Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}

How we read this card

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.

activated +1 — turns something into a creature

activated +1 —

Create a 2/2 white Knight Ally creature token.

activated 0 — makes a token

You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1."

activated −4 — gets an emblem

Causes: damage is prevented, create an Ally creature token, create a Knight creature token, put an Ally creature token onto the battlefield, put a Knight creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an Ally enters the battlefield — 285 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When an Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar:

  1. Turntimber Ranger — makes a token
  2. Grovetender Druids — makes a token
  3. Halimar Excavator — mills a card
  4. Kalastria Healer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. South Pole Voyager — gains you 1 life
  6. Ondu Cleric — gains you life
  7. Tuktuk Grunts — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Sokka and Suki — triggers
  9. Tuktuk Scrapper — kills an artifact an opponent controls
  10. Bala Ged Thief — triggers

35 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Gideon, Ally of Zendikar an extra ability
  2. Deification — Deification gives Gideon, Ally of Zendikar hexproof

310 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When Gideon, Ally of Zendikar is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Gideon, Ally of Zendikar enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, Cloudstone Curio triggers

damage is prevented — 568 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When Gideon, Ally of Zendikar has damage prevented:

  1. Phyrexian Vindicator — deals that much damage
  2. Selfless Squire — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. New Way Forward — deals that much damage
  4. Samite Ministration — gains you that much life
  5. Judgment of Alexander — deals its power damage

a Knight enters the battlefield — 592 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When a Knight enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar:

  1. Brimstone Trebuchet — untaps itself
  2. Zhalfirin Lancer — gets +1/+1

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Gideon, Ally of Zendikar makes a Knight or Ally token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When Gideon, Ally of Zendikar makes a Knight or Ally token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).

When a Knight or Ally enters thanks to Gideon, Ally of Zendikar:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life
  5. Blasting Station — untaps itself
  6. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — deals 1 damage
  7. Sage of the Falls — draws you 1 card
  8. Mogg Bombers — sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — sacrifices itself

364 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.