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Gideon's Sacrifice

Gideon's Sacrifice

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War of the Spark

#14 · EN · Common · 2019-05-03

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Gideon's Sacrifice

{W}

Instant

Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).

Artist: Chris Rallis

Color identity: W

Reference prices

Reference prices by finish and currency
FinishUSDEUR
Nonfoil$0.19€0.16
Foil$1.22€0.90

MTGO: 0.03 tix

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

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Editions & versions

3 printings across 3 editions. Choose a printing to view its artwork and details.

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Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historiclegal
Timelesslegal
Gladiatorlegal
Pioneerlegal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Pauperlegal
Vintagelegal
Pennynot legal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawllegal
Competitivebrawllegal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommanderlegal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Predhnot legal
Tlrlegal
Rulings

2019-05-03 Gideon's Sacrifice doesn't change the source of the damage or whether the damage is combat damage.

2019-05-03 Gideon's Sacrifice has no effect on damage already dealt earlier in the turn.

2019-05-03 If the chosen creature or planeswalker isn't on the battlefield or isn't a creature or planeswalker at the time damage would be dealt, the damage won't be redirected.

2019-05-03 If you cast more than one Gideon's Sacrifice in one turn, all damage that would be dealt at once to you and/or permanents you control is dealt to one of the chosen permanents of your choice. It's not dealt to all of them, and you can't split the damage between them. The next time damage would be dealt to you, you may choose a different one of those permanents to be dealt that damage.

2019-05-03 If you control no creatures or planeswalkers as Gideon's Sacrifice resolves, nothing happens. The damage redirection effect won't be able to be applied to any damage events.

2019-05-03 More damage can be redirected to the chosen creature than it has toughness or to the chosen planeswalker than it has loyalty, as long as that damage is all dealt at once (like combat damage is) or is all dealt while a single spell or ability is resolving.

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