Ictus - Action: Once each round, choose an opponent that is adjacent to you. If the total initiative of your support cards in play is greater than the chosen opponent's, and you have less life than that warrior, deal 2 damage to them.
At the end of the gladius' evolution, the sword lost its curves, shortened its tip, and lengthened its blade. By the 3rd century AD, the spatha had replaced it as the sword of the Roman legions.