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Gideon's Triumph

{1}{W}

Instant

WARWar of the Spark#15uncommon

His triumph came not from victory over his enemies, but from the salvation of those who survived.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1422
Illustrator
Kieran Yanner
Found in
War of the Spark MTGO Redemption Foil · War of the Spark MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#23,503
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice that attacked or blocked this turn. If you control a Gideon planeswalker, that player sacrifices two of those creatures of their choice instead.
Plays as:
Sacrifice Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 17m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+36.4%
$0.15
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.25
$0.15 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

7 · latest May 3, 2019
  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    A creature that attacked and was removed from combat (such as by Spires of Orazca) still attacked, so it can be sacrificed.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    A creature that was put onto the battlefield attacking didn’t attack, so it can’t be sacrificed.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Controlling more than one planeswalker of the appropriate type won’t have any more of a benefit than just controlling one.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Gideon’s Triumph can be cast after combat damage has been dealt. In this case, the target player chooses one or two creatures that attacked or blocked this turn and have survived combat damage.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Gideon’s Triumph can be cast before combat damage has been dealt. In this case, it can be cast before or after blockers have been chosen.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Gideon’s Triumph targets the player, not the creature or creatures to be sacrificed. A creature with hexproof may be sacrificed this way.

  • WotCMay 3, 2019

    Whether you control an appropriate planeswalker is checked only as the spell resolves.