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Gideon, Ally of Zendikar PBFZ

Other printings of "Gideon, Ally of Zendikar": PLST #BFZ-29 PRCQ #1 PIO #14 BFZ #29 PBFZ #29s PS16 #29

Card

id64475
artistEric Deschamps
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitypaper
boosterTypes
borderColorblack
colorIdentityW
colorIndicator
colorsW
defense
duelDeck
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edhrecSaltiness0.6
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isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo1
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills{'brawl': False, 'commander': False, 'oathbreaker': True}
life
loyalty4
manaCost{2}{W}{W}
manaValue4
nameGideon, Ally of Zendikar
number29s
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText
otherFaceIds
power
printingsBFZ, PBFZ, PIO, PLST, PRCQ, PS16
promoTypessetpromo, prerelease, datestamped
raritymythic
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodePBFZ
side
signature
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subsets
subtypesGideon
supertypesLegendary
text[+1]: Until end of turn, Gideon 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."
toughness
typeLegendary Planeswalker — Gideon
typesPlaneswalker
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variations
watermark
setNameBattle for Zendikar Promos

Identifiers

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Legalities

id64475
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
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vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2015-08-25Gideon'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).
2015-08-25Gideon'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.)
2015-08-25If 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).
2015-08-25If 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.

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