---
name: "Gaius van Baelsar"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "447"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nino Is"
oracle_id: "86d2a45a-e452-4241-8ab4-28a2bb808ffa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gaius-van-baelsar-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gaius van Baelsar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
When Gaius van Baelsar enters, choose one —
• 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Demon's Disciple](/printing/demons-disciple-j22.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Merciless Executioner](/printing/merciless-executioner-hoc.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
3. [Sheoldred's Edict](/printing/sheoldreds-edict-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Angrath's Rampage](/printing/angraths-rampage-war.md) — Sorcery
5. [Innocent Blood](/printing/innocent-blood-ema.md) — Sorcery
6. [Accursed Marauder](/printing/accursed-marauder-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #447
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nino Is
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`