---
name: "Gideon, the Oathsworn"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "265"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "19a81aa7-823b-43fa-abc2-b2700a122bc1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gideon-the-oathsworn-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gideon, the Oathsworn
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
- **Starting Loyalty:** 4

## Oracle Text
Whenever you attack with two or more non-Gideon creatures, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures.
+2: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a 5/5 white Soldier creature that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn. (He can't attack if he was cast this turn.)
−9: Exile Gideon and each creature your opponents control.

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #265
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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