This can be a double edged-sword since protection from everything means your own spells and abilities can no longer target your Commander as well, but the risk is well worth it to keep your Commander in play
In a Pirate shell youre able to attack without fear into large creatures and make blocking very difficult for the opponent, because having a Dire Fleet Poisoner to flash in and allow your Pirate to trade with a Bristling Hydra, for example, is incredibly valuable
Provided it lasts long enough, or you drop it late enough, it can seriously accelerate your game plan
Instead, the majority of foretell spells at least the Constructed-playable ones seem to be effects were used to in reactive, controlling decks
Theyre mostly in blue and green , though they dip into black and red
Theres a combo build here with Forsaken Miner and Phyrexian Altar or Warren Soultrader , or you can just flip him over to his One-Winged Angel side and go to town sacrificing tokens and other fodder to draw tons of cards