Malcolm, Siren of The Flying Dutchman | V-STX

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Pirate RUW (Jeskai, America) Theme/Gimmick Voltron

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Lands (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Axgard Armory
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 2x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 1x Mystic Monastery
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Raugrin Triome
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Spectator Seating
• 1x Spire of Industry
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Training Center
• 1x Windswept Heath

Mana Sink (6)

• 1x Commander's Insight
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Indomitable Creativity
• 1x Spectral Sailor
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer

Ping (5)

• 1x Ghirapur AEther Grid
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Havoc Jester
• 1x Lightning-Rig Crew
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver

Buff (3)

• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
• 1x Shimmering Wings

Recursion (2)

• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Underworld Breach

Draw/Filter (16)

• 1x Commander's Insight
• 1x Commit / Memory
• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Indomitable Creativity
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Reverse Engineer
• 1x Shimmer Dragon
• 1x Spectral Sailor
• 1x Thoughtcast
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1x Whirlwind of Thought

Ramp (13)

• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Goldspan Dragon
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Storm the Vault  ^Flip
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer

Treasure (10)

• 1x Brass's Bounty
• 1x Curse of Opulence
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Goldspan Dragon
• 1x Magda, Brazen Outlaw
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Spell Swindle
• 1x Storm the Vault  ^Flip
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip

Tutors (5)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Magda, Brazen Outlaw
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Whir of Invention

Become A Pirate (2)

• 1x Arcane Adaptation
• 1x Maskwood Nexus

Commanders (2)

Revel In Riches (16)

• 1x Ghirapur AEther Grid
• 1x Goldspan Dragon
• 1x Havoc Jester
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Indomitable Creativity
• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Magda, Brazen Outlaw
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Reverse Engineer
• 1x Shimmer Dragon
• 1x Storm the Vault  ^Flip
• 1x Thoughtcast
• 1x Urza, Lord High Artificer
• 1x Whir of Invention

Hate (12)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Ghirapur AEther Grid
• 1x Havoc Jester
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Indomitable Creativity
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Sigil of Sleep
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Warkite Marauder

Copy (5)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Fury Storm
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Mirrormade
• 1x Spark Double

Counters (4)

• 1x Commit / Memory
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Spell Swindle
• 1x Swan Song

Protection (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Siren Stormtamer

Maybeboard

Buff (12)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Departed Deckhand
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Merchant Raiders
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Revel In Riches (9)

• 1x Aetherworks Marvel
• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Fathom Fleet Swordjack
• 1x Filigree Angel
• 1x Hellkite Igniter
• 1x Lumengrid Sentinel
• 1x Saheeli, the Gifted
• 1x Summoning Station
• 1x Whirler Rogue

Ramp (4)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Mana Sink (3)

• 1x Dance of the Manse
• 1x Hellkite Igniter
• 1x Mirror Entity

Counters (2)

• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Mystic Confluence

Draw/Filter (12)

• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
• 1x Emberwilde Captain
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Quicksmith Genius
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Windfall

Tutors (6)

• 1x Arcum Dagsson
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Intuition
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Open the Armory
• 1x Plea for Guidance

Become A Pirate (4)

• 1x Captain's Hook
• 1x Coercive Recruiter
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Unnatural Selection

Recursion (4)

• 1x Dance of the Manse
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Trading Post

Copy (2)

• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

Other (2)

• 1x Cloud Pirates
• 1x Vedalken Humiliator

Hate (10)

• 1x Amphin Mutineer
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Lumengrid Sentinel
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Slash the Ranks
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast
• 1x Wear / Tear

Protection (10)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Unsettled Mariner
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Lands (4)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Seat of the Synod

Treasure (4)

• 1x Captain Lannery Storm
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Prying Blade
• 1x Tempting Contract

Ping (2)

• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist

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"Going down with the ship is just the beginning"

Hello there and welcome to my Akiri, Line-Slinger / Malcom, Keen-Eyed Navigator pirate treasure deck

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Origin

Since the release of Ixalan I have tried many times to make a treasure-based deck work. But so far, I could not get it to a spot where I really liked it. Now, with Malcom, Keen-Eyed Navigator being released, I think I've finally got it into a shape that will be fun for the long run.

