Malcolm X Francisco (copy) by Joe_King

Format: Commander

Commander: Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Francisco, Fowl Marauder

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Dimir Pirate deck, helmed by the partners Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Francisco, Fowl Marauder, is a combat-damage value engine that leverages evasive pirates to generate card advantage and treasure tokens. The primary game plan is to deploy a swarm of cheap, flying pirates early, attack relentlessly to trigger Malcolm's treasure creation and Francisco's explores, then use that flood of artifacts to power extra turns via Time Sieve or Timestream Navigator. With a dense suite of counterspells and instant-speed interaction, the deck protects its board and disrupts opponents while accumulating incremental advantages. The win condition is overwhelming combat damage across multiple extra turns, supported by token multipliers like Academy Manufactor and creature pumps like Haunted One.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Academy Manufactor
• 1 Aetherize
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Bident of Thassa
• 1 Bitter Triumph
• 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1 Chameleon, Master of Disguise
• 1 Changeling Outcast
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
• 1 Cloud Pirates
• 1 Coastal Piracy
• 1 Combat Research
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Consign to Memory
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crippling Fear
• 1 Curious Inquiry
• 1 Curious Obsession
• 1 Daring Saboteur
• 1 Darkslick Shores
• 1 Dazzling Denial
• 1 Deadeye Tracker
• 1 Departed Deckhand
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Dispel
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Fabricate
• 1 Francisco, Fowl Marauder
• 1 Gemstone Mine
• 1 Grasping Scoundrel
• 1 Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
• 1 Greedy Freebooter
• 1 Haunted One
• 15 Island
• 1 Kitesail Freebooter
• 1 Kitesail Larcenist
• 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
• 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
• 1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
• 1 Mirrex
• 1 Mothdust Changeling
• 1 Muddle the Mixture
• 1 Negate
• 1 Oaken Siren
• 1 Pentad Prism
• 1 Reality Shift
• 1 Reconnaissance Mission
• 1 Remand
• 1 River of Tears
• 1 Secluded Courtyard
• 1 Siren Stormtamer
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spectral Sailor
• 1 Spell Pierce
• 1 Spider-Sense
• 1 Spyglass Siren
• 1 Stock Up
• 1 Storm Fleet Negotiator
• 1 Sudden Death
• 1 Sudden Edict
• 1 Sudden Spoiling
• 1 Summary Dismissal
• 8 Swamp
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Thassa's Rebuff
• 1 The Indomitable
• 1 Thran Portal
• 1 Three Steps Ahead
• 1 Time Sieve
• 1 Timestream Navigator
• 1 Unclaimed Territory
• 1 Underground River
• 1 Universal Automaton
• 1 Vampiric Tutor
• 1 Warkite Marauder
• 1 Whir of Invention
• 1 Withering Torment