The Queen's Booty! (Grixis Pirates) [[Primer]]

Commander / EDH Aggro Control Jank Pirate Primer Raid Sacrifice UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (34)

• 1x Amphin Mutineer
• 1x Brazen Buccaneers
• 1x Coastline Marauders
• 1x Coercive Recruiter
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Deadeye Quartermaster
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Dire Fleet Interloper
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Emberwilde Captain
• 1x Forerunner of the Coalition
• 1x Hellkite Courser
• 1x Hostage Taker
• 1x Impulsive Pilferer
• 1x Marionette Master
• 1x Merchant Raiders
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Prosperous Pirates
• 1x Protean Raider
• 1x Rigging Runner
• 1x Rishadan Brigand
• 1x Rishadan Cutpurse
• 1x Rowdy Crew
• 1x Ruthless Knave
• 1x Sailor of Means
• 1x Siren Lookout
• 1x Storm Fleet Aerialist
• 1x Storm Fleet Spy
• 1x Swaggering Corsair
• 1x Timestream Navigator
• 1x Wily Goblin

Land (34)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Sulfur Vent
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Brass's Bounty
• 1x Chart a Course
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Kindred Charge
• 1x Phyrexian Purge
• 1x Pirate's Pillage
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Walk the Plank

Instant (5)

• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Spell Swindle
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Commander (1)

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Curse of Stalked Prey
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Feast on the Fallen
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mechanized Production
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Sneak Attack
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Artifact (6)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Crystal Chimes
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nemesis Mask
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Angrath, Minotaur Pirate

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Archetype of Imagination
• 1x Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Cover of Darkness
• 1x Shared Animosity

Artifact (2)

• 1x Inspiring Statuary
• 1x Panharmonicon

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Skull and Crossbones 1530 A.D. Th' SNES game Turtles in Time gave them thar owns level, Blackbeard 'n Pegleg are jus' two o' thar many scallywags o' lore, 'n Muppet Treasure Island be a gem o' a movie.

Anywho, here we 'ave our first true look at pirates as a creature subtype from WoTC, 'n I must say they do nah disappoint. At a grand scale they be shifty 'n crafty wee creatures that do nah wants t' be blocked fer thar abilities t' fully trigger thar Admiral's greatest quality. But the Queen, she wants her booty! So me deck be tryin' t' give these pirates ways fer them t' nah be blocked Demoralize, Nemesis Mask, but also stayin' true t' th' pirate way wit' keepin' cards wit' major flavor Revel in Riches Costly Plunder Spell Swindle and continuin' ta trigger thar ETBs Marchesa, the Black Rose Deadeye Navigator. Who doesn't love some pirate FLAVOR?!?

Some combos Wincon1 - late game Brass's Bounty + Revel in Riches (Or any other treasure producing spell with ETB trigger plus Deadeye Navigator.

Wincon2 - Deadeye Navigator + Prosperous Pirates = Continuous Prosperous Pirates re-entering the battlefield, and with Marionette Master on the field it will deal infinite damage.

Reg. Combo1 - Dictate of Erebos + Goblin Bombardment or Ruthless Knave

Reg. Combo2 - Marchesa, the Black Rose + Unspeakable Symbol + creatures for setting up the Dethrone trigger and Marchesa's second ability. Greed also helps pay the life (and adds SWEET flavor) but obviously doesn't give the counters.

So scrub the poopdeck ya landlubber! The Queen conductin' her pirates for booty! Admiral Beckett Brass at yer service! Aye!

I enjoy the challenge of running Marchesa and not giving in to all the normal staples of the deck and attempting to retain as much Pirate-Ixalan flavor as I can. Please help! Definitely willing to hear suggestions.

Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.50
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Servo 1/1 C, Monarch Emblem, Treasure
Folders	Interesting Ideas, Interesting Decks to Study Better Later, Interesting Decks, CMDR, Revisions (Potential), edh, Treasure deck, Fun EDH, Commander, EDH