Gideon Stands in the Way
Gideon Blackblade arrives as a practical core piece for any white midrange or control build. Gideon Blackblade has a casting cost of {1}{W}{W} and enters as a planeswalker with four loyalty counters. On your turn he becomes a 4/4 Human Soldier creature with indestructible while remaining a planeswalker, which turns him into both a blocker and an active threat without needing additional setup. The printed preventive line that protects him from damage during your turn makes him unusually resilient when you need to push through damage or hold the line against wide boards.
His +1 ability routes value into the board by granting a single other creature vigilance, lifelink, or indestructible until end of turn, so Gideon Blackblade plays well in creature backed decks and in builds that leverage tempo and combat tricks. The ultimate is a strong answer to problem permanents as it can exile a nonland permanent. As a legendary planeswalker from Ravnica Remastered this near mint copy is a solid pick for Commander or Standard adjacent formats where powerful, flexible threats are welcome.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{W}{W}
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Card Type – Legendary Planeswalker
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Subtypes – Gideon
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As long as it's your turn, Gideon Blackblade is a 4/4 Human Soldier creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Gideon Blackblade during your turn. +1: Up to one other target creature you control gains your choice of vigilance, lifelink, or indestructible until end of turn. -6: Exile target nonland permanent.
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Power / Toughness – 4 (as a creature on your turn it is a 4/4)
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Loyalty – 4