Captain Vargus Wrath

Whenever Captain Vargus Wrath attacks, Pirates you control get +1/+1 until end of turn for each time you've cast a commander from the command zone this game.

Captivating Crew

{3}{R}: Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Changeling Outcast

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Changeling Outcast can't block and can't be blocked.

Admiral's Order

Raid — If you attacked this turn, you may pay {U} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.

Angrath, Captain of Chaos

Creatures you control have menace.
−2: Amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Breeches, Brazen Plunderer

Menace
Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to your opponents, exile the top card of each of those opponents' libraries. You may play those cards this turn, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Captain Lannery Storm

Haste
Whenever Captain Lannery Storm attacks, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever you sacrifice a Treasure, Captain Lannery Storm gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Admiral Beckett Brass

Other Pirates you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your end step, gain control of target nonland permanent controlled by a player who was dealt combat damage by three or more Pirates this turn.

Chart a Course

Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn.

Coastline Marauders

Trample
Whenever Coastline Marauders attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each land defending player controls.
Encore {4}{R}{R} ({4}{R}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Coercive Recruiter

Whenever Coercive Recruiter or another Pirate you control enters, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gains haste and becomes a Pirate in addition to its other types.

Command Tower

Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Corsair Captain

When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Other Pirates you control get +1/+1.

Costly Plunder

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
Draw two cards.

Crippling Fear

Choose a creature type. Creatures that aren't of the chosen type get -3/-3 until end of turn.

Crumbling Necropolis

Crumbling Necropolis enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Daring Piracy

At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 1/1 red Pirate creature token with menace and haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Daring Saboteur

{2}{U}: Daring Saboteur can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Daring Saboteur deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Deadeye Brawler

Deathtouch
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
Whenever Deadeye Brawler deals combat damage to a player, if you have the city's blessing, draw a card.

Deadeye Plunderers

Deadeye Plunderers gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.
{2}{U}{B}: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Deadeye Tracker

{1}{B}, {T}: Exile two target cards from an opponent's graveyard. Deadeye Tracker explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Departed Deckhand

When Departed Deckhand becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
Departed Deckhand can't be blocked except by Spirits.
{3}{U}: Another target creature you control can't be blocked this turn except by Spirits.

Dimir Aqueduct

Dimir Aqueduct enters tapped.
When Dimir Aqueduct enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {U}{B}.

Dimir Signet

Dire Fleet Captain

Whenever Dire Fleet Captain attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other attacking Pirate.

Dire Fleet Daredevil

First strike
When Dire Fleet Daredevil enters, exile target instant or sorcery card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast it this turn, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

Dire Fleet Neckbreaker

Dire Fleet Poisoner

Flash
Deathtouch
When Dire Fleet Poisoner enters, target attacking Pirate you control gets +1/+1 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.

Dismal Backwater

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Fathom Fleet Captain

Menace
Whenever Fathom Fleet Captain attacks, if you control another nontoken Pirate, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace.

Fell Flagship

Pirates you control get +1/+0.
Whenever Fell Flagship deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Fiery Cannonade

Fiery Cannonade deals 2 damage to each non-Pirate creature.

Forerunner of the Coalition

When Forerunner of the Coalition enters, you may search your library for a Pirate card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Whenever another Pirate you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life.

Hornswoggle

Counter target creature spell. You create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Hostage Taker

When Hostage Taker enters, exile another target creature or artifact until Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

Impulsive Pilferer

When Impulsive Pilferer dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Encore {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Island

Izzet Boilerworks

Izzet Boilerworks enters tapped.
When Izzet Boilerworks enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {U}{R}.

Izzet Signet

Kari Zev, Skyship Raider

First strike, menace
Whenever Kari Zev, Skyship Raider attacks, create Ragavan, a legendary 2/1 red Monkey creature token. Ragavan enters tapped and attacking. Exile that token at end of combat.

Kitesail Freebooter

Flying
When Kitesail Freebooter enters, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. Exile that card until Kitesail Freebooter leaves the battlefield.

Lookout's Dispersal

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Pirate.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}.

Maestros Theater

When Maestros Theater enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Flying
Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to your opponents, you create a Treasure token for each opponent dealt damage. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

March of the Drowned

Choose one —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Return two target Pirate cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Merchant Raiders

Whenever Merchant Raiders or another Pirate you control enters, tap up to one target creature. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control Merchant Raiders.

Mountain

Mutiny

Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to another target creature that player controls.

Negate

Open into Wonder

X target creatures can't be blocked this turn. Until end of turn, those creatures gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters tapped.
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Pirate's Cutlass

When this Equipment enters, attach it to target Pirate you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Pirate's Pillage

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Pirate's Prize

Draw two cards. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Protean Raider

Raid — If you attacked this turn, you may have Protean Raider enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.

Prying Blade

Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Rakdos Carnarium

Rakdos Carnarium enters tapped.
When Rakdos Carnarium enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {B}{R}.

Rakdos Signet

Ramirez DePietro, Pillager

When Ramirez DePietro, Pillager enters, you lose 2 life and create two Treasure tokens.
Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal combat damage to a player, exile the top card of that player's library. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled.

Reconnaissance Mission

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Reflections of Littjara

As Reflections of Littjara enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, copy that spell. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Siren Stormtamer

Flying
{U}, Sacrifice Siren Stormtamer: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.

Siren's Ruse

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If a Pirate was exiled this way, draw a card.

Slippery Scoundrel

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have the city's blessing, Slippery Scoundrel has hexproof and can't be blocked.

Sol Ring

Spectral Sailor

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
{3}{U}: Draw a card.

Storm Fleet Sprinter

Haste
Storm Fleet Sprinter can't be blocked.

Swamp

Swiftwater Cliffs

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Terminate

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Unclaimed Territory

As Unclaimed Territory enters, choose a creature type.
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

Walk the Plank

Warkite Marauder

Flying
Whenever Warkite Marauder attacks, target creature defending player controls loses all abilities and has base power and toughness 0/1 until end of turn.

Zara, Renegade Recruiter

Flying
Whenever Zara, Renegade Recruiter attacks, look at defending player's hand. You may put a creature card from it onto the battlefield under your control tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Return that creature to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.

Zephyr Singer

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Flying, vigilance
When Zephyr Singer enters, put a flying counter on each creature that convoked it.

Cutthroat Negotiator

Parley — Whenever Cutthroat Negotiator attacks, each player reveals the top card of their library. For each nonland card revealed this way, you create a tapped Treasure token. Then each player draws a card.

Mass Mutiny

For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.

Treasure Map

{1}, {T}: Scry 1. Put a landmark counter on Treasure Map. Then if there are three or more landmark counters on it, remove those counters, transform Treasure Map, and create three Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Treasure Cove

(Transforms from Treasure Map.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice a Treasure: Draw a card.

Treasure Map // Treasure Cove

Marchesa, the Black Rose

Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Other creatures you control have dethrone.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.

Thaumatic Compass

{3}, {T}: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control seven or more lands, transform Thaumatic Compass.

Spires of Orazca

(Transforms from Thaumatic Compass.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Untap target attacking creature an opponent controls and remove it from combat.

Thaumatic Compass // Spires of Orazca

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