Gideon, the Oathsworn
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White. Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
War of the Spark #265 · Illustrated by Kieran Yanner
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Oracle text
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
Format legality
The only printing of Gideon, the Oathsworn
| Printing | Rarity | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 War of the Spark war #265· 2019mythic· Cardmarket €0.86 foil | mythic | $0.85 | €0.86 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #17,845 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the War of the Spark card (#265).
265 · WAR · M · EN
- 265Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- WARSet code for War of the Spark
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
- ★Foil. On foil cards a star replaces the dot between the set code and the language code.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (7)
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
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
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
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.
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
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
If Gideon becomes a creature the same turn he enters the battlefield, you can't attack with him or use any of his
abilities (if he gains any).
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