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Ramirez DePietro
Legendary Creature — Human Pirate · 3UBB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Ramirez DePietro is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike
Reference price of the card: €3.87
Average lands in decks for Ramirez DePietro: 35
ControlPiratesTreasureAdventuresAurasBlinkBobbleheadsCounterspells
Build your Ramirez DePietro deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ramirez DePietro 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ramirez DePietro 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 (70/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed54
- Interaction83
- Resilience82
- Closing72
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 10 Island, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Hostage Taker · Arcane Denial · Treasure Cruise · Brainstorm · Coastal Piracy · Capsize · Mind Stone · Talisman of Dominance · Wayfarer's Bauble · Spectral Sailor · Azure Fleet Admiral · Black Market Connections · Feed the Swarm · Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · March of the Drowned · Negate · Pirate Ship · Rhystic Study · Siren Stormtamer · Warkite Marauder · Corsair Captain · Pirated Copy · Sailor of Means · Treasure Map // Treasure Cove · Chart a Course · Dark Ritual · Expedition Map · Forerunner of the Coalition · Opt · Pirate's Prize · Ramirez DePietro, Pillager · Spell Swindle · Deadeye Plunderers · Preordain · Commander's Sphere · Deadeye Tracker · Departed Deckhand · Fathom Fleet Captain · Ghostly Flicker · Kitesail Freebooter · Rishadan Cutpurse · Thought Vessel · Walk the Plank · Cloud Pirates · Cyclonic Rift · Dire Fleet Poisoner · Ghost of Ramirez DePietro · Kukemssa Pirates · Ponder · Revel in Riches · Blood Money · Crafty Cutpurse · Deadeye Brawler · Deadly Dispute · Fell Flagship · Fellwar Stone · High Tide · Merchant Raiders · Siren's Ruse · Slippery Scoundrel · Command Tower · Bojuka Bog · Sunken Hollow · Dimir Aqueduct · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Mystic Sanctuary · Shipwreck Marsh · Path of Ancestry · Evolving Wilds · Dismal Backwater · Morphic Pool · Rogue's Passage · Tainted Isle · Terramorphic Expanse · Underground River · Halimar Depths · Choked Estuary · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Underground Sea
🃏 Recommended cards for Ramirez DePietro
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ramirez DePietro, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Hostage Taker | 40% | +36% |
| Capsize | 32% | +32% |
| Treasure Cruise | 38% | +30% |
| Coastal Piracy | 34% | +30% |
| Pirate Ship | 28% | +28% |
| Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator | 28% | +27% |
| March of the Drowned | 28% | +27% |
| Azure Fleet Admiral | 28% | +27% |
| Warkite Marauder | 28% | +27% |
| Sailor of Means | 26% | +26% |
| Treasure Map | 26% | +26% |
| Pirated Copy | 26% | +26% |
| Corsair Captain | 26% | +26% |
| Pirate's Prize | 25% | +24% |
| Forerunner of the Coalition | 25% | +24% |
| Ramirez DePietro, Pillager | 25% | +24% |
| Spell Swindle | 25% | +24% |
| Spectral Sailor | 29% | +24% |
| Deadeye Plunderers | 23% | +23% |
| Expedition Map | 25% | +23% |
| Chart a Course | 25% | +23% |
| Siren Stormtamer | 28% | +22% |
| Rishadan Cutpurse | 22% | +22% |
| Fathom Fleet Captain | 22% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Ramirez DePietro 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.
- Hostage Taker
- Capsize
- Treasure Cruise
- Coastal Piracy
- Pirate Ship
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Blood Money
- Merchant Scroll
- The Indomitable
- Snuff Out
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Pirated Copy
- Revel in Riches
- Black Market Connections
- Piracy
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ramirez DePietro
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of lands you control
- High Tide + Archaeomancer + Snap → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Displace + Peregrine Drake + Archaeomancer → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Demonic Consultation + Jace, Wielder of Mysteries → Exile your library, Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ramirez DePietro's color identity?
Ramirez DePietro 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 come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ramirez DePietro deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Ramirez DePietro deck run?
Real Ramirez DePietro decks run 35 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?
The three highest-synergy cards are Hostage Taker, Capsize, Treasure Cruise. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ramirez DePietro decks.
What combos does Ramirez DePietro have?
Ramirez DePietro 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 deck cost?
You can start cheap: Hostage Taker, Capsize, Treasure Cruise 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.