Gideon's Battle Cry is a rare Sorcery from WAR (WAR) costing {2}{W}{W}. Current price: $0.13 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Gideon's Battle Cry
Sorcery
Card Text
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Gideon, the Oathsworn, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
"Break their formation! Thin their ranks! I'm right behind you!"
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Gideon's Battle Cry is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Gideon, the Oathsworn, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle."
Gideon's Battle Cry has a mana cost of {2}{W}{W}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Gideon's Battle Cry's mana cost of {2}{W}{W} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Gideon's Battle Cry has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Gideon's Battle Cry's current oracle text is: "Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Gideon, the Oathsworn, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle."
The current market price for Gideon's Battle Cry is approximately $0.13 USD on TCGPlayer.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.19 EUR.
You can purchase Gideon's Battle Cry from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for Gideon's Battle Cry in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Gideon's Battle Cry is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Gideon's Battle Cry is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Gideon's Battle Cry is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Gideon's Battle Cry is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Gideon's Battle Cry is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Gideon's Battle Cry in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Gideon's Battle Cry is from WAR (WAR), with collector number 267.
Gideon's Battle Cry may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Gideon's Battle Cry is a rare card in WAR.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Gideon's Battle Cry was illustrated by Zoltan Boros.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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