Stealing key spells off the top of opponent libraries while generating endless Treasure tokens every combat phase turns Izzet Pirates into an unstoppable tempo-combo force. On Moxfield’s high-power and cEDH charts, pairing Breeches, Brazen Plunderer with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator represents the undisputed gold standard for Pirate tribal architecture.
As a 3/3 Goblin Pirate legend with Menace costing four mana (), Breeches triggers whenever one or more Pirates you control deal combat damage to an opponent, exiling the top card of their library for you to play using mana of any color. Partnered with Malcolm (), who creates Treasure tokens whenever Pirates deal damage to opponents, every evasive swing fuels both your mana pool and your card draw while stripping resources directly from your opponents.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Breeches & Malcolm list, detailing how to turn evasive Pirate attacks into fast mana, stolen spells, and instant combo victories.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Breeches & Malcolm requires cheap evasive Pirates, instant-speed interaction, Treasure-doubling synergy, and compact 1-card combo lines.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Cast Turn 1/2 evasive Pirates like Siren Stormtamer, Spectral Sailor, or fast mana rocks like Sol Ring.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Deploy Malcolm followed by Breeches (), swinging with evasive Pirates to generate 3 Treasures and exile 3 cards off opponent libraries every combat step.
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Late Game (Turns 5+): Assemble the instant win condition with Glint-Horn Buccaneer (discarding cards on attack to deal non-combat damage, triggering Malcolm to create infinite Treasures and deal infinite table-wide damage).
2. Moxfield Highlights: Pirate Combo & Theft Engines
The highest-rated community lists on Moxfield optimize Breeches by packing efficient Pirate utility that triggers both partners simultaneously.
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
The primary 1-card combo finisher. Activating Glint-Horn Buccaneer’s attack ability to discard a card deals 1 damage to each opponent. Since Glint-Horn is a Pirate, Malcolm creates 3 Treasures, giving you the exact mana needed to repeat the process until the entire table is eliminated.
Coercive Recruiter / Corsair Captain
Pirate board control and pumps. Coercive Recruiter steals opposing creatures and turns them into Pirates whenever a Pirate enters, clearing blocks so Breeches can exile more opponent cards.
Kediss, Emberclaw Scourge
Multi-opponent damage multiplier. Kediss causes your commander’s combat damage to hit all other opponents, triggering Malcolm to generate 3 Treasures and Breeches to exile 3 cards from a single attack.
Fierce Guardianship / Force of Will
Izzet counter-magic suite. Protecting Malcolm and Breeches with zero-cost spells guarantees your Treasure and theft engines run uninterrupted.
3. Copy & Paste Breeches & Malcolm 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 2 Partner Commanders and 98 mainboard cards, calibrated perfectly for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
1 Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Arcane Signet
1 Arid Mesa
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Brainstorm
1 Broadside Bombardiers
1 Chrome Mox
1 City of Brass
1 Coercive Recruiter
1 Command Tower
1 Corsair Captain
1 Counterspell
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Deflecting Swat
1 Delay
1 Departure of the Loyal
1 Dispel
1 Dockside Extortionist
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Fabled Passage
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Fierce Guardianship
1 Flusterstorm
1 Force of Negation
1 Force of Will
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer
1 Imperial Recruiter
1 Jeska's Will
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Kediss, Emberclaw Scourge
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
1 Marsh Flats
1 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Misdirection
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Mystic Remora
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Otawara, Soaring City
1 Pact of Negation
1 Phantasmal Image
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Pyroblast
1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Rhystic Study
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Siren Stormtamer
1 Sol Ring
1 Spectral Sailor
1 Steam Vents
1 Strike It Rich
1 Submerge
1 Swan Song
1 Taiga
1 Talisman of Creativity
1 Thassa's Oracle
1 Time Warp
1 Training Center
1 Trickery
1 Twinflame
1 Volcanic Island
1 Warkite Marauder
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Wheel of Misfortune
1 Windfall
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Worldly Tutor
10 Island
8 Mountain
Summary: Plunder the High Seas
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Breeches, Brazen Plunderer paired with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator because they convert evasive Pirate combat into non-stop Treasure generation and opponent library theft. By combining aggressive tempo plays with single-card combo lines, you conquer any pod. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, set sail, and dominate your next Commander pod.
