I would avoid it altogether or restrict it to being destroyed by battle, since that makes it difficult to trigger
this is a Vintage-only power-level card that you not only get to use, but use to the fullest, as this deck uses all five different colors of mana (admittedly, white only very rarely), and having access to Mox Opal and Glimmervoid, which happens to be the best land in Modern when you can use it, allows this deck to play a large number of powerful colorless lands, a low land count, and reliably cast whatever it wants
Raven's Run Dragoon: Limited
[9] Black & White : Square with 2 black and 2 white blocks Number of cards: 115 Release date: April 25, 2011 Abbreviation: BW B & W: Emerging Powers : Diamond symbol thats split through the middle Number of cards: 98 Release date: August 31, 2011 Abbreviation: EPO B & W: Noble Victories : Curved V symbol Number of cards: 102 Release date: November 16, 2011 Abbreviation: NVI B & W: Next Destinies : A large hexagon with 2 smaller hexagons on the left and right sides
While giving the opponent a Monster may seem bad, getting rid of a powerful Monster for a more simple one with no real effect is a fantastic trade-off
Then at the beginning of your combat you can return, for free, a Pirate from your graveyard to the battlefield but you'll put a finality counter on it so if it would die, it gets exiled