Gideon, Champion of Justice
Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}
How we read this card
Put a loyalty counter on Gideon for each creature target opponent controls.
activated +1 — puts counters on it
Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a Human Soldier creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him and gains indestructible. He's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
activated 0 — turns something into a creature
activated 0 — grants a keyword
activated 0 —
- makes damage is prevented
Exile all other permanents.
activated −15 —
- makes exile a permanent
- makes a permanent leaves the battlefield
Causes: put a counter on anything, damage is prevented, exile a permanent, a permanent leaves the battlefield.
Cares about: nothing.
Works well with
a planeswalker gets a counter — 33 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
When Gideon, Champion of Justice gets a counter:
- Bioessence Hydra — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
- Inspired Tethermage — puts a counter on a permanent
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a permanent is exiled — 69 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
- Hero of Bretagard — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Gideon, Champion of Justice, Hero of Bretagard puts that many counters on a permanent
a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
- Genku, Future Shaper — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Gideon, Champion of Justice, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token
a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Gideon, Champion of Justice:
- Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Nefarious Imp — scries
a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
When Gideon, Champion of Justice is cast:
- Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
- Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
- Defiler of Faith — makes a token
- Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
- Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
- Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
- Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
- Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
- 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).
When Gideon, Champion of Justice enters:
- Builder's Talent — puts a counter on a creature
- Brainstealer Dragon — makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
- Cloudstone Curio — triggers
2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
damage is prevented — 568 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
When Gideon, Champion of Justice has damage prevented:
- Phyrexian Vindicator — deals that much damage
- Selfless Squire — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
- New Way Forward — deals that much damage
- Samite Ministration — gains you that much life
- Judgment of Alexander — deals its power damage
anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
- The War Doctor — When a permanent is exiled thanks to Gideon, Champion of Justice, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon is one).
- All Will Be One — When Gideon, Champion of Justice gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage
7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.