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Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier · 2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Decimate — When Legate Lanius enters, each opponent sacrifices a tenth of the creatures they control of their choice, rounded up.
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Legate Lanius.
Reference price of the card: €0.22
Comes in the precon Hail, Caesar
Average lands in decks for Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace: 35
SacrificeAristocrats+1/+1 CountersVoltronAggroHatebearsTokensArtifacts
Build your Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed57
- Interaction100
- Resilience77
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 9 Swamp, 2 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Mayhem Devil · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Morbid Opportunist · Plaguecrafter · Fleshbag Marauder · Sheoldred's Edict · Accursed Marauder · Demon's Disciple · Wasteland Raider · Archfiend of Depravity · Mire in Misery · Rakdos Signet · Merciless Executioner · Soul Shatter · Rakdos, Patron of Chaos · Grave Pact · Talisman of Indulgence · Blood Artist · Swiftfoot Boots · Butcher of Malakir · Innocent Blood · Make an Example · Mogis, God of Slaughter · Vona's Hunger · Black Market · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Gravelighter · Dictate of Erebos · Fatal Grudge · Liliana's Triumph · Dark Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Pitiless Plunderer · Myrkul's Edict · Lagomos, Hand of Hatred · Rakdos Charm · Angrath's Rampage · Solemn Simulacrum · Phyrexian Arena · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Nazgûl Battle-Mace · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Chaos Warp · Rite of the Raging Storm · Blasphemous Edict · Extract a Confession · Mind Stone · Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa · Night's Whisper · Hellish Rebuke · Lightning Greaves · Reassembling Skeleton · Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher · Clackbridge Troll · Flare of Malice · Blasphemous Act · Chain Devil · Juri, Master of the Revue · Eternal Thirst · Rush of Dread · Sign in Blood · Command Tower · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Tainted Peak · Rogue's Passage · Shadowblood Ridge · Temple of Malice · Foreboding Ruins · Rakdos Carnarium · Bojuka Bog · Blood Crypt · Haunted Ridge · Myriad Landscape · Evolving Wilds · Luxury Suite · Sulfurous Springs · Canyon Slough · Exotic Orchard · Terramorphic Expanse · Blazemire Verge · Graven Cairns · Cabal Coffers · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Path of Ancestry
🃏 Recommended cards for Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Plaguecrafter | 71% | +67% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 68% | +65% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 68% | +65% |
| Accursed Marauder | 67% | +61% |
| Demon's Disciple | 62% | +61% |
| Wasteland Raider | 61% | +61% |
| Mire in Misery | 59% | +59% |
| Mahadi, Emporium Master | 71% | +58% |
| Merciless Executioner | 58% | +57% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 71% | +56% |
| Archfiend of Depravity | 59% | +55% |
| Soul Shatter | 57% | +53% |
| Make an Example | 51% | +51% |
| Innocent Blood | 51% | +50% |
| Grave Pact | 53% | +50% |
| Rakdos, Patron of Chaos | 55% | +49% |
| Mayhem Devil | 72% | +48% |
| Vona's Hunger | 49% | +48% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 51% | +47% |
| Gravelighter | 43% | +43% |
| Tarrian's Soulcleaver | 45% | +42% |
| Liliana's Triumph | 41% | +41% |
| Black Market | 45% | +41% |
| Fatal Grudge | 42% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Plaguecrafter
- Sheoldred's Edict
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Accursed Marauder
- Demon's Disciple
- Wasteland Raider
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Soul Shatter
- Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
- Vona's Hunger
- Black Market
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Make an Example
- Grave Pact
- Dictate of Erebos
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Gisa's Favorite Shovel
- Cabal Coffers
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace's color identity?
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 36 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace deck run?
Real Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace?
The three highest-synergy cards are Plaguecrafter, Sheoldred's Edict, Fleshbag Marauder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace decks.
What combos does Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace have?
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace deck cost?
You can start cheap: Plaguecrafter, Sheoldred's Edict, Fleshbag Marauder are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.