---
name: "Gideon's Sacrifice"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "1af63a5e-2bec-4f8d-a373-d9ce43a7d242"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gideons-sacrifice-war"
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).

> *Zu Lilianas Überraschung war nicht sie es, die für ihren Verrat an Bolas bezahlen musste.*

## 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:** War of the Spark (WAR) #14
- **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`