In the Pale Moonlight

A five-mana edict with delayed value is too slow for most lists; it is only a plausible test card if a sacrifice shell makes chapter III efficient.

Could be wrong if A dense TRK sacrifice shell or a slower post-release Standard could make its delayed fodder package a real maindeck plan.

Pioneer asks more of five mana than a single edict and delayed tokens. Existing black midrange tools are substantially more immediate and efficient.

Could be wrong if An established sacrifice engine could value the artifact-or-creature sacrifice and two bodies more than current context suggests.

Its chapter-I effect is far below Modern rate, while the Clue and token chapters are too delayed to justify five mana outside an unsupported synergy deck.

Could be wrong if A previously unknown artifact or creature-sacrifice combo could make the Saga's third chapter relevant.

Five mana for a sorcery-speed edict and staged board value is exceptionally slow in Legacy, with no supplied shell that exploits the Saga timing.

Could be wrong if Fast mana or a recursion shell might exploit the first chapter, though no credible supporting package is supplied.

Each-opponent nontoken edict scales well in multiplayer, and aristocrats decks can turn chapter III into fodder, but five mana and delay constrain it.

Could be wrong if Optimized tables may be too fast, or opponents may have expendable nontoken creatures that blunt the edict.

An immediate nontoken edict followed by a Clue and potential two 2/2s is a strong uncommon attrition package; sacrifice synergy improves it further.

Could be wrong if Set speed, removal density, and sacrifice support are unknown; token-heavy decks can also make the edict less reliable.