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Gideon's CompanyHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· War of the Spark· May 3, 2019
Carte Magic Gideon's Company

Gideon's Company is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature. {3}{W}: Put a loyalty counter on target Gideon planeswalker.

How it works : Gideon's Company

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The ability of Gideon’s Company triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it’s 1 life from Ajani’s Welcome or 2 life from Battlefield Promotion.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    If Gideon’s Company is dealt lethal damage at the same time that you gain life, it won’t receive counters from its ability in time to save it.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage causes a separate life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures you control with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Gideon’s Company’s ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature you control with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    If you gain an amount of life “for each” of something, that life is gained as one event and the ability of Gideon’s Company triggers only once.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    Putting a loyalty counter on a Gideon planeswalker doesn’t cause any of its activated abilities to become activated.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    In a Two-Headed Giant game, life gained by your teammate won’t cause the ability to trigger, even though it caused your team’s life total to increase.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Agatha's Soul Cauldron
+Spike Feeder
+Gideon's Company
#1

Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Spike Feeder + Gideon's Company

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggers
  1. 1Activate Gideon's Company using Spike Feeder's second ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, causing you to gain 2 life.
  2. 2Gideon's Company triggers, putting two +1/+1 counters on itself.
  3. 3Repeat.
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Legal formats

historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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