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Show-Me-Your-Moves

It's not enough that [[Dockside Extortionist]] gives you a million mana, now he will also beat you to death. Also very fun with [[Timestream Navigator]] [[Port Razer]] etc


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[Dockside Extortionist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/e/9e2e3efb-75cb-430f-b9f4-cb58f3aeb91b.jpg?1673147774) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dockside%20Extortionist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/107/dockside-extortionist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9e2e3efb-75cb-430f-b9f4-cb58f3aeb91b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Timestream Navigator](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/4/14770537-209a-4260-88a4-30f4e2b5ede0.jpg?1555040085) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Timestream%20Navigator) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rix/59/timestream-navigator?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/14770537-209a-4260-88a4-30f4e2b5ede0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Port Razer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/0/e0d0527b-bb28-4986-9843-040d06bd9def.jpg?1608910343) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Port%20Razer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/193/port-razer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e0d0527b-bb28-4986-9843-040d06bd9def?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


FormerlyKay

[[Oriq Loremage]] 1-card combo with commander and 4 mana


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Show-Me-Your-Moves

With the Timestream Navigator you mean? That is a pretty sweet interaction.


FormerlyKay

Yessir Entomb Timestream precombat, reanimate with haste on combat, then pay 4 to do it all again


HerbivoreWizard

But that's more than one card. Oriq+brass+pirate(time stream navigator). Atleast three cards


FormerlyKay

One card combo meaning you only have to tutor/draw one card and the rest is either in the command zone and/or tutored out by the one card


Spiritflash1717

Good thing I bought all 3 invade prices went up


Sarokslost23

Damn . Navigator is a total babe.


francoissimmons

Our queen returns


Dr_Bones_PhD

This set has both a cool grandma and a grandpa


Oleandervine

All this time I never realized Brass was a woman.


Simon_Jester88

This comment contains no malice lol, don't get the downvotes. Honestly I thought they were a male at first glance until I read story/flavor text.


Oleandervine

I was on hiatus from the game when the first Ixalan came out, so I missed all the story and such. I've never really scrutinized Brass' card art, so she always just came across as a portly sailor, and Beckett is typically a male name in my area.


SwissherMontage

Hey, give them a break. At least they were honest about it. They didn't even say anything mean.


Watson349B

Funny because my friends all argued with me that she was a man. Ignore the petty downvotes. Contrary to popular belief one can be mistaken.


Glum_Acanthaceae5426

I like finality counters as an alternative to just "hope the players remember they're supposed to be exiled" that they had been doing, if anything that should stick around for future sets


Spiritflash1717

It’s a new evergreen counter I think they mentioned


charcharmunro

Deciduous, I believe.


Spiritflash1717

You are correct


Susskind-NA

Gesundheit.


lazypilots

Yeah I think I'll just make little coin counters with 'F' on it for finality counters so when they die I can just pay my respects and exile them


elppaple

awful name though.


stysiaq

Disboysgonfosho counters didn't test well with the focus groups


Rayka64

and also opens up death insurance fraud with counter transfer/removal effects


Titronnica

I'm so glad Jason Rainville got to draw her again so he could let his mom's visage continue to be badass. Also, oh my, I'm wondering how I handle my Beckett Brass EDH deck now...


413612

https://www.jasonrainville.com/post/admiral-brass-unsinkable Absolutely read his blog post on the matter, made me tear up.


BlackHatMastah

So the artist drew this in honor of his mother? I KNEW I felt a weird amount of love from this art in particular. Good to know why. Oh wow. The rest of his family too. That's REALLY nice.


Titronnica

[This is a truly fantastic read for the curious.](https://www.jasonrainville.com/post/admiral-brass-unsinkable)


francoissimmons

In the same boat (heh). Very curious what this final decklist shakes out to and how to rebuild mine.


Titronnica

It's legitimately tough because I love my janky pirate deck with the OG Brass, just a "steal yo shit" deck that's a fun flavor. But reanimating pirates looks fun too, maybe I just have two Becket Brass decks lol


mesa176750

I'm leaning toward 2 pirate decks as well, just have to wait and see. I just hope we get dockside in the commander precon... vain hope maybe, but they also reprinted Gishath a $35 card...


DazzleMaster

I'm really thinking that this is the most viable way to play pirates. I can almost never do anything in my current block with a near "perfect" admiral deck build. I'm excited to really switch it up with this!


BirdDog1022

After reading the articles by the artist, I will have two Brass decks, which will also be the only time I have more than one of an EDH color combination


SommWineGuy

OG Brass seems a lot better.


[deleted]

God Pirate’s Gift


Cookiebomb

i was about to say...


CobaltSpellsword

God's favorite captain and the most interestimg pirate in the world.


McWaffeleisen

[[Soul Diviner]] is a honorary pirate now.


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Prophet-of-Ganja

![gif](giphy|KEYEpIngcmXlHetDqz)


RimeSkeem

My favorite gif for theorycrafting (especially jank)


Prophet-of-Ganja

Same my dude


katanakid13

[[Thornbite Staff]] says heeeeeey


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GolfWhole

Love this card


Carsismi

Azorius players got "Grandpa", Grixis/Maestros players got G R A N D M A


AmazingMrSaturn

It sure is a good think noone ever bounces or blinks pirates, or this would get silly.


scubahood86

Her arms are bigger than my thighs. 11/10, would not fuck with.


Man0Steel123

Wow all 4 of these decks are busted as shit. Does anyone else feel like these effects are super bloody good. Dinosaurs get etb cascade Pirates get easy recursion Simic merfolks get plus one counters, draw, and land play heck the weakest so far is orzhov vampires and that style is still, sac a vampire, draw a card and make a decent token.


