4 Edric, Spymaster Of Trest While Edric makes a pretty good commander, he is oftentimes a better inclusion in your group hug deck
This unassuming common can make gobs and gobs of mana, and deserves its slot
Because of the newness of the format, it's really difficult to learn much from these bannings, and things are further complicated by the fact that in the early years of the format, Wizards used a restricted list (much like we have in Vintage today, where you can only play one copy of a restricted card in a deck) alongside the banned list, and while many cards were restricted in the early years (Balance, Fork, Zuran Orb, Black Vise, Land Tax, Hymn to Tourach, and Strip Mine), only two were outright banned
As many pirates have either flying or menace, this should not be a difficult endeavor, provided you can establish a board state
This card feels strong, but in practice I think itll be very fiddly to make work exactly how you want it to