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Gideon, the Oathsworn

Gideon, the Oathsworn

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War of the Spark

#265 · EN · Mythic · 2019-05-03

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Gideon, the Oathsworn

{4}{W}{W}

Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

Whenever you attack with two or more non-Gideon creatures, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures. +2: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a 5/5 white Soldier creature that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn. (He can't attack if he was cast this turn.) −9: Exile Gideon and each creature your opponents control.

Loyalty: 4

Artist: Kieran Yanner

Color identity: W

Related cards: Gideon, the Oathsworn Gideon's Battle Cry

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MTGO: 0.02 tix

Data snapshot 2026-10-23. Not live offers.

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Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historiclegal
Timelesslegal
Gladiatorlegal
Pioneerlegal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Paupernot legal
Vintagelegal
Pennylegal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawllegal
Competitivebrawllegal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommandernot legal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Predhnot legal
Tlrnot legal
Rulings

2019-05-03 A non-Gideon creature is a creature that isn't also a Gideon planeswalker. For example, Gideon's Company is a non-Gideon creature.

2019-05-03 Any attacking Gideon creatures won't get a +1/+1 counter, but as long as two or more attacking creatures aren't Gideons, those attacking creatures each get a +1/+1 counter.

2019-05-03 Gideon's first loyalty ability causes him to become a creature with the creature type Soldier. He remains a planeswalker with the planeswalker type Gideon. (He also retains any other card types or subtypes he may have had.) Each subtype is correlated to the proper card type: planeswalker is only a type (not a creature type), and Soldier is just a creature type (not a planeswalker type).

2019-05-03 Gideon's first loyalty ability doesn't count as a creature entering the battlefield. Gideon was already on the battlefield; he only changed his types.

2019-05-03 If Gideon becomes a creature the same turn he enters the battlefield, you can't attack with him or use any of his {T} abilities (if he gains any).

2019-05-03 If Gideon has 9 loyalty as you activate his last ability, he'll be put into your graveyard and won't be exiled.

2019-05-03 If damage that can't be prevented is dealt to Gideon after his first loyalty ability has resolved, that damage will have all applicable results: specifically, the damage is marked on Gideon (since he's a creature) and that damage causes that many loyalty counters to be removed from him (since he's a planeswalker). Even though he's also a creature, if Gideon has no loyalty counters on him, he's put into his owner's graveyard.

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