Pirates · Commander / EDH

Pirate Commander Decks

Treasure tokens and combat damage triggers. Pirates are a tempo deck in a format with no tempo, so the good builds lean on the treasure half and use the bodies as a delivery mechanism.

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Pirate Treasure — Plunder and Sacrifice

Aggressive Pirate tribal strategy that swings with evasive Pirates to create Treasure tokens on combat damage, then converts those Treasures into massive ping damage and win conditions by sacrificing them.

100 cards$188.24 totallegality-checked

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Commanders that care about pirates

Legendary pirates whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Art by Borja Pindado

Edward Kenway

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Pirate

{2}{U}{B}{R}$7.39

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Art by Josu Hernaiz

Breeches, Eager Pillager

Legendary Creature — Goblin Pirate

{2}{R}$0.56

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Art by Daarken

Don Andres, the Renegade

Legendary Creature — Vampire Pirate

{1}{U}{B}{R}$0.48

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Art by Wangjie Li

Mary Read and Anne Bonny

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Pirate

{1}{U}{R}$0.37

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Art by Rudy Siswanto

Francisco, Fowl Marauder

Legendary Creature — Bird Pirate

{1}{B}$0.32

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Art by Jason Rainville

Admiral Brass, Unsinkable

Legendary Creature — Human Pirate

{2}{U}{B}{R}$0.27

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Art by Eric Deschamps

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Legendary Creature — Siren Pirate

{2}{U}$0.27

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Art by Justyna Dura

Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Pirate

{1}{U}{B}$0.27

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Art by Randy Vargas

Captain Vargus Wrath

Legendary Creature — Orc Pirate

{U}{R}$0.27

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The pirate support package

Cards that are not pirates themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 38 of them are legal in Commander.

Olivia, Opulent Outlaw

{1}{R}{W}{B}

Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin

$6.07Buy on Mana Pool

Back in Town

{X}{2}{B}

Sorcery

$4.66Buy on Mana Pool

Vihaan, Goldwaker

{R}{W}{B}

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Warlock

$3.42Buy on Mana Pool

Vraska, Relic Seeker

{4}{B}{G}

Legendary Planeswalker — Vraska

$2.14Buy on Mana Pool

Nettling Nuisance

{2}{B}

Creature — Faerie Rogue

$2.13Buy on Mana Pool

The Indomitable

{2}{U}{U}

Legendary Artifact — Vehicle

$1.33Buy on Mana Pool

Double Down

{3}{U}

Enchantment

$0.57Buy on Mana Pool

Shoot the Sheriff

{1}{B}

Instant

$0.44Buy on Mana Pool

Daring Piracy

{2}{R}

Enchantment

$0.39Buy on Mana Pool

Fell Flagship

{3}

Artifact — Vehicle

$0.37Buy on Mana Pool

Where pirates live

Color identity of every legal pirate in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

Under a dollar

Playable pirates currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Forerunner of the Coalition

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.88Buy on Mana Pool

Marauding Mako

{R}

Creature — Shark Pirate

$0.63Buy on Mana Pool

Protean Raider

{1}{U}{R}

Creature — Shapeshifter Pirate

$0.60Buy on Mana Pool

Kitesail Larcenist

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.57Buy on Mana Pool

Pirate Ship

{4}{U}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.53Buy on Mana Pool

Dire Fleet Poisoner

{1}{B}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.47Buy on Mana Pool

Cutthroat Negotiator

{2}{U}{R}

Creature — Orc Pirate

$0.44Buy on Mana Pool

Rishadan Brigand

{4}{U}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.41Buy on Mana Pool

Magmakin Artillerist

{2}{R}

Creature — Elemental Pirate

$0.39Buy on Mana Pool

Timestream Navigator

{1}{U}

Creature — Human Pirate Wizard

$0.37Buy on Mana Pool

Corsairs of Umbar

{3}{U}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.36Buy on Mana Pool

Deadeye Tracker

{B}

Creature — Human Pirate

$0.35Buy on Mana Pool

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