Art: Ashley Mackenzie · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
The Queen of Dale
WLegendary Creature — Human Noble · from $17.94
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, you recruit. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.)
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
49 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less
Curve of these staples
8
0
13
1
12
2
16
3
8
4
5
3
6
7+
Most played with The Queen of Dale
The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running The Queen of Dale at 16+ player events since Aug 29, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esper Sentinel | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Ranger-Captain of Eos | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Sol Ring | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Solitude | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Swords to Plowshares | 100% · 5 of 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Ancient Tomb | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Archivist of Oghma | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Archon of Emeria | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Bennie Bracks, Zoologist | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Chrome Mox | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Delney, Streetwise Lookout | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Drannith Magistrate | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Enduring Innocence | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Enlightened Tutor | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Ethersworn Canonist | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Gemstone Caverns | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Helping Hand | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Lotus Petal | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Mox Diamond | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Recruiter of the Guard | 80% · 4 of 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Silence | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Three Tree City | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Tocasia's Welcome | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Touch the Spirit Realm | 80% · 4 of 5 | 1 |
Top finishes
6 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 10th of 16 — Jordon's Birthday Bash on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by M. Evans
- 13th of 20 — Cardboard Diamonds Win A Bayou on Topdeck.ggSep 22, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by VeggieWagon
- 1st of 26 — Lifelink Games Monthly cEDH Championship on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Joseph P Sisson
- 6th of 19 — September PGS cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by VeggieWagon
- 8th of 63 — Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Zuko
- 5th of 18 — Team 6750: The Hobbit Bracket 3 Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 1–0–3 · by Matthew Nathaniel
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.