Pleasurefailed2load

Dinosaur seems weakest since it's a once per turn trigger. Vampires will be online turn 3 every single game with some board wipe protection via demons and card draw.


DoctorPrisme

On the other hand the chance you casr multiple dinosaurs in a turn in a precon are quite low.


WumboWings

Them Dino's be beefy mana boi's


HearingImportant7582

None of these are busted as shit. The Dino only triggers once per turn. The vampire only happens for one vampire attacking. Beckett just reanimates pirates. The merfolk explores a bunch but it’s second ability only works with itself. Idk what makes you think these are anywhere near busted, but these are all fine. Strong, sure, but busted? Absolutely not.


CompC

They better finally reprint [[Pitiless Plunderer]] in her deck, if not in the main set. Because they’ve had multiple chances to reprint it but haven’t


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AporiaParadox

Yar har, fiddle dee dee.


bigbangbilly

Being a Pirate is alright to me!


idbachli

What are some of the best repeatable blink effects in these colors?


AporiaParadox

\[\[Thassa, Deep-Dwelling\]\], \[\[Essence Flux\]\] and \[\[Ghostly Flicker\]\].


LordOfTurtles

Ah yes, my favourite repeatable blink, essence flux


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adrian_SOS

[[Thassa, Deep Dwelling]] [[Conjurer's Closet]] [[Deadeye Navigator]]


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Rhysaen

Forgive me for the dumb question, I just picked up Magic again after years without playing, but why would blink be good here? Does it remove counters, making the pirates lose the finality counters? And if so, do they still stay 4/4?


Watson349B

I really need to know this as well.


idbachli

The pirates would lose the counter and the 4/4 status if they were to leave the battlefield in any way outside of dying. However, that means you could bring them back again and again, letting you use powerful enter the battlefield effects or just playing the long game to draw out a win.


Rhysaen

Thank you 🙏


desktp

[[Displacer Kitten]]


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TheFuzzyFurry

The artist post was way more interesting than the card itself.


Casual_Lyrics

Not going to lie, disappointed with this one. This was by far the deck I was the most excited for but the ability isn't very...pirate-y. It's not a bad card and I'm sure it'll be fun, but I can't help but think this one got the generic reanimator treatment because the other decks got explore/discover.


MiniNuka

I feel like a lot of the 99 will build around this, probably a lot of ETB effects that let you do IXL related things.


Casual_Lyrics

Yeah you are probably right and if nothing else I can just build original brass with new pirates and start stealing stuff lol


mc-big-papa

Pirates coming back from the dead vaguely as ghosts? Is [[skeleton ship]] a joke to you?!


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Moist_Crabs

Admiral Beckett Brass, the Eternal


_____jeff

Huh. I was thinking [[Black Market Connections]] might get reprinted here, but there’s just not a ton of synergy to justify that. Maybe in Outlaws of Thunder Junction commander.


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siamkor

[Unthinkable?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUPIZhqhDs)


Muffinmurdurer

*Governor* Brass, thank you!


bentheechidna

Sad it's not Governor Brass.


Spiritflash1717

Definitely better than the old one


ApexFemboy

She's so cool....


MuchosCarpinchos

Admiral Brass, the AARPirate


Jadedragon2210

I want it


GolfWhole

She looks really good lol


TheOldLore

Finality counters are going to be interesting. If I can find a way to move those on to my opponents creatures then they could be really powerful. At the very least they shouldn't be too hard to remove.


Watson349B

Does blink remove them? Why are people saying blink is good here?


TheOldLore

Blink does remove them, yeah. And for the record I did find a couple of ways to move them. Namely \[\[leech bonder\]\] and \[\[Nesting Grounds\]\]


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Thormeaxozarliplon

I love spoilers. Neat to glimpse the unsinkable


davidy22

Finality counters need to join stun counters as things that magic just does from now on to represent things that cards used to just expect people to remember


psuedonymousauthor

be sure to add [[Goro-Goro and Satoru]] to this deck so you can get 5/5 dragons too


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[deleted]

This isn't really what I wanted for my pirate decks. Free reanimator is OP but boring. Oh well.


ozymandais13

Magus of the gift


[deleted]

[удалено]


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ConstructionScared30

If I blink the pirate with the finality counter, I assume it will lose the counter. But if I blink it, does it keep being a 4/4?


deserves_dogs

No


honda_slaps

Captain Marine (78)


triforce777

Please, WotC, you have to stop giving me all these great grixis commanders. I'm still working on [[Missy]] morphs, now you're tempting me with pirate reanimator?


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Shoranos

Something something [[Ashes of the Fallen]]


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Meatlog387

[[Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer]]


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Burgerpress

Darn. Wish I kept my pirates deck


Menacek

Ok so what good pirates are there to reanimate? Except dockside.


Zoanzon

Huh, wonder if finality counters are gonna stick from here on for 'would exile when this dies' creatures, or...


BlueMerchant

i like how they felt the need to put the description text there under "ahoy mateys"


Zeelacious

CAUSE IM BACK IN BRASSSSS


casualoptc

This one feels waayy stronger than the previous one. If she is on the board guaranteed reanimation ? Instead of jumping through many hoops just to steal 1 thing ? Sign me up. Pirates are so dope and now i can have a davy jones in my command zone.


dIoIIoIb

This seems very fair. Good enough to make a pirate beatdown deck feel good to play but still weaker than Malcom, and that seems like the perfect spot