Bard Class has been a solid tier 2.5 strategy that combines a reasonable aggro plan mixed with a combo finish. With recent new additions like Norin, Swift Survivalist, Agatha of the Vile Cauldron, and Ruby, Daring Tracker has allowed the deck to become more resilient with it's plan B strategy.
DECK LIST
MAIN DECK
Creature Breakdown
Ruby, Daring Tracker allowing for the deck to produce an extra mana for free with an active Bard Class allows for explosive turns and it also allows for the deck to ramp into level 3 faster than previous builds.
Samut, Vizier of Naktamun makes our newly controlled creatures able to draw cards if we can attack that turn.
Kari Zev, Skyship Raider is a legend that works with Samut, by creaturing a new creature each turn that is tapped and attacking.
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron and Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei allow us to end the game after we combo off with Bard Class.
Noncreature Breakdown
Core Spells: Four Bard Class to discount our spells by two mana. It also provides a way for card advantage when we cast legendary spells. Mox Amber gives the deck a free legendary spell that nets us 1 mana. It is critical for the combo turns.
Setup Pieces: The deck runs four commune with spirits to find a Bard Class or to make sure we hit our land drops.
Removal Suite: Running three Domris to provide interaction with his minus two to force two creatures to fight. He also prevents creature spells from being countered the turn we combo off.
Sideboard Breakdown
Protection Spells: Contains two copies of Shapers' Sanctuary to allow us to turn through our deck if we expect a lot of removal for our theats.
Removal Suite: Two rending volley for matchups where we need to answer Ledger Shredder, Greasefang, Convoke Threats, and etc. Two Chandra's Defeat to answer smaller threats in the red based aggro decks. Two copies of pyroclasm to deal with aggro decks that swarm the board with small threats like Convoke or Atarka Red. Three copies of Pick Your Poison to answer fliers and artifacts/enchantments.
Combo Interaction: Running two copies of The Stone Brain, which allows the deck to remove key pieces from the opponents deck. We need to be able to remove Lotus Field and Temporary Lockdown from our opponents deck.
Back to Nature helping against lockdown, Boros Token Control or bogles.
Sideboard Guide
Rakdos Prowess
Azorius Control
Izzet Phoenix
Jund Sacrifice
Enigmatic Incarnation
Next we will cover non tier one decks that you might face.
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