The Frugal Dutchmen

The goal of the deck is to go on an adventure with my crew of pirates and other outlaws and gather a huge amount of treasure. Then, instead of spending our riches, we are just going to sit on our hoard like a dragon and find other ways to benefit from having many treasures. Whether it's drawing cards off of them through Shimmer Dragon or Reverse Engineer , making our second commander Akiri, Line-Slinger stronger, getting crazy mana advantage via Inspiring Statuary or Vault of Catlacan , trading them for something more valuable via Indomitable Creativity or damaging our opponents with our wealth through Ghirapur AEther Grid or Reckless Fireweaver .

Get Rich or Die Trying

• We can get treasure through Malcolm by attacking. The amount of treasures we get can be increased by giving him double strike, creating a second Malcolm through Spark Double , or by adding Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar .
• Other pirates can join the fray. Pirates with evasion like Siren Stormtamer are especially valuable. Lightning-Rig Crew and Glint-Horn Buccaneer can even directly damage all opponents at once. The latter will go infinite when paring him with Malcolm.
• There are other pinger creatures in the deck that would love to become a pirate. Reckless Fireweaver and Havoc Jester both combo out with Malcolm if we can turn them into a pirate, which is what Maskwood Nexus and Arcane Adaptation can provide. We can also enhance these pingers with Curiosity or Sigil of Sleep for other benefits.
• We can repeatedly target Goldspan Dragon with Shimmering Wings to get a bunch of treasure that way. A nice draw engine with Whirlwind of Thought , but also provides another way to ping out the table with Reckless Fireweaver and Havoc Jester .
• Then of course there is Smothering Tithe , which can get out of hand with a wheel effect, an Anointed Procession or a second one through Mirrormade . Monologue Tax can yield good results as well. I'm running enchantment tutors to find these key pieces more reliably, as this is the best alternative route to get huge amounts of treasure.
• Magda, Brazen Outlaw and Maskwood Nexus can together provide a decent amount of treasure as well. Dockside Extortionist can also deliver the goods. I've not included Hullbreacher as I am not looking to relive the days of Leovold, Emissary of Trest .

Revel In Riches

As soon as our treasure deposits start building up, the deck will start to accumulate value through them. It's a great feeling to turn all those treasures into carddraw through Shimmer Dragon , or to transform them from lotus petals into moxen with the improvise cards, Urza and Vault of Catlacan . How to best use each of the little trinkets is a fun mental exercise sometimes as moments will occur when they represent a lot of different options.

With all that treasure ready to be spent, we can also afford to run some greedy instant spells to wreak some havoc. With Fury Storm and Spell Swindle being good examples. We're also running some on-theme mana sinks, such as Spectral Sailor and Urza, Lord High Artificer , in case we end up getting super rich.

The deck can win through commander damage by slamming a Shimmering Wings or Embercleave on Akiri, through Hellkite Tyrant / Mechanized Production , or via the following combo routes:

• Malcom, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Maskwood Nexus / Arcane Adaptation + Reckless Fireweaver / Havoc Jester = Infinite Treasure and Infinite Damage
• Malcom, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Glint-Horn Buccaneer = Cycle through your deck, get a ton of treasure and deal a lot of damage
• Goldspan Dragon + Shimmering Wings + Reckless Fireweaver / Havoc Jester = Infinite Damage

So far, playing this deck has been a blast! Please let me know if you have ideas for cards to include, or directions to take this list I have not yet considered. Also feel free to upvote the deck if you liked it :).

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GL & GF

Beebles

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 4 months ago
Date added	5 months
Last updated	2 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 58 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	0/0 Construct, 3/3 Elephant, 2/2 Bird, 10/10 Eldrazi, Copy Clone, Treasure, Gold
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