Ramirez DePietro - Terror of the High Seas EDH

Commander / EDH Casual Multiplayer Theme/Gimmick UB (Dimir)

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Creature (19)

• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Merfolk Assassin
• 1x Nephalia Smuggler
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Old Man of the Sea
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Pirate Ship
• 1x Sakashima the Impostor
• 1x Scourge of Fleets
• 1x Seasinger
• 1x Sindbad
• 1x Stormtide Leviathan
• 1x Sygg, River Cutthroat
• 1x Talas Warrior
• 1x Thada Adel, Acquisitor
• 1x Thieving Magpie
• 1x Voracious Greatshark
• 1x Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Acquire
• 1x Blatant Thievery
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Stolen Goods
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Walk the Plank
• 1x Whelming Wave

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Abduction
• 1x Carry Away
• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Confiscate
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Enslave
• 1x Greed
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Persuasion
• 1x Spreading Seas
• 1x Steal Artifact
• 1x Steal Enchantment
• 1x Take Possession
• 1x Treachery
• 1x Treasure Trove
• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (9)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Mystic Compass
• 1x Powder Keg
• 1x Skull of Orm
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip
• 1x Vedalken Shackles
• 1x War Barge

Instant (7)

• 1x Capsize
• 1x Commandeer
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Murder
• 1x Murderous Spoils
• 1x Spelljack
• 1x Submerge

Commander (1)

Land (39)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x City of Shadows
• 1x Coral Atoll
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x High Market
• 15x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Unknown Shores
• 1x Watery Grave

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Creature (8)

• 1x Drowned
• 1x Ghost Ship
• 1x Hullbreacher
• 1x Kukemssa Pirates
• 1x Master Thief
• 1x Shoreline Salvager
• 1x Skeleton Ship
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Charisma
• 1x Hedonist's Trove
• 1x Larceny
• 1x Legacy's Allure
• 1x Parallax Tide

Artifact (3)

• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Rishadan Pawnshop

Instant (4)

• 1x Piracy Charm
• 1x Siren's Call
• 1x Sudden Death
• 1x Turnabout

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Thieving Magpie = Carnivorous Death-Parrot - I want this deck to be displayed as legal for the Commander format!

My Ramirez DePietro EDH deck. When I was looking through my cards I found my old Ramirez DePietro from Legends and immediately thought of building a pirate themed EDH deck with him at the helm. I also want to give credit to mtgsalvation.com as I got some of my ideas for the card choices from there.

This deck is mostly used in FFA multiplayer matches (usually 4 or more players) or in 2-headed-giant matches. The deck was not built to be the strongest possible, but to be as flavorful as possible. You'll have a lot of fun playing it if you not only play the cards but also tell some stories (seaman's yarn) when you play them. After all this goes very well with the flavor text on Ramirez "Ramirez DePietro is a most flamboyant pirate. Be careful not to believe his tall tales, especially when you ask his age.". You also should try to talk a bit like a pirate when playing this deck, for example your opponents can be addressed as "ye lazy landlubbers" or if someone counters your spell you say something like "good parry, but the next stroke will be right through your heart". There's endless possibilities at how you can give this deck a very personal touch by talking while you play it.

Here is what I thought of when I included the cards:

the crew

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum ...

Ramirez DePietro - the captain of this vessel
Carnivorous Death-Parrot - every pirate captain needs a parrot to sit on his shoulder!
Sakashima the Impostor - second in command, can spin seaman's yarn almost as good as Ramirez
Deadeye Navigator - every ship needs a navigator
Sindbad - I use the german version of this card because it's name is Sindbad the Seafarer
Talas Warrior
Seasinger - was one day encountered sleeping on a Lonely Sandbar, taken by surprise and pressed into service at Ramirez's ship
Nephalia Smuggler
Hostage Taker
Merfolk Assassin - the guy for the dirty work
Opposition Agent - the sneaky one
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Notion Thief
Old Man of the Sea - once the captain of his own vessel he was abandoned on a Remote Isle by his crew after a successful mutiny on his ship, is now employed on Ramirez's ship as the cook
Sygg, River Cutthroat

a pirate's ships
Pirate Ship
War Barge - a Spanish galleon, loaded with treasures

a pirate's tools
Mystic Compass
Grappling Hook
Explorer's Scope
Treasure Map   - to find the hidden treasure
Skull of Orm - ain't no pirate without skulls!
Vedalken Shackles - "throw him in the brig and put him in irons"
Powder Keg
Elixir of Immortality - a bottle of rum

treasure cards
Treasure Trove
Treasure Cruise
Stolen Goods
Murderous Spoils

the dirty deeds that pirates do
Coastal Piracy
Treachery
Take Possession
Enslave
Steal Artifact
Confiscate
Murder
Bribery
Blatant Thievery
Steal Enchantment
Submerge - also known as keelhauling
Capsize - your ship will do this after the pirates are finished with it
Walk the Plank
Abduction
Spelljack - better known as hijacking
Acquire
Desertion - pirates won't desert, but your crew surely will when they meet Ramirez and his lot
Persuasion
Carry Away

a pirate's attitudes
Greed
Corrupted Conscience
Commandeer
Leyline of Anticipation - a pirate's sixth sense is to be able to anticipate the moves of his enemies
Damnation - a pirate's life usually ends in damnation
Underworld Connections - you need those in the pirate business

Sharks, Krakens and Leviathans (every pirate deck needs 'em!)
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
Scourge of Fleets
Stormtide Leviathan
Voracious Greatshark

the treacherous weather on the high seas
Spreading Seas
Devastation Tide
Whelming Wave

locations of interest to a pirate
Rishadan Port
Jwar Isle Refuge - the perfect hideout of Ramirez and his crew, just look at the card's artwork!
Dreadship Reef - you'll need a (expedition) map to navigate through the waters there
Lonely Sandbar - where Ramirez met the Seasinger
Remote Isle - where Ramirez met the Old Man of the Sea
City of Shadows - I thought of the old pirate friendly locations like Tortuga or Port Royal when I added this card - a place where you can restock your supplies, hire new crew members but also loose some of your crew members (because of too much drink and gambling, etc.)
Coral Atoll
Bojuka Bog
Dark Depths - you better stay away from there!
Watery Grave - this is where you'll end if you mess around with Ramirez and his lot
Unknown Shores - a pirate's voyage often takes him to unknown shores
High Market - a place to trade or sell your loots

Top Ranked	Achieved #78 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.08
Tokens	Marit Lage, Treasure
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