Gideon's Memorial

Gideon's Memorial

Legendary Artifact

Mana cost: {1}{W}

How we read this card

Creature tokens you control get +1/+0 and have vigilance.

static — gives +1/+0

static — grants a keyword

Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a planeswalker spell.

activated {T} — adds 1 mana

It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

activated {1}{W}, Discard this card —

activated {1}{W}, Discard this card — deals 4 damage

Causes: discard a card, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature it boosts, a creature it grants abilities to.

Works well with

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

When Gideon's Memorial hits the graveyard:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

When Gideon's Memorial makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

When Gideon's Memorial deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

When Gideon's Memorial is cast:

  1. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  2. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  3. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  4. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  5. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  6. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  7. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  8. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

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

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

When Gideon's Memorial enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

When Gideon's Memorial enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Charnelhoard Wurm can bring it back
  2. Vessel of Endless Rest — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Vessel of Endless Rest can bring it back
  3. Samwise Gamgee — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Samwise Gamgee can bring it back
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring it back
  5. Heart-Shaped Herb — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Heart-Shaped Herb can bring it back
  6. Wayward Angel — Gideon's Memorial fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs
  7. Victimize — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Victimize can bring it back
  8. Bound // Determined — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Bound // Determined can bring it back
  9. Enlightened Confidant — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Enlightened Confidant can bring it back
  10. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — When Gideon's Memorial is in the graveyard, Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring it back

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Gideon's Memorial is one).

  1. Soul Link — When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Gideon's Memorial, Soul Link gains you that much life

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