There are a multitude of strong playlines to consider here
Most notably, Sisay's activated ability can be used if you pay one mana of each color, tutoring for a legendary permanent with a mana value less than Sisay's power, putting that card directly into play
It marked a sign of things to come, where Type II players, cringed as they looked through future core set spoiler lists, trying to determine if their deck themes and concept cards would still exist in tournament play
We knew that meant it needed to have a large artifact theme
To cast Kozilek, the Great Distortion you must use two colorless mana - either from creatures that supply it or by having Wastes in your deck
While I won't promise there isn't coy wordplay ahead, I can say there's far more to making the most of Pirates than the stale references you've seen elsewhere