Art: Slawomir Maniak · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
RGLegendary Creature — Raccoon Bard · from $1.54
During your turn, each non-Equipment artifact and non-Aura enchantment you control with mana value 4 or greater is a 4/4 Elemental creature in addition to its other types and has indestructible, haste, and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
61 of 100 at $5 or less · 38 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 10 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 11 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 12 | Cultivate | Sorcery | 3 | $0.38 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 15 | Farseek | Sorcery | 2 | $0.42 |
| 16 | Beast Within | Instant | 3 | $0.49 |
| 17 | Nature's Lore | Sorcery | 2 | $2.15 |
| 18 | Rampant Growth | Sorcery | 2 | $0.39 |
| 19 | Heroic Intervention | Instant | 2 | $9.28 |
| 20 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 21 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 22 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 23 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 24 | Birds of Paradise | Creature | 1 | $4.98 |
| 25 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 26 | Kodama's Reach | Sorcery | 3 | $1.55 |
| 27 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 28 | Three Visits | Sorcery | 2 | $5.55 |
| 29 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 30 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 31 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 32 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 33 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 34 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 35 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 36 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 37 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 38 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 39 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 40 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 41 | Llanowar Elves | Creature | 1 | $0.24 |
| 42 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 43 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 44 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 45 | Boseiju, Who Endures | Land | 0 | $50.48 |
| 46 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 47 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 48 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 49 | Cinder Glade | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 50 | Garruk's Uprising | Enchantment | 3 | $0.39 |
| 51 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 52 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 53 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 54 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 55 | Elvish Mystic | Creature | 1 | $0.35 |
| 56 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 57 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 58 | Sakura-Tribe Elder | Creature | 2 | $0.30 |
| 59 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 60 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 61 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 62 | Eternal Witness | Creature | 3 | $1.10 |
| 63 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 64 | Rootbound Crag | Land | 0 | $0.23 |
| 65 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 66 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 67 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 68 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 69 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 70 | Delighted Halfling | Creature | 1 | $25.91 |
| 71 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 72 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 73 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 74 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 75 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 76 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 77 | Worldly Tutor | Instant | 1 | $26.58 |
| 78 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 79 | Return of the Wildspeaker | Instant | 5 | $1.51 |
| 80 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 81 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 82 | Hardened Scales | Enchantment | 1 | $1.85 |
| 83 | Tireless Provisioner | Creature | 3 | $2.33 |
| 84 | Spire Garden | Land | 0 | $6.11 |
| 85 | Doubling Season | Enchantment | 5 | $29.62 |
| 86 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 87 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 88 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 89 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 90 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 91 | Mosswort Bridge | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 92 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 93 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 94 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 95 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 96 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 97 | Ash Barrens | Land | 0 | $0.15 |
| 98 | Thrill of Possibility | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 99 | Beast Whisperer | Creature | 4 | $4.27 |
| 100 | Wild Growth | Enchantment | 1 | $0.40 |
Curve of these staples
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Most played with Bello, Bard of the Brambles
The 25 most-played cards in 12 settled top-16 lists running Bello, Bard of the Brambles at 16+ player events since Mar 12, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcane Signet | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 2 | Beast Within | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Berserkers' Onslaught | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Chaos Warp | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 5 | Cinder Glade | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Farseek | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 7 | Forest | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Game Trail | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Garruk's Uprising | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Karplusan Forest | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Mossfire Valley | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Mosswort Bridge | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 13 | Mountain | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 14 | Rampant Growth | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 15 | Reliquary Tower | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 16 | Rolling Hamsphere | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 17 | Rootbound Crag | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 18 | Sol Ring | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 19 | Warstorm Surge | 100% · 12 of 12 | 3 |
| 20 | Blasphemous Act | 92% · 11 of 12 | 3 |
| 21 | Command Tower | 92% · 11 of 12 | 3 |
| 22 | Copperline Gorge | 92% · 11 of 12 | 3 |
| 23 | Gilded Lotus | 92% · 11 of 12 | 3 |
| 24 | Gratuitous Violence | 92% · 11 of 12 | 3 |
| 25 | Sunbird's Invocation | 92% · 11 of 12 | 2 |
Combos with Bello, Bard of the Brambles
The 10 most popular of 47 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Thran Dynamo + Voltaic Construct
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Gilded Lotus + Voltaic Construct
Infinite colored mana · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Aggravated Assault + Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Gilded Lotus + Sisay's Ring
Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of some non-Equipment artifacts you control · Infinite mana non-Equipment artifacts with mana value 4 or greater you control can produce
Aggravated Assault + Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Chromatic Orrery
Infinite card draw · Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite untap of some non-Equipment artifacts you control · Infinite mana non-Equipment artifacts with mana value 4 or greater you control can produce
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + The Great Henge + Voltaic Construct
Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain
Aggravated Assault + Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Nyx Lotus
Infinite mana among colors with which you have devotion · Infinite combat phases · Infinite untap of creatures you control · Infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Infinite untap of some non-Equipment artifacts you control · Infinite mana non-Equipment artifacts with mana value 4 or greater you control can produce
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + The Eternity Elevator + Voltaic Construct
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Hedron Archive + Mana Reflection + Voltaic Construct
Infinite mana artifact creatures you control can produce · Infinite mana most artifacts you control can produce · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Mana Reflection + The Great Henge + Voltaic Construct
Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite mana artifact creatures you control can produce · Infinite mana most artifacts you control can produce · Infinite green mana · Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Chromatic Orrery + Voltaic Construct
Infinite colored mana · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite untap of artifacts you control
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 14 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 8th of 21 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggOct 5, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Marcos Plana
- 16th of 25 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggSep 28, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Gerardo Lenz Arrivillaga
- 3rd of 20 — Win a Dual land on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Laura Losai
- 13th of 20 — Win a Dual land on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 0–4–1 · by andrew homfray-stephens
- 6th of 17 — July 2026 - MTNG on Topdeck.ggJul 12, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by Polyakov Sergey
- 9th of 16 — Olimpo EDH 22 mayo on Topdeck.ggMay 22, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by David “indian scam” Estay
- 3rd of 18 — May 2026 - MTNG on Topdeck.ggMay 17, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Polyakov Sergey
- 14th of 29 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E4 on Topdeck.ggMay 1, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Sonia Mara
Precons led by Bello, Bard of the Brambles
Official preconstructed decks with Bello, Bard of the Brambles at the helm.
- Animated Army
PreconCommander· Released Aug 2024
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.