king of the pirates by reapr_23

Format: Commander

Commander: Edward Kenway

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This Grixis deck focuses on Pirate tribal aggression and Treasure production under the command of Edward Kenway. The primary game plan curves out with aggressive, evasive low-mana Pirates during turns 1 through 3 to establish early board presence. Casting Edward Kenway on turn 5 converts attacking creatures into a burst of Treasure tokens at each end step. The deck channels this surplus mana into high-impact damage multipliers like Shared Animosity, Angrath's Marauders, and extra combat steps from Port Razer on turn 6, overwhelming opponents through escalating combat damage by turn 8. Card advantage engines such as Kindred Discovery, Bident of Thassa, and Rhystic Study ensure a steady flow of resources. While the deck possesses explosive mid-game damage output and resilience through mass reanimation spells like Patriarch's Bidding, its reliance on untapping with multiple creatures makes it vulnerable to well-timed board sweepers and artifact removal.

Decklist (103 cards)

  • 1 Admiral Beckett Brass
  • 1 Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
  • 1 Admiral's Order
  • 1 Amphin Mutineer
  • 1 Angrath's Marauders
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arm-Mounted Anchor
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Money
  • 1 Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
  • 1 Captain Lannery Storm
  • 1 Captivating Crew
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Coercive Recruiter
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corsair Captain
  • 1 Crackle with Power
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Desolate Lighthouse
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dire Fleet Daredevil
  • 1 Dire Fleet Neckbreaker
  • 1 Don Andres, the Renegade
  • 1 Edward Kenway
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fathom Fleet Captain
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Forerunner of the Coalition
  • 1 Francisco, Fowl Marauder
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Gemcutter Buccaneer
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hostage Taker
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Lethal Scheme
  • 1 Lookout's Dispersal
  • 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Nephalia Drownyard
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 1 Pirated Copy
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Port Razer
  • 1 Port of Karfell
  • 1 Prismari Command
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Revel in Riches
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruthless Knave
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Siren Stormtamer
  • 1 Siren's Ruse
  • 1 Skeleton Crew
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectral Sailor
  • 1 Spell Swindle
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Grim Captain's Locker
  • 1 The Indomitable
  • 1 Thriving Bluff
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Timestream Navigator
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Warkite Marauder
  • 1 Zara, Renegade Recruiter
  • 1 Zephyr Singer