Grixis Pirates by morzal94

Format: Commander

Commander: Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Vial Smasher the Fierce

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 86

Deck overview

This deck is a competitive Grixis combo shell led by Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Vial Smasher the Fierce. Its primary win condition pairs Malcolm with Glint-Horn Buccaneer to deal lethal burn to the entire table in a single combat step. Fast mana pieces like Mox Diamond, Chrome Mox, and Dark Ritual accelerate Malcolm into play on Turn 1 or Turn 2. Dense black tutors including Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, and Imperial Seal ensure consistent access to Glint-Horn Buccaneer or compact backup lines like Thassa's Oracle with Demonic Consultation and Underworld Breach with Brain Freeze. The list protects its win attempts with free countermagic such as Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, and Deflecting Swat, alongside disruptive creatures like Hexing Squelcher and Orcish Bowmasters. High-velocity draw engines like Ad Nauseam, Necropotence, and Rhystic Study allow the deck to pivot smoothly between explosive early wins and resilient mid-game execution.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Artificial Evolution
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Glamer Gifter
  • 1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Ingris Stingerquill
  • 1 Into the Flood Maw
  • 1 Intuition
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Strix Serenade
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Trickery Charm
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Vial Smasher the Fierce
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will