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Gideon's Avenger

{1}{W}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

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"The good don't sit and wait for the evil to act. They prepare to defend. They prepare to punish."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Randy Gallegos
Found in
2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#14,303
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
2/2
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Foil-2.9%
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Rulings

1 · latest Sep 22, 2011
  • WotCSep 22, 2011

    If an opponent's creature enters tapped, Gideon's Avenger's ability doesn't trigger.

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