Sep 02, 2015 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar will be a Standard staple with potential for Modern as well. Not might be a Standard staple—will be. I’m staring at it and it’s almost unbelievable that they printed a Xenagos, the Reveler // Glorious Anthem split card and stuck this close on cost and power level of the separate pieces. Let’s ignore the “ultimate” (the third ability) and compare it to. Yes because the commander’s damage is tied to the physical card. This is why I commander that is morphed does commander damage and not a clone of a commander. By having it be commander specific, it prevents this from tipping the balance too far in favor of the combat oriented commanders in a multiplayer game, as if there were multiple players trying to win on commander damage, they would have an advantage over the players not trying to do this.
Gideon Commander Deck
Yes, it does. 'Commanderness' is an quality designated to the card and that card maintains that attribute regardless of whatever changes take place throughout the game.
903.3Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object represented by the card; rather, it is an attribute of the card itself. The card retains this designation even when it changes zones.
Example: A commander thats been turned face down (due to Ixidrons effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander thats copying another card (due to Cytoshapes effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent thats copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a players graveyard) is not a commander.
Does Gideon Do Commander Dmg Go
And from mtgcommander.net:
Being a Commander is not a characteristic [MTG CR109.3], it is a property of the card and tied directly to the physical card. As such, 'Commander-ness' cannot be copied or overwritten by continuous effects. The card retains it's commanderness through any status changes, and is still a commander even when controlled by another player.