Flinging a 1/1 Deathtouch is a terrible play, but having one Self-Destruct can take out the biggest threat on the board
It's a low opportunity cost card that can help sink excess mana into a great static effect, with level three offering an alternate win condition in the same vein as Young Pyromancer without the same level of investment or vulnerability to common removal spells
It eats away at opposing graveyards early, you can crack it to handle more fearsome threats at instant speed, and it replaces itself
1 CARD VIEW OP12-112 | R | CHARACTER Baby 5 Attribute Special Block icon 3 Trigger [Trigger] If your Leader is multicolored, draw 2 cards
Altered Ego is an uncounterable clone, so whether youre copying an opponents creature or working towards a Biovisionary victory, itll be extra resilient
The good news about pirates being one of the smaller creature types means Wizards of the Coast pretty much put most of the best ones in here