This version of Gideon is seriously underrated.
I ran this guy in my Boros deck, and whenever I got him on the field that game was sealed in my favor. The key was using his +1 ability in a cumulative fashion similar to that of Assemble the Legion. It didn't take long to unleash him as a 10/10 indestructible human soldier that charged into battle with the rest of my Boros creatures, triggering a plethora of Battalions that my opponents could never answer.
5 out of 5, hands down.
Posted By:
Drawxne
(3/8/2013 11:03:20 PM)
You guys know, that simply play creatures could protect him very fine, right?
Posted By:
TexasDice
(3/14/2013 9:12:00 AM)
I like this version more than the other. It gains life a lot faster than the other version, comes out sooner, and like someone else said a lot earlier, if you can't protect this guy enough, you have more pressing issues at hand.
Playing his ultimate might work well with free creatures, definitely aggro decks (a repeatable wrath of god that is also a creature?), and if your opponents have been using stuff like oblivion ring on your guys this version can save them...
To those who say it is only good in certain situations, I have to say that that is how people win - making the situation that favors them, so this card is like any other not as obviously beneficial card (maybe for instance Doran, Siege Tower).
If my memory is correct, there was a pro tour winning deck recently which recycled a single artifact doing 2 damage at a time, endlessly.
This seems to be a relatively easy card to work around, compared with something like Form of the Dragon, in my opinion. 5/5 for some very powerf... (see all)
Posted By:
n00biy
(3/19/2013 3:28:41 PM)
@JRE47: I don't think that would work. If you're suggesting that you use Sudden Disappearance on yourself, and then activate Gideon's ultimate after that resolves, Gideon would be exiled along with the rest of your nonland permanents until your end step. You wouldn't be able to trigger his ultimate immediately after because he wouldn't be under your control.
Posted By:
JohnnyDepth
(4/9/2013 1:43:34 PM)
his abillity is epic! Gain a ton of loyalty then nuke the feild. then hes a creature!
Posted By:
TheDragonPlainswalkr
(4/12/2013 2:21:26 PM)
@Demento_Recraves:
You noticed that to huh? He basically has an extra non-loyalty ability like Garruk Relentless that says, "Creatures your opponents control attack Gideon each combat if able." The really scary thing is that more often than not he can take it or at least that has been my expedience.
Posted By:
Jayquaz
(4/23/2013 8:47:27 PM)
A lot of people asking what deck wants him.
My Azorius EDH deck does. And while using his ultimate is devastating, so is getting 40+ counters on him when he lands and Aetherize-ing someone's insane token army.
Posted By:
noobmag1
(4/30/2013 1:30:05 PM)
Hi one question regarding his ultimate ability. People says you can mana float and therefore doesn´t need to exile cards but can my opponent tap his mana aswell and save his mana too? I dont really think he´s that bad that many suggests I have won pretty much every game he sees the board just give him some support and have some prevent damage cards and he can really grow fast!
Posted By:
emilaeger
(5/8/2013 7:15:44 AM)
Fantastic for a creature, underwhelming for a planeswalker. Original Gideon remains one of the best planeswalkers ever.
@emilaeger: Yes he could but mana drains out of your pool at the end of each step so unless he had an instant, he couldn't use that mana for anything while it would still be your main phase so you could play anything.
Posted By:
Lifegainwithbite
(5/11/2013 2:48:04 PM)
Would Geth's Verdict work against Gideon after he uses his +0 ability? The part where it says "He's still a planeswalker" is what's throwing everything in to hell since everything before it is describing the kind of creature he is... so is he creature enough to count as a creature I can force my friend to sacrifice or is he still strictly a planeswalker but takes on the human soldier subtype just cuz?
Posted By:
Ruggnarok
(5/19/2013 4:58:42 PM)