PDH(UR) - A Pirate's Life for Me

Pauper EDH* UR (Izzet)

Alkadron

Pirates (29)

• 1x Cloud Pirates
• 1x Fanatical Firebrand
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Fathom Fleet Firebrand
• 1x Goblin Trailblazer
• 1x Kitesail Corsair
• 1x Shipwreck Looter
• 1x Swab Goblin
• 1x Talas Explorer
• 1x Talas Scout
• 1x Headstrong Brute
• 1x Reef Pirates
• 1x Rishadan Airship
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Rummaging Goblin
• 1x Sailor of Means
• 1x Siren Lookout
• 1x Swaggering Corsair
• 1x Trove Tracker
• 1x Azure Fleet Admiral
• 1x Brazen Buccaneers
• 1x Brazen Freebooter
• 1x Crimson Fleet Commodore
• 1x Deadeye Rig-Hauler
• 1x Kitesail Skirmisher
• 1x Talas Air Ship
• 1x Prosperous Pirates
• 1x Storm Fleet Pyromancer
• 1x Boarding Party

Becoming a Pirate (3)

• 1x Runed Stalactite
• 1x Amoeboid Changeling
• 1x Amorphous Axe

Pirate Stuff (19)

• 1x Mutiny
• 1x Opt
• 1x Buccaneer's Bravado
• 1x Lightning Strike
• 1x Makeshift Munitions
• 1x Shatter
• 1x Siren's Ruse
• 1x Swashbuckling
• 1x Bombard
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Depths of Desire
• 1x Fiery Cannonade
• 1x Firecannon Blast
• 1x Hijack
• 1x Pirate's Cutlass
• 1x Secrets of the Golden City
• 1x Castaway's Despair
• 1x Pirate's Prize
• 1x Unfriendly Fire

Lands (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Forge of Heroes
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 14x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 14x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs
• 1x Unknown Shores

Commanders (2)

Mananas (6)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Traveler's Amulet
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Orazca Relic
• 1x Sisay's Ring

Wannabe pirates (5)

• 1x Blisterspit Gremlin
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Embraal Gear-Smasher
• 1x Tandem Lookout

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I like pirates. I love that Breeches literally steals cards for me, and Malcolm gives me the mana to cast them. It's a delightful pair.

I've added all the pirate-flavored cards I could find.

• Obviously stuff like Buccaneer's Bravado and Fiery Cannonade, that explicitly references pirates in their text.
• Less obvious but just as awesome are the pirate-themed cards like Hijack and Mutiny
• Also important to me are cards that depict pirates, Opt and Secrets of the Golden City, and cards with pirate flavor text like Traveler's Amulet and Unknown Shores.

I gotta mention a few glaring non-pirates here:

I love that any damage triggers Malcolm and Breeches, not just combat damage. That makes #Wannabe Pirates like Thermo-Alchemist, Firebrand Archer, and Blisterspit Gremlin really good if you can make them into actual Pirates. The idea of a Thermo Alchemist Pirate hitting everyone to exile three cards and create three treasures is spectacular. The idea of that Thermo Alchemist then untapping when you cast a non-creature spell he exiled, using the treasures he created, is fantastic. That's what I'm here for. It's not infinite, it stops when you run out of non-creature spells to cast. But hopefully it happens a couple times, and is fun.

I know about Freed from the Real and Reckless Fireweaver and all the other silly infinite combos Malcolm enables, I just don't care about them. I'm here to attack with Pirates and to steal things and to have a good time.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Pauper EDH legal.
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, The Monarch, Treasure
Folders	Dave's Pauper EDH, Budget decks to try