Unfortunately, Scions & Spellcraft is one of the most unfocused precons in the set, and as a result, it could do with a good bit of chopping and changing
Steel keeps your opponents board clear while emeralds discard keeps their hand clear
A new co-op game called Illumineers Quest: Deep Trouble replaces the Gift Set in this release
If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creatures combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures its being blocked by or is blocking.) Give me a thousand such Warriors and I could change the world. Avram Garrisson, Leader of the Knights of Stromgald Illustrated by Mark Poole Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Not Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
They're usually best used at end of turn on the turn before you, that way you can respond to anything that happens, and if you happen to have mana left over before your turn, draw some cards
Almost every card is on board and ready to say 'aye aye' when it comes to this strategy and the swashbuckling theme