Both Jodah, the Unifier's triggered ability and the spell cast with that ability resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger, even if the original spell was countered in response
My favorite card in this regard is Reconstruct History (the Boros Harmonize)
Daring Piracy helps during combat by giving you Pirate tokens with both menace and haste, and your Dire Fleet Captain will appreciate that
It's the showcase, surge foil version, that is worth a fair amount of money
However, like a jihad, a crusade has a second meaning: "to lead or take part in an energetic and organized campaign concerning a social, political, or religious issue." In this sense, Crusade like Jihad has an entire definition removing it from the violence of the Middle Ages
Any creature like Zealous Conscripts will allow you to make infinite creatures, Combat Celebrant does the same while also giving you infinite combat steps, and you can create a game-winning combo with it, Thornbite Staff, and Ashnod's Altar