Which Gideon
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Posted on April 15, 2016, 11:36 a.m. by Abusiveunclejoe
Is better for WW?
JerichoDarkstar says... #3
This.
Kytheon, Hero of Akros Flip has a transformation requirement, so it would be harder to get Gideon, Battle-Forged. And even when you do, I feel Gideon, Ally of Zendikar has better abilities.
April 15, 2016 11:54 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #4
Honestly I'd say run both. Kytheon is still a 2/1 for 1 with a pretty sweet ability. Even if you don't get to flip him, he's doing with the deck aims to do. 2-3 is a solid number while at 4 mana gideon is at the top of your curve so you gotta be careful about that.
April 15, 2016 12:03 p.m.
Agreed with vamp - you can run two or three of each, and they do different things, in essence. It's not like running playsets of a planeswalker is unheard of, even if you occasionally get stuck unable to play your Ally. I think some people have been playing Jac VP/Jace Unraveler as a 3-1 split for example, and it makes it feel less bad if you suicide Kytheon trying to push damage through.
Now, how good Kytheon is also depends, a little bit, on whether you're running humans with Thalia's Lieutenant or not as well.
Argy says... #2
I think Gideon, Ally of Zendikar because you can Emblem him right away, giving all Weenies a permanent +1/+1 boost.
April 15, 2016 11:41 a.m. Edited.