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Gideon's Avenger
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic 2012M12 · #17
- Card type
- Creature — Human Soldier
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.90 € · ★ 1.71 € · 0.69 $ · ★ 2.03 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- White
Card text
Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Randy Gallegos
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2011-07-15
Flavour text
"The good don't sit and wait for the evil to act. They prepare to defend. They prepare to punish."
Rulings
If an opponent's creature enters tapped, Gideon's Avenger's ability doesn't trigger.