Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Price
6 printings · 6 sets · first printed 2015
Gideon, Ally of Zendikar has been printed 6 times across 6 sets, first in 2015 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is The List #BFZ-29 at $0.75, while the most expensive is San Diego Comic-Con 2016 #29 at $16.31 — about 22× more. The median across 5 priced printings is $4.59. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 6x, including dedicated reprint sets like Pioneer Masters, The List.
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Every Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The List #BFZ-29 (M) Cheapest | 2020 | $0.75 | $0.30 |
| Battle for Zendikar #29 (M) | 2015 | $1.25 | $0.38 |
| Battle for Zendikar Promos #29s (M) Foil | 2015 | $4.59 | $9.00 foil |
| Regional Championship Qualifiers 2022 #1 (M) | 2023 | $9.04 | $6.40 |
| San Diego Comic-Con 2016 #29 (M) Foil | 2016 | $16.31 | $9.00 foil |
| Pioneer Masters #14 (M) | 2024 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
0: Create a 2/2 white Knight Ally creature token.
−4: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1."
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 6 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsIf Gideon becomes a creature the same turn he enters the battlefield, you can't attack with him or use any of his 
abilities (if he gains any).
Gideon's first ability causes him to become a creature with the creature types Human, Soldier, and Ally. 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, Soldier, and Ally are just creature types (not planeswalker types).
Gideon's first ability doesn't count as a creature entering the battlefield. Gideon was already on the battlefield; he only changed his types. Specifically, your rally abilities won't trigger. (Of course, Gideon's second ability will cause rally abilities to trigger.)
If damage that can't be prevented is dealt to Gideon after his first 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.