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Core Games

Unstable Mutation: The Ten Best Cards to Upgrade Your Ahoy Mateys Pirate Deck for Commander

Marcille "Marcy" Donato - December 14, 2023

Ahoy, Mateys (sorry) and welcome to our look at the, uh, Ahoy Mateys deck from the Ixalan precons. This is a precon with a particular tribal theme, that being Pirates, but instead of a simple tribal aggro deck, there...

Goonhammer

It’s Probably Pirates: A Turn Order Review of Wildtails

Marcille "Marcy" Donato - February 14, 2023

When we received our package of games from Buttonshy, I didn’t quite know what to expect from either wallet sized game. What I discovered is that looks can be incredibly deceiving. Battlecrest really surprised me by delivering a compelling...

Competitive Play

Commander Focus: A Pirate’s Life for me, Part II: Admiral Becket Brass

B Phillip York - December 18, 2020

Avast matey! Welcome to part two of our series on building around Pirates (you can find part 1 here). Lemme ask: Do you seek to set sail on the stormy seas with a deck with flair and a nautical...

Gaming

Commander Focus: A Pirate’s Life for Me, Part 1 – Malcolm and Breeches

B Phillip York - December 3, 2020

Credit: Ferris, Jean Leon GEROME/Private Collection/BRIDGEMAN IMAGES The distribution of power throughout the tribes of Magic: the Gathering is - at best - uneven. For most of Magic's history Elves have probably been the strongest, with the combination of cheap...