His entire game plan revolves around aggressive Earthbending and forcing combat
Pawpsicles secondary healing tends to get used less though does come in handy
Everything from what cards you can include due to mana costs to deck construction to play is about mana
Sacrificing merfolk to prevent board wipes or removal spells from hitting key targets is well worth the investment
Flying and menace make it hard to block, and if you roll 10 or higher, it draws you a card
If another creature enters the battlefield as or becomes a copy of Pirated Copy, it will copy whatever Pirated Copy is copying, be a Pirate in addition to its other types, and have "Whenever this creature or another creature with the same name deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card." If Pirated Copy doesn't enter the battlefield as a creature (such as by copying an artifact or land that became a creature), it doesn't become a Pirate, though it still has the granted triggered ability