature — Kraken
creates tentacle tokens whenever Bard draws on attack
Prince Imrahil the Fair
WULegendary Creature — Human Noble
rewards drawing a second card each turn with a soldier token
Whirler Rogue
2UUCreature — Human Rogue Artificer
brings thopters and provides unblockable attacks to trigger Bard
Felidar Retreat
3WEnchantment
generates beasts or permanently pumps the board with +1/+1 counters
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
rapidly turns wide token boards into lethal power
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4WWLegendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
planeswalker providing soldiers and selective big-creature wrath
Myrel, Shield of Argive
3WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
silences opponents on your turn and multiplies soldiers exponentially
Leonin Warleader
2WWCreature — Cat Soldier
creates attacking lifelink cats each combat
Skyhunter Strike Force
2WCreature — Cat Knight
melee lord granting massive power bonuses when attacking multiple foes
Selfless Spirit
1WCreature — Spirit Cleric
early flying attacker that sacrifices to grant indestructible to the team
Halo Fountain
2WArtifact
untaps attackers, creates tokens, and serves as an alternate win condition
Utility
8
Akroma's Will
3WInstant
game-ending finisher giving full evasion and lifelink to attackers
Reconnaissance
WEnchantment
lets tokens attack safely to trigger Bard without risk of unfavorable blocks
Unbreakable Formation
2WInstant
board protection or main-phase anthem and vigilance buff
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Bard from targeted removal and grants haste
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
zero-mana equip protection for the commander
Wonder
3UCreature — Incarnation
grants the entire board flying from the graveyard once an island is in play
