"Statement: Mana persists during phases."
This isn't true. The mana pool empties after each phase change. However, I don't see what's wrong with tapping all land, activating ultimate, then playing cards all in main phase 1.
Posted By:
BlackKanjiTatsumi
(8/19/2013 7:02:45 PM)
Edit 8 Oct 13 If I or an opponent clone him while he's Indestructible Creature will the clone die due to not having any loyalty counters on it? I suppose if you had the Simic creatures that make things enter with a +1/+1 counter it would survive.. but what about the fact he's only a creature until end of turn? Would he be able to activate any of his abilities? #MakeGideonBlock
Posted By:
TowerDefender
(10/8/2013 8:38:42 AM)
Sideboard against tokens? That's my first thought.
Posted By:
Ronar288
(1/23/2013 4:37:46 PM)
The obvious problem is that he gets bigger and better when there's more threats that can kill him.
It's a complete gamble: if they have 10 creatures, SURE, you could get 10 loyalty counters, but 1: how long is he going to survive, and 2: WHAT?! YOU LET THAT HAPPEN?!
Posted By:
Ferlord
(1/23/2013 11:55:54 PM)
He DOES exile all permanents with his ultimate ability including lands.
How some think opponent could recover with 0 lands on board at something like turn 7-8 is beyond me.
About +1 and +0:
Yes he can't defend himself on opponents turn but he is a bomb that has to be dealt with immediately. Minimum 4/4 indestructible triggering batallion and accepting any other bonuses of creatures for the turn. What more do you want?!
Posted By:
deserter
(1/25/2013 7:26:45 AM)
Have people forgotten about Garruk, Primal Hunter already?
Posted By:
admiraldanish
(1/25/2013 12:32:31 PM)
This Gideon is essentially more of a creature than a planeswalker. He can be a very well-costed creature most of the time, since he can just sit and tack on counters the first turn you play him.
But well, his +1 doesn't really do anything to the board state besides threaten his ultimate, and his ultimate wipes the board and leaves him, but only as a really weak creature most of the time.
Posted By:
pedrodyl
(1/26/2013 8:52:36 PM)
As has been stated, floating mana helps a ton here.
Also, there are all sorts of things that allow you to escape your own boardwipes. You could use Oblivion Ring, Detention Sphere, and Fiend Hunter to target some of your own creatures or permanents. If you splashed green for Thragtusk, that also works.
He actually fits blue/white or white/green Pillowfort decks quite well.
Posted By:
SRSFACE
(1/26/2013 11:51:09 PM)
This guy and Ajani, Caller of the Pride would make a pretty good tag-team.
Posted By:
pzbw7z
(1/27/2013 9:32:34 AM)
4/5.
Posted By:
chrome_dome
(1/28/2013 2:47:02 AM)