Were looking at Pirates as a whole here, with the focus being on the ones you absolutely need in your deck if youre looking to sail the high seas, get into trouble, seek out some treasure, and probably steal some stuff
I hope to see you then!

Deck List [Deck title=Bad Commanders, Great Names] [creatures] 1 Archetype of Endurance 1 Archetype of Finality 1 Archfiend of Depravity 1 Blight Herder 1 Blood Seeker 1 Courser of Kruphix 1 Creakwood Liege 1 Dawntreader Elk 1 Doomwake Giant 1 Dreadbringer Lampads 1 Eidolon of Blossoms 1 Ereboss Emissary 1 Goldenhide Ox 1 Grim Guardian 1 Humbler of Mortals 1 Krosan Tusker 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest 1 Nighthowler 1 Noble Quarry 1 Nylea, God of the Hunt 1 Nyx Weaver 1 Ogre Slumlord 1 Pharikas Mender 1 Reaper of the Wilds 1 Renowned Weaver 1 Riftsweeper 1 Ruin Processor 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Satyr Wayfinder 1 Seshiro the Anointed 1 Sewer Nemesis 1 Splinterfright 1 Stinkweed Imp 1 Thoughtrender Lamia 1 Ulamogs Despoiler 1 Verduran Enchantress 1 Viscera Seer 1 Void Attendant 1 Wood Elves 1 Yavimaya Granger [/creatures] [spells] 1 Beastmaster Ascension 1 Daxoss Torment 1 Deadbridge Chant 1 Deathreap Ritual 1 Decree of Pain 1 Diabolic Tutor 1 Dictate of Erebos 1 Druids Deliverance 1 Evolutionary Leap 1 Extinguish All Hope 1 Foster 1 Frontier Siege 1 Greed 1 Grisly Salvage 1 Jarads Orders 1 Lifes Finale 1 Night Dealings 1 Oath of the Ancient Wood 1 Palace Siege 1 Putrefy 1 Spidersilk Armor 1 Strength from the Fallen 1 Underworld Connections [/spells] [lands] 19 Forest 1 Golgari Guildgate 1 Golgari Rot Farm 1 Jungle Hollow 14 Swamp 1 Tainted Wood [/lands] [/deck] So to fill up our yard well get some classic dredge going with [card]Stinkweed Imp[/card] and well mill ourselves with things like [card]Satyr Wayfinder[/card], [card]Nyx Weaver[card] and [/card]Foster[/card]

Clues and Food are less prominent, but still present, and the colorless Academy Manufactor has many homes alongside Lonis, Cryptozoologist, Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth, and Tireless Provisioner
Im not suggesting sitting down and writing up something like youre old-school D&D players working on wording a Wish, but make sure youve left as little room as possible for angle-shooting