---
name: "Gideon's Sacrifice"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MKC"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor Commander"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "1af63a5e-2bec-4f8d-a373-d9ce43a7d242"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gideons-sacrifice-mkc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).

> *À la surprise de Liliana, ce fut quelqu'un d'autre qui paya le prix de sa trahison de Bolas.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heroic Sacrifice](/printing/heroic-sacrifice-msc.md) — Instant
2. [Blood of the Martyr](/printing/blood-of-the-martyr-drk.md) — Instant
3. [Martyrdom](/printing/martyrdom-all.md) — Instant
4. [Martyr's Cause](/printing/martyrs-cause-ulg.md) — Enchantment
5. [Jade Monolith](/printing/jade-monolith-4ed.md) — Artifact
6. [Aegis of Honor](/printing/aegis-of-honor-ody.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #68
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chris Rallis
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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