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Gideon's Sacrifice

White

3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Gideon's Sacrifice, The List printing
The List PLST · No. WAR-14 2026-10-19

Card text

{W}
Instant
Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).
To Liliana's surprise, the cost of betraying Bolas did not fall on her.
EDHREC rank #5234 Common Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If you control no creatures or planeswalkers as Gideon's Sacrifice resolves, nothing happens. The damage redirection effect won't be able to be applied to any damage events.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

More damage can be redirected to the chosen creature than it has toughness or to the chosen planeswalker than it has loyalty, as long as that damage is all dealt at once (like combat damage is) or is all dealt while a single spell or ability is resolving.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

If the chosen creature or planeswalker isn't on the battlefield or isn't a creature or planeswalker at the time damage would be dealt, the damage won't be redirected.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

Gideon's Sacrifice doesn't change the source of the damage or whether the damage is combat damage.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

Gideon's Sacrifice has no effect on damage already dealt earlier in the turn.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast more than one Gideon's Sacrifice in one turn, all damage that would be dealt at once to you and/or permanents you control is dealt to one of the chosen permanents of your choice. It's not dealt to all of them, and you can't split the damage between them. The next time damage would be dealt to you, you may choose a different one of those permanents to be dealt that damage.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Gideon's Sacrifice, The List printing
The List
PLST · #WAR-14
Common
∅ No QC price
Gideon's Sacrifice, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander printing
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
MKC · #68
Common
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Black Knight Games