Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

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Legalities

    Commander Legal
    Duel Legal
    Legacy Legal
    Modern Legal
    Oathbreaker Legal
    Pioneer Legal
    Vintage Legal
Artist Eric Deschamps
Card Type Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
Card Set Battle for Zendikar Promos
Rarity   Mythic  
Mana Cost    
Loyalty   4
Is Promo? Yes
Has Foil? Yes
Online Only? No
Frame Version 2015
Border Color Black
Card Number 29s
Oversized? No
Joke Card? No
Reprint? No
In Starter? Yes
Time Shifted? No
Subtypes Gideon
Supertypes Legendary
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Card Text

[+1]: Until end of turn, Gideon, Ally of Zendikar becomes a 5/5 Human Soldier Ally creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
[0]: Create a 2/2 white Knight Ally creature token.
[−4]: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1."

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Contained In The Following Sets


Card Rulings

2015-08-25

Gideon’s first ability causes him to become a creature with the creature types Human, Soldier, and Ally. 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 Human, Soldier, and Ally are just creature types (not planeswalker types).

2015-08-25

Gideon’s first ability doesn’t count as a creature entering the battlefield. Gideon was already on the battlefield; he only changed his types. Specifically, your rally abilities won’t trigger. (Of course, Gideon’s second ability will cause rally abilities to trigger.)

2015-08-25

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).

2015-08-25

If damage that can’t be prevented is dealt to Gideon after his first 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 has indestructible, if Gideon has no loyalty counters on him, he’s put into his owner’s graveyard.