---
name: "Gideon's Defeat"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "d9d76570-d951-4c09-aa0e-c204c3407aaf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gideons-defeat-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gideon's Defeat
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target white creature that's attacking or blocking. If it was a Gideon planeswalker, you gain 5 life.

> *„Gideon, wie wenig doch von dir übrig bleibt, wenn man dir die Illusion der Unantastbarkeit nimmt." —Nicol Bolas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant
2. [Gideon's Triumph](/printing/gideons-triumph-war.md) — Instant
3. [Gideon, the Oathsworn](/printing/gideon-the-oathsworn-war.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
4. [Gideon, Champion of Justice](/printing/gideon-champion-of-justice-gtc.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
5. [Swords to Plowshares](/printing/swords-to-plowshares-ptc.md) — Instant
6. [Gideon Jura](/printing/gideon-jura-m12.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #13
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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