Pirates.
Pirates is a 100-card Commander deck led by Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar and Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator in the Izzet color identity (blue/red). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 16 creatures, 28 instants, 7 sorceries, 15 artifacts, 5 enchantments, and 29 lands, averaging 2.18 mana value across non-land cards. 89% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 4% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 11 game changers (e.g. Chrome Mox, Grim Monolith, and Lion's Eye Diamond), 6 fast mana (e.g. Lotus Petal, Mox Amber, and Mox Opal), 1 free counterspell (Pact of Negation), 2 cheap tutors (Dizzy Spell and Muddle the Mixture), and 1 tutor (Imperial Recruiter). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
COMMANDER
Commander
PartnerCREATURE(14)
ARTIFACT(15)
ENCHANTMENT(5)
INSTANT(28)
SORCERY(7)
LAND(29)
7×
5×
TOKENS(6)
100
Total
16
Creatures
55
Spells
29
Lands
B4
Bracket
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Why bracket 4? — Optimized
2 early two-card combos: Glint-Horn Buccaneer + Curiosity, Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Glint-Horn Buccaneer
A two-card infinite combo cheap enough to assemble and win in the early game (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 3 decks are expected not to run these; any means Bracket 4.
11 Game Changers
Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.
Ancient TombChrome MoxFierce GuardianshipForce of WillGrim MonolithJeska's WillLion's Eye DiamondMana VaultMox DiamondRhystic StudyUnderworld Breach
3 free counters
Counterspells castable without paying mana. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3; three or more means Bracket 4.
Fierce GuardianshipForce of WillPact of Negation
11 fast mana
Zero- and one-mana rocks and rituals that accelerate ahead of the table (Sol Ring is exempt). Four or more puts a deck at Bracket 3; six or more means Bracket 4.
An Offer You Can't RefuseAncient TombChrome MoxCity of TraitorsLion's Eye DiamondLotus PetalMana VaultMox AmberMox DiamondMox OpalPyretic Ritual
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CURVE
0
7
1
11
2
28
3
17
4
5
5
2
6
0
7+
1
COLORS
U
3052%
R
2848%
COMBOS
15
Combos
2
Early
4
2-Card
11
3+ Card
10
Game-Ending
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorearlyNear-infinite damage, Near-infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite draw triggers
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorearlyPrerequisites
- You have a card in hand.
- You have at least two opponents.
Steps
- Declare Glint-Horn Buccaneer as an attacker.
- Holding priority, activate Glint-Horn Buccaneer by paying 1R and discarding a card.
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- Resolve the Glint-Horn Buccaneer ability, causing you to draw a card.
- Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1R.
- Repeat from step 2.
Curiosity+Glint-Horn BuccaneerearlyInfinite draw triggers, Infinite rummaging, Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite damage
Curiosity+Glint-Horn BuccaneerearlyPrerequisites
- Curiosity attached to Glint-Horn Buccaneer.
- You have a number of cards in hand greater than your maximum hand size.
Steps
- Proceed to your cleanup step, causing you to discard down to your maximum hand size.
- Curiosity triggers for each card discarded this way.
- Resolve the first trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Curiosity triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat from step 3 for each remaining trigger.
- After all players pass priority, another cleanup step occurs, causing you to discard down to your maximum hand size.
- Repeat from step 2.
Tandem Lookout+Glint-Horn BuccaneerInfinite draw triggers, Infinite rummaging, Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite damage
Tandem Lookout+Glint-Horn BuccaneerPrerequisites
- Tandem Lookout is paired with Glint-Horn Buccaneer.
- You have a number of cards in hand greater than your maximum hand size.
Steps
- Proceed to your cleanup step, causing you to discard down to your maximum hand size.
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers for each card discarded this way.
- Resolve the first trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Glint-Horn Buccaneer triggers, causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat from step 3 for each remaining trigger.
- After all players pass priority, another cleanup step occurs, causing you to discard down to your maximum hand size.
- Repeat from step 2.
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+Grafted ExoskeletonEach opponent loses the game
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar+Grafted ExoskeletonPrerequisites
- Your commander is on the battlefield and doesn't have summoning sickness.
- Grafted Exoskeleton is attached to your commander.
- Your commander has power 10 or greater.
- An opponent cannot block your commander.
