This potent pair of partner commanders is, in my opinion, the superior option for pirate-based theft
You actually get more value running it in Pioneer, Historic, or other formats that allow up to four copies of a valid card in the deck
Leading up to Grand Prix Vancouver, I was watching Todd Stevens stream his Eldrazi Tron deck
Gone are the days people would run commanders just because they were the colours they wanted access to Card advantage every top commander provides card advantage in some way, whether its literally drawing cards, card selection via scrying or similar, bringing cards back from the graveyard, tutoring, or even producing permanents such as tokens
Swordwise Centaur doesnt steer as far from myth as the freewheeling Riptide Chimera: shes a gender-swapped version of an existing character from ancient stories