• Each player sacrifices a creature token of their choice.
• Each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
• Each player sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.
Gaius is a mono-black value engine built around repeatable edicts: blink or recast him to force every opponent to sacrifice creatures, tokens, or enchantments, grinding their boards down while you keep yours intact. You develop a midrange/aristocrats shell, leverage death triggers and recursion, then close with a few resilient threats or a sacrifice-fueled drain.
Repeatable group edicts strip opponents of key creatures, tokens, or even enchantment-based threats and pillowforts
Edicts dodge protection, evasion, and ward, answering hexproof commanders and indestructible bombs
Mono-black gives access to premium tutors, ramp, and recursion to reuse the ETB
Flexible mode choice lets you adapt to whatever board state is most threatening
Edicts hit you too, so you need expendable fodder or you'll lose your own creatures
Single-color means no access to flash answers, counters, or efficient board wipes outside black
Opponents with go-wide token armies blunt the 'sacrifice a token' mode
Without blink or recursion, the effect is one-and-done and easily outvalued by raw card advantage
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
