There's also Pitiless Plunderer and Morbid Opportunist here which I thought would hint at a Sacrifice subtheme here but nope, there's 1 sac outlet in the entire deck (Shadow, Mysterious Assassin) and like two or three cards that sacrifice themselves (Priest of Fell Rites) so maybe these are either random "hope for value" inclusions or maybe the remnants of a previous version of the deck that focused more on Sacrifice, who knows
This matters, and it matters a lot
We did not however touch Vintage or Legacy - perhaps because we did not get into the game until Lorwyn block, perhaps it was a budget thingy - we don't know
As you match crystals on the board, you generate mana (or loyalty), which allows you to cast your creatures and spells and use planeswalker abilities
Plus, Rakdos got a lot of powerful new options in Kaldheim
Thanks to a handy spread of MTG colors and this general synergy, Admiral Beckett Brass is one of the most popular MTG Commanders for pirate decks