(Of course, Gideon's second ability will cause rally abilities to trigger.) 2015-08-25 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)
The first option is a Naturalize effect, which is nice removal on a stick
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The takeaway from this statistic is that, if you are prioritizing win rate over fun factor, you may want to pass on Omnath in draft
All you need is a way to buff him up and land a hit, and you're off to the races with an instant army that replenishes itself with each attack, or even grows exponentially True, Shroofus will mostly see play in the 99 of other, multicolored decks, but he can make for a powerful commander all by himself