The deck starts by casting a number of efficiently costed creatures with strong secondary abilities including Malcolm (loot/draw effects), Breeches (create treasure/unblockable/draw effect), Staunch Crewmate (draw effects), Captain Storm (+1/+1 counters), and many more
While some might never see play, others become must-have staples in competitive decks
The game design is like the frame of a house, and it just needs to support a beautiful roof and wonderful walls and this furniture
When gold cards were first introduced, not only were many of them not particularly strong, but they had a unique restriction all their own, because these cards weren't just special
Paying six mana to give all of your creatures what is essentially double lifelink and flying is a way to either end a game on the spot, or make it nigh impossible for your opponents to outrace you
Stitch is still carefree and draws cards if his friends can come out to play