Its not looking good, is it
Their toughness and casting cost puts them outside of a fair few forms of removal, but its usually still a good idea to have a Lightning Greaves in your deck to try and keep them safe, because theyre going to draw a lot of hate at the table if you manage to keep them around for a turn or two, especially if youre going a good job of making the most of their ability
His companion, Tegan Jovanka, can give herself, or another attacking Historic creature indestructibility for a turn
Dire Fleet Captain is easily a 3/3 or 4/4 attacker for two mana, and unlike every other terrible attempt to remake Hellrider, the Pirate alternative of Dire Fleet Neckbreaker is actually close enough on immediate damage output
Now, we did manage to pre-print a number of cards during the next year, but that had been pre-planned