Blue is the most common pairing for the preliminary Pirate decks, given that one-drop Siren Stormtamer serves as an excellent way to push damage through (thanks for Fell Flagship and flying), turn on raid, and protect critical Pirates (like a Kitesail Freebooter keeping Settle the Wreckage locked away mid-combat)
If a creature you control has a mana ability with in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs
$3.63 On the Trail Similar effect Whenever you draw your second card each turn, you may put a land card from your hand onto the bat
It also has a cool dice component (yes, luck-based)
Exile target card from a graveyard
My tuning experience is with a saxophone, so Im going to continue