---
name: "Gideon, Ally of Zendikar"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PBFZ"
set_name: "Battle for Zendikar Promos"
collector_number: "29s"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "51eae7ff-fed9-4afe-8053-7690379449dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gideon-ally-of-zendikar-pbfz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
- **Starting Loyalty:** 4

## Oracle Text
+1: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a 5/5 Human Soldier Ally creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
0: Create a 2/2 white Knight Ally creature token.
−4: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gideon, Martial Paragon](/printing/gideon-martial-paragon-akh.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
2. [Gideon, the Oathsworn](/printing/gideon-the-oathsworn-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
3. [Gideon Blackblade](/printing/gideon-blackblade-med.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
4. [Gideon, Champion of Justice](/printing/gideon-champion-of-justice-gtc.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
5. [Gideon Jura](/printing/gideon-jura-m12.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
6. [Gideon of the Trials](/printing/gideon-of-the-trials-ps18.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battle for Zendikar Promos (PBFZ) #29s
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`