Another potent mechanic pirate cards often dabble in (seriously, pick a sea-lane) is draw-discard or as you move from the blue towards the red/black part of their color pie, payoffs for discarding more generally
It can function as a fog, a huge damage swing, or both, depending on how you cast it
In the article announcing the banning, Wizards suggested that it was willing to see if players would tolerate a "skill-testing, one-deck metagame." As such, it seems that a deck being 75% of the format doesn't automatically necessitate a banning
Equipment with mana value 3 or greater attached to an exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield
Sorcery Ral, Storm Conduit Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, Ral deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker