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Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Ramirez DePietro, Pillager is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Ramirez DePietro enters, you lose 2 life and create two Treasure tokens.
Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal combat damage to a player, exile the top card of that player's library. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Reference price of the card: €0.15
Comes in the precon Ahoy Mateys
Average lands in decks for Ramirez DePietro, Pillager: 36
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Build your Ramirez DePietro, Pillager deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ramirez DePietro, Pillager 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ramirez DePietro, Pillager deck starts over 4,000 games
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: B+ (76/100)
- Consistency37
- Speed60
- Interaction95
- Resilience79
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (20 nonbasic, 11 Island, 5 Swamp)
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · Hostage Taker · Corsair Captain · Siren Stormtamer · Arcane Signet · Forerunner of the Coalition · Sol Ring · Spectral Sailor · Warkite Marauder · Departed Deckhand · Fathom Fleet Captain · Merchant Raiders · March of the Drowned · Francisco, Fowl Marauder · Changeling Outcast · Siren's Ruse · Coastal Piracy · Kitesail Freebooter · Pitiless Plunderer · The Indomitable · Blood Money · Deadeye Plunderers · Dimir Signet · Dire Fleet Poisoner · Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel · Kitesail Larcenist · Slippery Scoundrel · Azure Fleet Admiral · Counterspell · Deadeye Brawler · Fellwar Stone · Revel in Riches · Deadly Dispute · Chart a Course · Greedy Freebooter · Pirate's Prize · Spell Swindle · Walk the Plank · Spyglass Siren · Staunch Crewmate · Talisman of Dominance · Lookout's Dispersal · Bident of Thassa · Hornswoggle · Treasure Map // Treasure Cove · Amphin Mutineer · Prying Blade · Sailor of Means · Zephyr Singer · Black Market Connections · Timestream Navigator · Daring Saboteur · Ghost of Ramirez DePietro · Goldvein Pick · Prosperous Pirates · Crafty Cutpurse · Feed the Swarm · Ruthless Knave · Negate · Pirated Copy · Skeleton Crew · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Double Down · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Path of Ancestry · Exotic Orchard · Choked Estuary · Tainted Isle · Rogue's Passage · Watery Grave · Shipwreck Marsh · Dimir Aqueduct · Bojuka Bog · Underground River · Darkwater Catacombs · Reliquary Tower · Morphic Pool · Temple of Deceit · Treasure Vault · Unclaimed Territory · Polluted Delta
🃏 Recommended cards for Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ramirez DePietro, Pillager, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator | 83% | +83% |
| Hostage Taker | 80% | +76% |
| Corsair Captain | 74% | +74% |
| Forerunner of the Coalition | 72% | +71% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 73% | +68% |
| Warkite Marauder | 67% | +66% |
| Spectral Sailor | 69% | +63% |
| Fathom Fleet Captain | 63% | +62% |
| Merchant Raiders | 63% | +62% |
| Departed Deckhand | 63% | +62% |
| March of the Drowned | 58% | +58% |
| Francisco, Fowl Marauder | 56% | +56% |
| Siren's Ruse | 53% | +52% |
| Kitesail Freebooter | 51% | +50% |
| The Indomitable | 51% | +50% |
| Deadeye Plunderers | 50% | +50% |
| Dire Fleet Poisoner | 50% | +50% |
| Coastal Piracy | 52% | +49% |
| Kitesail Larcenist | 49% | +48% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 51% | +48% |
| Blood Money | 50% | +48% |
| Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel | 50% | +48% |
| Slippery Scoundrel | 46% | +45% |
| Azure Fleet Admiral | 45% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Ramirez DePietro, Pillager 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
- Hostage Taker
- Corsair Captain
- Forerunner of the Coalition
- Siren Stormtamer
- Warkite Marauder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Indomitable
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Blood Money
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Back in Town
- Cover of Darkness
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Revel in Riches
- Pirated Copy
- Grim Hireling
- Black Market Connections
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ramirez DePietro, Pillager
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ramirez DePietro, Pillager's color identity?
Ramirez DePietro, Pillager is Dimir (black 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 Ramirez DePietro, Pillager come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ramirez DePietro, Pillager deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 13 % of the time and floods 27 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a Ramirez DePietro, Pillager deck run?
Real Ramirez DePietro, Pillager 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 Ramirez DePietro, Pillager?
The three highest-synergy cards are Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Hostage Taker, Corsair Captain. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ramirez DePietro, Pillager decks.
What combos does Ramirez DePietro, Pillager have?
Ramirez DePietro, Pillager 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 Ramirez DePietro, Pillager deck cost?
You can start cheap: Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, Hostage Taker, Corsair Captain 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.