Although they arent pirates, they certainly tie-in with the seafaring theme of the set, and show that the Azurite Sea isnt just about piratry its about great adventures on the wide open seas
Gaining Hexproof is also super-relevant, as it turns off direct damage effects, discard effects, and a lot of graveyard hate all in one swoop
#3 Voja, Jaws of the Conclave Voja is one hell of a card, and the newest elf(ish) Commander to make the list
Flying and haste are some of the best keywords in casual EDH these days
In general, this deck doesnt need to win the game as soon as possible - you can and will win long games, even against control decks
It also allows players to attach a Grass energy from the hand to any Pokmon on the board and heal 30 damage from the Pokmon that energy is attached to