ARRR by user5892431

Format: Commander

Commander: Admiral Beckett Brass

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Grixis Pirate tribal aggressive deck centered on Admiral Beckett Brass. The strategy curves low-cost, evasive Pirates into play during early turns to establish combat pressure. Once Admiral Beckett Brass arrives, dealing combat damage with three or more Pirates triggers her end-step ability to permanently steal opposing nonland permanents. This engine converts chip damage into substantial board advantages by taking away opposing commanders, engines, or key blockers. The deck supplements this theft plan with alternate Pirate payoffs like Admiral Brass, Unsinkable, Coercive Recruiter, and Angrath's Marauders, which double damage output or steal blockers during combat. However, the deck relies heavily on a high density of basic lands and lacks premium fast mana and dedicated tutors. Its interaction package is narrow and conditional, leaving its creature-dependent game plan vulnerable to opposing board wipes. Without combo finishes, the deck wins through cumulative combat damage across consecutive turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Admiral Beckett Brass
  • 1 Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
  • 1 Angrath's Marauders
  • 1 Bigfin Bouncer
  • 1 Bill Ferny, Bree Swindler
  • 1 Bituminous Blast
  • 1 Blaster Hulk
  • 1 Bonesplitter
  • 1 Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
  • 1 Brineborn Cutthroat
  • 1 Captain Lannery Storm
  • 1 Chain Lightning
  • 1 Coercive Recruiter
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corsair Captain
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Deadeye Plunderers
  • 1 Delightful Discovery
  • 1 Dire Fleet Captain
  • 1 Dire Fleet Daredevil
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Dreadful as the Storm
  • 1 Fearless Swashbuckler
  • 1 Fell Flagship
  • 1 Fiery Cannonade
  • 1 Flashfreeze
  • 1 Gemcutter Buccaneer
  • 1 Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
  • 1 Guardian Idol
  • 1 Gundabad Opportunist
  • 1 Gutless Plunderer
  • 1 Hawkeye's Bow
  • 1 Headstrong Brute
  • 1 Hostage Taker
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Kapsho Kitefins
  • 1 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
  • 1 Kitesail
  • 1 Kitesail Larcenist
  • 1 Lonely Sandbar
  • 1 Lost Isle Calling
  • 1 Magmakin Artillerist
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 1 Marauding Mako
  • 1 March of the Drowned
  • 1 Merchant Raiders
  • 12 Mountain
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Niblis of Dusk
  • 1 Ninja's Blades
  • 1 Nullify
  • 1 Omen of the Sea
  • 1 Pieces of the Puzzle
  • 1 Pirate Peddlers
  • 1 Plunder the Trollshaws
  • 1 Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
  • 1 Siren Lookout
  • 1 Skeleton Crew
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Venerated Stormsinger
  • 1 Warkite Marauder
  • 1 Wild Guess
  • 1 Yarok's Wavecrasher
  • 1 Zara, Renegade Recruiter