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COMMANDER(S)
Mary Read and Anne Bonny
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R U
- Izzet
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A Pirate tribal and Vehicle-focused deck that generates value through treasure tokens and card filtering, leveraging Mary Read and Anne Bonny's discard ability to create resources while maintaining card advantage.

Primer:

The deck operates on multiple synergistic layers, combining Pirate tribal elements with Vehicle strategies and treasure token generation. The commander enables consistent card filtering while potentially generating treasure tokens when discarding specific card types. The deck uses these resources to power out threats and maintain card advantage through various Pirates and Vehicles that provide additional value.

The primary gameplan involves establishing early board presence with efficient Pirates and Vehicles, while using the commander's ability to filter through the deck for key pieces. The treasure tokens generated serve multiple purposes: ramping into bigger threats, crewing Vehicles, and enabling artifact-based win conditions through cards like Hellkite Tyrant and Mechanized Production. The deck can pivot between aggressive combat strategies and value-oriented gameplay depending on the board state.

Weaknesses:

  • Vulnerable to artifact hate, which affects both treasure tokens and Vehicles
  • Relatively dependent on the commander for consistent card filtering and treasure generation
  • Limited board wipe recovery options beyond artifact-based threats
  • Moderate creature removal package may struggle against larger threats

Most Important Cards:

  • Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
  • Hellkite Tyrant
  • Academy Manufactor
  • Xorn
  • Mechanized Production
  • Sol Ring
  • Imperial Recruiter
  • Inspiring Statuary
  • Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider
  • Cyberdrive Awakener

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 5/10
  • Resilience: 4/10
  • Consistency: 6/10
  • Interaction: 5/10

Rating Justification:

This deck falls into the optimized casual range due to its focused strategy and moderate interaction suite. While it can generate significant value through treasure tokens and card filtering, it typically won't threaten wins before turn 8-9. The deck's power level is higher than a typical precon due to its synergistic elements and efficient card choices, but lower than focused competitive decks due to its relatively fair gameplay patterns and lack of fast mana beyond Sol Ring.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

The deck demonstrates a clear strategy and includes several powerful synergies, but operates at a pace and power level appropriate for casual-optimized tables. It can create impressive board states through treasure generation and Vehicle deployment but generally wins through fair means rather than explosive combinations or early-game threats.

DECK LIST
Mary Read and Anne Bonny
Creature: 25
1
Academy Manufactor
3
1
Amphin Mutineer
3 U
1
Breeches, Eager Pillager
2 R
1
Broadside Bombardiers
2 R
1
Burdened Aerialist
2 U
1
Captain Lannery Storm
2 R
1
Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider
U R
1
Captain of Umbar
2 U
1
Corsair Captain
2 U
1
Cyberdrive Awakener
5 U
1
Enterprising Scallywag
1 R
1
Hellkite Tyrant
4 R R
1
Imperial Recruiter
2 R
1
Impulsive Pilferer
R
1
Kitesail Larcenist
2 U
1
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
1 U
1
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
2 U
1
Plundering Pirate
2 R
1
Sailor of Means
2 U
1
Siren Stormtamer
U
1
Skyswimmer Koi
3 U
1
Staunch Crewmate
1 U
1
Transplant Theorist
3 U
1
Wily Goblin
R R
1
Xorn
2 R
Sorcery: 4
1
Blasphemous Act
8 R
1
Careful Study
U
1
Faithless Looting
R
1
Gamble
R
Instant: 9
1
Arcane Denial
1 U
1
Chaos Warp
2 R
1
Counterspell
U U
1
Mana Leak
1 U
1
Miscast
U
1
Negate
1 U
1
Pongify
U
1
Spell Pierce
U
1
Stubborn Denial
U
Artifact: 21
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Currency Converter
1
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Inspiring Statuary
3
1
Izzet Signet
2
1
Jackdaw
1 U R
1
Lightning Greaves
2
1
Luxurious Locomotive
5
1
Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Mindlink Mech
2 U
1
RMS Titanic
3 R
1
Reckoner Bankbuster
2
1
Smuggler's Copter
2
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Subterranean Schooner
1 U
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
Talisman of Creativity
2
1
The Belligerent
2 U R
1
Unlicensed Hearse
2
1
Zephyr Boots
1
Enchantment: 3
1
Endless Evil
2 U
1
Mechanized Production
2 U U
1
Thopter Spy Network
2 U U
Land: 37
1
Cascade Bluffs
1
Command Tower
1
Fiery Islet
14
Island
1
Izzet Boilerworks
1
Molten Tributary
12
Mountain
1
Shivan Reef
1
Steam Vents
1
Stormcarved Coast
1
Thundering Falls
1
Training Center
1
Volatile Fjord