It is realy hard to make good combos. For ppls who never did it before it can took 1 day and still can be without success.
There is
link with good explanation about muligans and combos
If someone experienced mate can create basic combos like:
axe + dread corsair / axe + bloodsail raider / any weapon + Bloodsail Cultist / any weapon + Southsea Deckhand
for first turn: coin+ axe / coin + 2x Small Time Buccaneer / coin + Nzoth's First Mate + Small Time Buccaneer