Baylen creates a different value engine as a commander, providing a novel twist on the classic archetype
We get to dig in the crates and pull out all those stops and try to make the best flavor match and do some stuff that's going to excite and tickle the nostalgia strings for Magic players of all types
Pirates have received much more support since then, being a key Draft archetype in Commander Masters, receiving an entire Commander precon in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, and being included in Outlaws of Thunder Junction's outlaw batch
These four different types dont have to be represented by four separate cards
Ancestral Tribute Angelfire Ignition Antiquities on the Loose Auron's Inspiration Battle Screech Can't Stay Away Daydream Dig Site Inventory Divine Reckoning Embolden Faithful Mending Feeling of Dread From Father to Son Gaze of Justice Group Project Hallowed Respite Homestead Courage Increasing Devotion Join the Dance Katilda and Lier Lingering Souls Marshaling Cry Molten Note Momentary Blink Practiced Offense Prismatic Strands Purify the Grave Pursue the Past Rally the Peasants Ray of Distortion Ray of Revelation Rite of Harmony Rite of Oblivion Rite of the Moth Sacred Fire Sevinne's Reclamation Spirit Flare Visions of Glory
Once there, you can safely tick up those loyalty counters until you choose to either draw a bunch of cards or get a bunch of mana