Does Dauntless Bodyguard help a Gideon of the Trials?
Asked by x12721 5 years ago
If I control a Gideon of the Trials, and I make him a creature for the turn, can I then play a Dauntless Bodyguard (while Gideon is still a creature) to protect him, even when he turns back into a Planeswalker? What about when he turns into a creature on later turns?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
Yes, you're allowed to do this. The words "the chosen creature" don't mean the chosen object is required to be a creature at the time you activate the ability. It's just simpler to write out the ability that way since 99.9% of the time the object will still be a creature.
Keep in mind that making a non-creature planeswalker indestructible will only protect against "destroy" effects specifically (Never / Return, etc.). It won't prevent damage, save the planeswalker from dying due to having 0 or less loyalty, or protect against "exile" effects (Vraska's Contempt, Cast Out, etc.)
freshdemon says... #1
I don't know why you would do this, because indestructible does not protect from damage (loss of loyalty) and when Gideon is a creature, he already is indestructible, but as far as I know Dauntless Bodyguard would only lose the reference to the chosen card, when it leaves its current zone.
However, I can't find the rules text about this, so you should take this with a grain of salt
May 1, 2018 8:59 a.m.