Having Dictate of Erebos around means the opponent is sacrificing just as many creatures, and the opponent probably can't keep up for long
This basically allows you to play a bunch of Lands and then board wipe on purpose to finish off everyone and everything around you, and its just a blast to do
When everything goes right, playing this deck can be a tonne of fun but its unreliable at best and the worst performing of the Set 1 Starter Decks
Not only does the enchantment make a great impression through its drain-on-death ability, but when it enters play, it makes a creature token so that the ability has something to work with right away
In many ways, this card calls back to Mother of Runes or Giver of Runes, giving access to a useful effect in both Standard and Pioneer
There are three versions of the card that appear in the set