Older Gideon's so much better. This one doesn't affect the board at all, Vraska's better for board presence than he is. He just sits there gaining counters. His first ability is just plain bad, sure if your opponent has a lot of creatures he gets big but then you're dead anyways so it doesn't matter. His 0 is ok now he has indestructible added on but still, a set 6/6 compared to a variable is better. His ults no good, you need 20+ counters to make it worthwhile so you win. And as far as board presence goes he still sucks, when you play a walker you want to DO something with them, he doesn't so even if you have a board presence you're much better off playing other cards instead.
Posted By:
Excaelezar
(1/23/2013 9:47:01 AM)
"Heck" is supposed to rhyme with "Duck", but then it would get censored, ;)
RETURN TO RAVNICA......
RETURN TO RAVNICA.......
RAVNICA! HECK YEAH!
GIDEON's here, to save the motherhecking DAY, YEAH!
RAVNICA! HECK YEAH!
THE BOROS LEGION is the ONLY WAY, YEAH!
RAKDOS your sick games are THROUGH
Cause now you have to answer to,
AURELIA! HECK YEAH!
Simic can lick my butt, and suck my SURAL!
RAVNICA! HECK YEAH!
What you GONNA DO?!
WHEN WE MASSIVE RAIDYOU?!!
It’s the DREAM that we all SHARE!!!!
And NOT like the COMMIE-Tree-humping-Selesnya-"Worldsoul" SHARE!
(say that 5 hecking times hecking fast in rhythm)
It's the HOPE for TOMORROW!!!!
That's Tomorrow RIGHT NOW not AFTER ORZHOV TAX-ES!
HECK YEAH!
(hecking spoken)
BOROS CHARM! HECK YEAH!
BOROS GUILDMAGE... (see all)
Posted By:
DarthParallax
(2/28/2013 5:05:15 PM)
Sudden Disappearance, THEN trigger Gideon's ultimate, for lulz. That card finally has a good, game-ending use!
Posted By:
JRE47
(3/12/2013 1:02:15 PM)
Nice wall of text there, Gideon.
I view him as just a huge creature, seeing as how the +1 gives him more counters and the 0 turns him into an attacker. And the ultimate you almost never judge planeswalkers on. Thus I rate him compared to other 4 cmc creatures.
What kind of deck would want him? Any aggro boros deck would prefer hellrider. Naya would want huntmaster and/or restoration angel. Control decks don't want him because he can't do anything on defense unless your opponent willingly attacks into him. I can't imagine any sort of UW tempo would want him either.
Posted By:
mdakw576
(1/27/2013 4:28:09 AM)
Had an opponent run this with Fiend Hunter's. He exiled a couple of my bigger creatures early game, but couldn't pull off the ultimate since he was low on life by that time and my exiled creatures returning would finish him off. Good thing I had weenies to chump block his 19/19 planeswalker.
Posted By:
Ramen_King
(3/5/2014 11:52:35 AM)
Are the extra counters of his +1 ability part of the payment for that ability? I'm wondering how Doubling Season treats them.
Posted By:
MGKetjak
(4/23/2014 7:31:23 AM)
+1: Ahh, I have been waiting for a real challenge!
0: Fight me!
-15: FOR GREAT JUSTICE
Posted By:
Paladin85
(1/23/2013 5:48:45 AM)
Most bland Planeswalker printed so far?
Posted By:
Vividice
(1/24/2013 9:30:02 AM)
My word guys. A 3.2? Planeswalkers should never be rated below 3.5! You guys are acting so spoiled! Even if there isn't a large number of creatures an opponent controls, he's still at least an indestructible 4/4 for 2WW that dodges control's best friend: Supreme Verdict.
Posted By:
ThisisSakon
(1/24/2013 3:43:24 PM)
Hrmm, Gideon really annoys me. He just never does anything with his life. "Ooohh scary eldrazi, I'll go find help! Ooohh, random guild fight, I'll join in! Ooohh I don't like this guild anymore!"
I'd like him if he chose a goal and stuck to it, like Venser, Koth, Karn, Urza or even Tamiyo.
Posted By:
Elan49
(2/16/2014 2:37:03 PM)