---
name: "Gideon of the Trials"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PS18"
set_name: "San Diego Comic-Con 2018"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "a9bbaad7-c016-4908-a6a7-2c26112a6bf6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gideon-of-the-trials-ps18"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gideon of the Trials
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
- **Starting Loyalty:** 3

## Oracle Text
+1: Until your next turn, prevent all damage target permanent would deal.
0: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a 4/4 Human Soldier creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
0: You get an emblem with "As long as you control a Gideon planeswalker, you can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game."

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** San Diego Comic-Con 2018 (PS18) #14
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **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`