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Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier // Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon

At end of combat, if Kytheon and at least two other creatures attacked this combat, exile Kytheon, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
{2}{W}: Kytheon gains indestructible until end of turn.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
mythic
Set
The List
Price
$1.65
EDHREC rank
#11044
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Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged card art
Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged is one of the strongest one-drop creatures in white — a 2/1 that can flip into an indestructible planeswalker as early as turn three for free. The cost is real: you need to attack with two other creatures the same turn, which means it punishes stumbles badly, but in token and weenie strategies — especially alongside recursive engines like Yomiji, Who Bars the Way — the ceiling is high enough to justify the slot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Legacy and Modern white weenie shells, Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged earns its one-drop slot by threatening a free planeswalker on turn two or three in the right draw — that's a conversion rate no other one-mana creature matches. Pioneer treats it similarly: aggressive white decks can flip it reliably, and an indestructible Gideon, Battle-Forged that turns your creatures into 4/4 indestructible threats is backbreaking against removal-heavy midrange. In Commander, the flip condition is harder to consistently hit on curve given the multiplayer board state, but token commanders that go wide immediately — think Isshin, Two Heavens as One or Adeline, Resplendent Cathar — give it real teeth as a redundant threat that doubles as a late-game indestructibility pump.

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Price Context

Current price

$1.65 cheap tier

At $1.65, Kytheon, Hero of Akros // Gideon, Battle-Forged sits at a steep discount from its historical high, making it an easy pickup for any white aggro or token build. The price is stable — it sees enough competitive play across Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer to have a floor, and it's unlikely to crater further.

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