Hobbit Precon - Bard, King of Dale
deck Bard, King of Dale
Aug 22, 2026
Here's my entry for the Lost precons. Bard is an interesting commander both for his draw ability, but more importantly to me token doubling. So in my head I immediately thought of clues. Nor only does Bard double the clues produced, he also doubles the value each clue.
That then led me to Alquist Proft as the Backup Commander (precons. Gotta have 1) who focuses more on the clues themselves for advantage. Cards like Ironheart, Kappa Cannonear, and Mechanized Production mean that your army of clues can be mana rocks, pump, or even a wincon all on their own.
That said, of course we needed more than just clues so I added more token generators, but my personal favorites are the few clone spells I added. With Bard's token doubling effect cards like Multiversal Incursion can give you multiple of all your creatures including Bard himself.
I'm a bit picky about the actual title of a precon though so I made sure to include a few things to better represent the idea of a precon, to me at least. Multiple upgrade paths; clues, tokens, or clones. Commander and backup that change the playstyle, but most importantly, as a white precon we have to have Zetalpa. All while keeping the cost of the deck (at it's cheapest printings) at less value than the World Shaper precon released around this time last year.
I hope you enjoy the deck list, and the ideas behind it. Have a great day!
