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Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate · 2UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Admiral Brass enters, mill four cards.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may return target Pirate creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. It has base power and toughness 4/4. It gains haste until end of turn. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Comes in the precon Ahoy Mateys
Average lands in decks for Admiral Brass, Unsinkable: 36
PiratesTreasureReanimatorAggroTheftGraveyardDiscardMill
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed57
- Interaction37
- Resilience69
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Island, 2 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Coercive Recruiter · Hostage Taker · Port Razer · Corsair Captain · Skeleton Crew · Admiral Beckett Brass · Gemcutter Buccaneer · Siren Stormtamer · Captain Lannery Storm · Ramirez DePietro, Pillager · Angrath's Marauders · Merchant Raiders · Faithless Looting · Zara, Renegade Recruiter · The Indomitable · Breeches, Brazen Plunderer · Warkite Marauder · Francisco, Fowl Marauder · Breeches, Eager Pillager · Blasphemous Act · Broadside Bombardiers · Herald's Horn · Black Market Connections · Dire Fleet Daredevil · Izzet Signet · Amphin Mutineer · Chaos Warp · Pitiless Plunderer · Shared Animosity · Dimir Signet · Forerunner of the Coalition · Timestream Navigator · Rakdos Signet · Enterprising Scallywag · Prismari Command · Bident of Thassa · Feed the Swarm · Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel · Windfall · Rakdos Charm · Blood Money · Storm Fleet Negotiator · Vanquisher's Banner · Captivating Crew · Fathom Fleet Captain · Kitesail Larcenist · Mary Read and Anne Bonny · Lethal Scheme · Kari Zev, Skyship Raider · Distant Melody · Spectral Sailor · Dire Fleet Ravager · Evacuation · The Grim Captain's Locker · Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider · Arm-Mounted Anchor · Icon of Ancestry · Kindred Discovery · Glint-Horn Buccaneer · Commander's Sphere · Command Tower · Path of Ancestry · Sulfur Falls · Exotic Orchard · Crumbling Necropolis · Secluded Courtyard · Unclaimed Territory · Sunken Hollow · Smoldering Marsh · Rogue's Passage · Choked Estuary · Desolate Lighthouse · Frostboil Snarl · Foreboding Ruins · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Nephalia Drownyard · Evolving Wilds · Port of Karfell · Terramorphic Expanse · Thriving Isle · Nesting Grounds · Thriving Bluff · Thriving Moor · Watery Grave · Drowned Catacomb · Steam Vents
🃏 Recommended cards for Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Admiral Brass, Unsinkable, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator | 93% | +88% |
| Skeleton Crew | 87% | +85% |
| Port Razer | 89% | +84% |
| Coercive Recruiter | 89% | +84% |
| Corsair Captain | 87% | +83% |
| Admiral Beckett Brass | 85% | +81% |
| Hostage Taker | 89% | +81% |
| Gemcutter Buccaneer | 83% | +79% |
| Angrath's Marauders | 80% | +78% |
| Merchant Raiders | 80% | +77% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 83% | +77% |
| Captain Lannery Storm | 81% | +77% |
| Ramirez DePietro, Pillager | 81% | +75% |
| Warkite Marauder | 72% | +69% |
| Zara, Renegade Recruiter | 75% | +69% |
| The Indomitable | 74% | +69% |
| Breeches, Brazen Plunderer | 73% | +69% |
| Francisco, Fowl Marauder | 71% | +68% |
| Secluded Courtyard | 73% | +66% |
| Unclaimed Territory | 72% | +66% |
| Broadside Bombardiers | 67% | +65% |
| Breeches, Eager Pillager | 69% | +64% |
| Dire Fleet Daredevil | 64% | +61% |
| Amphin Mutineer | 63% | +61% |
💰 The best cards for your Admiral Brass, Unsinkable deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
- Skeleton Crew
- Port Razer
- Coercive Recruiter
- Corsair Captain
- Admiral Beckett Brass
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Indomitable
- Broadside Bombardiers
- Herald's Horn
- Shared Animosity
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Black Market Connections
- Pirated Copy
- Revel in Riches
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Glint-Horn Buccaneer → Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Admiral Brass, Unsinkable's color identity?
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Admiral Brass, Unsinkable come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Admiral Brass, Unsinkable deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Admiral Brass, Unsinkable deck run?
Real Admiral Brass, Unsinkable decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Admiral Brass, Unsinkable?
The three highest-synergy cards are Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Skeleton Crew, Port Razer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Admiral Brass, Unsinkable decks.
What combos does Admiral Brass, Unsinkable have?
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Admiral Brass, Unsinkable deck cost?
You can start cheap: Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Skeleton Crew, Port Razer are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.