So, if you are to attempt a mono-red pirate build, you need something a lot more to compensate
There honestly isnt much you can do other than hope you have a great hand and they have a poor one
Since Laelia likely won't have any +1/+1 counters when she initially hits the field, it'll be nice to be able to immediately swing as a 2/2 with +2/+1 from the axe and another +1/+1 from the counter she'll get with her attack trigger
Invasion of New Phyrexia A-Tier: While I'm not expecting Invasion of New Phyrexia to show up outside of Standard, it looks to be one of the best battles for Standard
Learning this early will save you money
Godzilla, King of the Monsters is an alternate version of Zilortha, Strength Incarnate, the latter of which hasnt been previewed yet