Overview:

Edward Kenway leads a Pirate/Vehicle tribal deck focused on generating Treasure tokens through combat and utilizing them for explosive plays. The strategy combines creature-based aggression with Vehicle synergies, aiming to overwhelm opponents through card advantage from exiled cards and Treasure-fueled mana acceleration. While lacking infinite combos, the deck leverages multiple synergistic payoffs and efficient interaction to maintain pressure.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
This deck attacks with Pirates and Vehicles to generate Treasure tokens via Edward Kenway, Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, and Pitiless Plunderer. Key Vehicles like Fell Flagship and Skysovereign, Consul Flagship provide combat advantages while enabling Edward’s card-exiling ability. The primary win conditions involve:

1. Swarming with buffed Pirates (Coat of Arms, Admiral Beckett Brass)
2. Extra combat phases (Port Razer)
3. Stealing threats (Coercive Recruiter, Captivating Crew)
4. Treasure-based mana bursts into game-ending spells

Key Synergies:

• Academy Manufactor triples Treasure output
• Gemcutter Buccaneer converts Treasures into Equipment
• Grim Hireling generates removal options
• Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains tutors key pieces

Mulligan Priorities:

1. 3+ lands with color fixing
2. Early Pirates/Vehcles (Siren Stormtamer, Silent Submersible)
3. Treasure enablers (Captain Lannery Storm, Sailor of Means)

Critical Plays:

• Time Mass Mutiny after opponents develop boards
• Use The Indomitable’s graveyard recursion when flooded with tapped Pirates/Vehicles
• Activate Storm the Vault’s flip condition with Treasure synergy

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Relies heavily on board presence (weak to wipes like Blasphemous Act)
• Limited graveyard recursion for key pieces

Moderate:

• Slow against flyers/evasive strategies
• Artifact destruction cripples Treasure/Vehcle engines

Minor:

• Mana base susceptible to Blood Moon effects

Most Important Cards:

• Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
• Fell Flagship
• Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
• Pitiless Plunderer
• Academy Manufactor
• Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains
• Coat of Arms
• Coercive Recruiter
• Port Razer
• Grim Hireling

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Goldfish win around T8-9 through combat damage
• Requires setup turns for Treasure generation

Resilience: 4/10

• Limited protection for key pieces
• Moderate recursion (Admiral Brass, Unsinkable)

Consistency: 6/10

• 4+ tutors (Forerunner of the Coalition, Adéwalé)
• Redundant Treasure generators

Interaction: 5/10

• A-tier removal (Go for the Throat, Counterspell)
• Limited stack interaction post-T4

Rating Justification:

This deck exceeds precon-level synergy (4.0) through focused tribal payoffs and Treasure acceleration but lacks the speed (T8-9) and redundancy of optimized lists. Comparable to 4.5-5.0 decks in combat-focused metas but falters against faster combo strategies. The absence of infinite mana/damage loops and reliance on creature combat place it below optimized casual tiers.

Power level: 4.5 - 5.0