Ramirez DePietro

Ramirez DePietro is a classic tempo pirate lord that wants to suit up and deal damage quickly. With first strike, he's deceptively efficient in combat—he'll trade favorably and punch through before blockers can respond. The deck should focus on cheap evasion, combat tricks, and ways to make him harder to block or remove while building a small pirate army around him.

Your main gameplan is to turn Ramirez sideways as early as possible while protecting your investment with countermagic and instant-speed tricks. Blue-black gives you access to both tempo disruption and evasion effects. Cards that grant unblockability, shroud, or evasion multiply his threat level, and pirates like Kitesail Freebooter or Myr tokens create additional pressure. You're not aiming for a slow grind—this is a midrange tempo deck that kills through commander damage and combat efficiency before opponents stabilize.

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