Steps
- Deal combat damage to an opponent using your commander, which will get at least ten poison counters due to its infect. This will cause the opponent to lose the game due to having ten or more poison counters.
- Kediss triggers, causing your commander to give each other opponent at least ten poison counters due to its infect. This will cause each opponent to lose the game due to having ten or more poison counters.
Underworld Breach+Lotus Petal+Brain FreezeInfinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
Underworld Breach+Lotus Petal+Brain FreezePrerequisites
- You have at least six other cards in your graveyard, plus an additional four cards if Brain Freeze is in your graveyard.
Steps
- Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding U.
- Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
- Repeat from step 1 one additional time.
- Cast Brain Freeze either from your hand by paying 1U, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 1U and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
- Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least two copies of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
- Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill nine cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
- Repeat.
Underworld Breach+Brain Freeze+Lion's Eye DiamondInfinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
Underworld Breach+Brain Freeze+Lion's Eye DiamondPrerequisites
- You have at least six other cards in hand and/or graveyard.
Steps
- Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by discarding your hand and sacrificing it, adding UUU.
- Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
- Cast Brain Freeze from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 1U and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
- Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least one copy of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
- Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill six cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
- Repeat.
Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator+Trickery CharmInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens
Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator+Trickery CharmPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cast Trickery Charm by paying U, giving Reckless Fireweaver the Pirate creature type until end of turn.
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Reckless Fireweaver triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Reckless Fireweaver is a Pirate due to Trickery Charm, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Reckless Fireweaver triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Reckless Fireweaver trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 4.
Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator+Trickery CharmInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens
Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator+Trickery CharmPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cast Trickery Charm by paying U, giving Weftstalker Ardent the Pirate creature type until end of turn.
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Weftstalker Ardent triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Weftstalker Ardent is a Pirate due to Trickery Charm, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Weftstalker Ardent triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Weftstalker Ardent trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 4.
Unnatural Selection+Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens
Unnatural Selection+Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Activate Unnatural Selection by paying 1, giving Reckless Firweaver the Pirate creature type until end of turn.
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Reckless Fireweaver triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Reckless Fireweaver is a Pirate due to Unnatural Selection, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Reckless Fireweaver triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Reckless Fireweaver trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 4.
Unnatural Selection+Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens
Unnatural Selection+Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Activate Unnatural Selection by paying 1, giving Weftstalker Ardent the Pirate creature type until end of turn.
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Weftstalker Ardent triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Weftstalker Ardent is a Pirate due to Unnatural Selection, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Weftstalker Ardent triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Weftstalker Ardent trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 4.
Psychic Paper+Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens
Psychic Paper+Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Reckless Fireweaver triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Reckless Fireweaver is a Pirate due to Psychic Paper, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Reckless Fireweaver triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Reckless Fireweaver trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 3.
Stalactite Dagger+Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage
Stalactite Dagger+Reckless Fireweaver+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Reckless Fireweaver triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Reckless Fireweaver is a Pirate due to Stalactite Dagger, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Reckless Fireweaver triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Reckless Fireweaver trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 3.
Psychic Paper+Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens
Psychic Paper+Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Weftstalker Ardent triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Weftstalker Ardent is a Pirate due to Psychic Paper, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Weftstalker Ardent triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Weftstalker Ardent trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 3.
Stalactite Dagger+Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite damage, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite colored mana
Stalactite Dagger+Weftstalker Ardent+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Weftstalker Ardent triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Weftstalker Ardent is a Pirate due to Stalactite Dagger, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Weftstalker Ardent triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Weftstalker Ardent trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 3.
Stalactite Dagger+Hedron Detonator+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite damage
Stalactite Dagger+Hedron Detonator+Malcolm, Keen-Eyed NavigatorPrerequisites
- You have a way to cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
Steps
- Cause an artifact to enter the battlefield under your control.
- Hedron Detonator triggers, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Malcolm triggers, as Hedron Detonator is a Pirate due to Stalactite Dagger, creating a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage this way.
- When the Treasure(s) enter, Hedron Detonator triggers that many times.
- Resolve the first Hedron Detonator trigger, dealing 1 damage to each opponent.
- Repeat from step 3.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.
Valid
Legality
This deck currently passes the commander checks.
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