Gideon of the Trials

AKHAmonkhet/#14/2017Mythic
Colour IDMV 3
Gideon of the Trials
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.79
Cardmarket€0.85
ManaPool$0.85
TCGplayer$1.88
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.36
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.79High $2.29Low $1.29▼ 10.1%
This printing
SetAKH
Collector #14
Released2017-04-28
Raritymythic
ArtistIzzy
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.88TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 2.7%30d▲ 23.7%90d▲ 14.6%
90d high
$1.88
90d low
$1.49
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$1.88
Amonkhet
  • Up 23.7% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
  • Trading at or near its 90 day high of $1.88.
  • This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (4 priced in total).
  • Foil copies of this printing carry a 176% premium over nonfoil.
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PrintingFinishRarityPrice7D30DActions
AmonkhetAKH · #14 · 2017-04-28nonfoilmythic$1.88▲ 2.7%▲ 24.5%
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Amonkhet PromosPAKH · #14s · 2017-04-28foilmythic$4.63▲ 0.0%▼ 2.9%
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San Diego Comic-Con 2017PS17 · #14 · 2017-07-20foilmythic$9.94▲ 1.5%▲ 1.5%
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San Diego Comic-Con 2018PS18 · #14 · 2018-07-19foilmythic$19.16▲ 0.0%▲ 0.2%
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon
+1: Until your next turn, prevent all damage target permanent would deal.
0: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a 4/4 Human Soldier creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
0: You get an emblem with "As long as you control a Gideon planeswalker, you can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game."
Loyalty 3
Card capabilities
Planeswalker
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Rulings (9)
wotc18 Apr 2017
If you have Gideon's emblem in a Two-Headed Giant game and control a Gideon planeswalker, your team can't lose the game and the opposing team can't win the game. If your teammate controls a Gideon planeswalker but you do not, your emblem's effect doesn't apply.
wotc18 Apr 2017
No game effect can cause you to lose the game or cause any opponent to win the game while Gideon's emblem is in effect. It doesn't matter whether you have 0 or less life, you're forced to draw a card while your library is empty, you have ten or more poison counters, you're at your Glorious End, your opponent casts a second Approach of the Second Sun, or so on. You keep playing.
wotc18 Apr 2017
Gideon's second ability doesn't count as a creature entering the battlefield. Gideon was already on the battlefield; he only changed his types.
wotc18 Apr 2017
Gideon's second ability causes him to become a creature with the creature types Human and Soldier. He remains a planeswalker with the planeswalker type Gideon. (He also retains any other card types or subtypes he may have had.) Each subtype is correlated to the proper card type: planeswalker is only a type (not a creature type), and Human and Soldier are just creature types (not planeswalker types).
wotc18 Apr 2017
If Gideon leaves the battlefield after giving you his emblem, you'll keep the emblem. Its effect will apply again later if another Gideon comes under your control.
wotc18 Apr 2017
If damage that can't be prevented is dealt to Gideon after his second ability has resolved, that damage will have all applicable results: specifically, the damage is marked on Gideon (since he's a creature) and that damage causes that many loyalty counters to be removed from him (since he's a planeswalker). Even though he has indestructible, if Gideon has no loyalty counters on him, he's put into his owner's graveyard.
About this card

Gideon of the Trials

Gideon of the Trials is a Legendary Planeswalker — Gideon, with mana cost {1}{W}{W} (mana value 3). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.

Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.

Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.88 (up 23.7% over 30 days).

Frequently asked

Gideon of the Trials FAQ

How much is Gideon of the Trials worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Gideon of the Trials is $1.88. It is up 23.7% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.49 to $1.88.
What is the cheapest printing of Gideon of the Trials?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Amonkhet at $1.88 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Gideon of the Trials?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from San Diego Comic-Con 2018 at $19.16 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Gideon of the Trials are there?
Gideon of the Trials has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Gideon of the Trials first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from AKH #14, released 2017-04-28.
What is the newest printing of Gideon of the Trials?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PS18 #14, released 2018-07-19.
Is there a foil version of Gideon of the Trials?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $5.19 versus $1.88 for nonfoil, which is 176% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Gideon of the Trials legal in Commander?
Yes, Gideon of the Trials is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.