Gideon, the Oathsworn
- Mana cost
- {4}{W}{W}
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
- Loyalty
- 4
- Set
- War of the Spark #265 (mythic)
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.
Gideon, the Oathsworn has 1 printing, first in War of the Spark (2019). EDHREC ranks it #17,913 among Commander cards. It appears most in Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged decks (651 on EDHREC). It has 7 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Gideon, the Oathsworn most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged: 651 decks
- Djeru, With Eyes Open: 103 decks
- Worzel, the Protector: 92 decks
- Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder: 43 decks
- Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion: 11 decks
- Tomik, Orzhov Lawmage: 7 decks
- Silver Sable, Mercenary Leader: 3 decks
- Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign: 2 decks
Often played with Gideon, the Oathsworn
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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).
- : If Gideon has 9 loyalty as you activate his last ability, he'll be put into your graveyard and won't be exiled.
- : A non-Gideon creature is a creature that isn't also a Gideon planeswalker. For example, Gideon's Company is a non-Gideon creature.
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : 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).