Gideon, Champion of Justice

Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

+1: Put a loyalty counter on Gideon for each creature target opponent controls.
0: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a Human Soldier creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him and gains indestructible. He's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
−15: Exile all other permanents.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
Commander 2021
Price
$0.43
EDHREC rank
#13406
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Gideon, Champion of Justice can become an arbitrarily large indestructible creature in a multiplayer game — four opponents mean four loyalty counters per turn cycle, which translates to a lethal attacker fast. The catch is that he does nothing the turn he enters, making him a four-mana do-nothing against any table that's paying attention; Aminatou, the Fateshifter can flicker him to reset that problem, but outside of that kind of support he's too slow to justify the slot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

In Commander, Gideon, Champion of Justice scales with the number of opponents — in a four-player pod he can accumulate loyalty absurdly fast, and his indestructible creature mode turns that pile of counters into a genuine threat. The problem is the one-turn delay: every opponent gets a full turn to answer him before he attacks, and at four mana he's competing with planeswalkers that provide immediate value. In Modern and Pioneer he's simply outclassed — four mana for a planeswalker that doesn't affect the board on resolution is a liability in those formats. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for him to matter. Oathbreaker is his best home outside Commander, where he can serve as the actual oathbreaker in a white go-wide shell and his passive loyalty gain becomes a reliable clock.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.43 bulk tier

At $0.43, Gideon, Champion of Justice is deep bulk — a price that accurately reflects his narrow competitive application. Demand is low enough that this price is stable rather than bottoming out further; he's already at the floor for a mythic rare planeswalker.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.