Who Is The Greatest Hero Of Magic: The Gathering?

Magic: The Gathering has no shortage of heroes in its nearly 30 year history, but out of all of them, who are the greatest hero’s and what makes them stand out above the many other worthy candidates? Presented here are our picks for the very best the multiverse has ever had to offer, as well as the answer to who is the greatest hero in Magic: the gathering’s long and continuing story.
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[@goodguyshuckle9270]

Liliana was willing to give her life to screw bolas over. Gideon was willing to give his life to save a friend. One can argue about how characters are written, but let’s face it, Gideon was better written than most people like to realize. He was strong yet kind. People think of him as all muscles no brain, but he used his wit to convince the people of zendikar to stand with him against the eldrazi. He didn’t ask for anything when he gave help, and had faith in everyone being able to change. It’s why when everyone else was willing to abandon Liliana after the incident with bolas on Amonkhet, Gideon, literally with a fatal wound if he didn’t get medical help, was willing to aide Liliana on freeing herself from the contract. Liliana, who at the time felt everyone had an ulterior motive when they give help, since that’s usually what she had, was taken aback, to the point of feeling guilt over the contract changing ownership to bolas. Then in that final battle, when Liliana was going to break the contract and give her life, Gideon used his powers to make the contract take him instead, thus not only saving Liliana, but the multiverse. Gideon was also able to save Chandra earlier in life, even giving her the information on how to pass the trial. Sure one can take that as “goody goody justice man” but in the long run, Gideon was an action man not because it was easy, but because it’s harder to make a change than to say you can make the change.

[@johnnybravo1206]

I feel like Ajani wouldn't be upset he didn't make the list, he'd be proud we even thought of him.

[@XvaleckX]

Liliana…should not be on this list.

[@BloodiedShingle]

There's this guy, an instructor at the Tolarian Community College. No name, just a title. I feel like he deserves an honorable mention, at the least. Broad access to education is a pretty damn good thing, after all.

[@joseparedes2391]

"Liliana was a hero because she would have given her life" and doesn't even give an honorable mention to the guy who ACTUALLY gave his life.

[@cooltiger2439]

I'm going to be honest, I think of Liliana as a anti-hero as apposed to a out and out hero. Up till the war of the spark she was pretty self centered and hurt a good deal of people. she did get her redeeming moment on Ravinia but I'm not sure one last minute act of self sacrifice can undo multiple life times of amoral behavior. She definitely has the potential to become a hero but I just dont think she is quite there yet.

[@GoodRogue]

Wait - no mention of Venser? A humble artificer that not only helped save Dominaria, but also gave his own life and spark to free Karn from New Phyrexia? Come on Prof, not even an honorable mention?...

[@GG-oc5jy]

Gideon not even being a proper honorable mention is saddening to me. Yes, he feels generic at many times and was not the most well written, but his actions really did inspire so many to change, especially Liliana. Like it is mentioned in the video, being a hero also means improving on yourself and not giving up, and I feel Gideon's origins really do help capture that feeling of trying to improve yourself even when you mess up. I very much understand not wanting to designate a spot on the list to him, but to only give him so little credit for only his sacrifice in Liliana's section when he was the one to help her when no one else would, I feel is genuinely unfair. Regardless, I still loved this video and would like to see more.

[@mattseman5682]

Gideon didn't even get an honorable mention? He's undoubtedly the greatest hero we had for a long time.

[@SwagnerCountsThings]

How are you gonna include Liliana but not Ajani?!? Dude is practically the poster child of a hero! Not to mention he's literally the mentor to heroes!

[@drzimmie5749]

Greatest hero: Urza.

[@prinnynaito]

I think Gideon deserves more recognition and I get the argument that a hero has to go beyond his own limits and expectations, but Gideon did that twice. In his backstory he learn a hard leasson on humility and because of that we see him being way more compassionate to his opponents than other planeswalker, best seem when he helped Chandra survive the Purifying Fire and gets to work his own trauma with emotional display through the course of ravnica as an ally of the Boros Legion.

[@KromeDrone]

I'm surprised Gideon is only mentioned in Liliana's entry. He absolutely is one of the greatest heroes in magics history, at least from my perspective. Always willing to protect the weak, always willing to get back up and fight, and ultimately willing to sacrifice his own life so that another might live. When I think "MTG Hero" - Gideon is honestly the one that comes to mind immediately. If it wasn't for Gideon, the entire fight with Nicol Bolas would've ended up completely differently. If it wasn't for Gideon, the populous on Zendikar would've been reduced to rubble. If it wasn't for Gideon, Liliana would be a slave to Bolas still.

[@colinbrown74]

I’m surprised Liliana is above Elspeth considering all Elspeth has had to give in her life, getting tormented along the way, but still choosing to push forward for the good of the many. I don’t know how Elspeth can be born to torture, lose her found home, watch a world be corrupted and die, be tricked into killing her lover, be betrayed by her god, and be tormented with her worst nightmares in the underworld… and not be a broken hero. She has literally died and still fights for good. What more can she give?

[@RobertR3843]

"Because I am incapable of tears does not mean I have no need to shed them."

[@CharlesGouraudgaming]

Minor note: You said that Lili was the only gatewatch member on this list, but Teferi is also on the gatewatch. He took an oath in Dominaria and everything.

[@Korlis5]

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[@ArtosKincaid]

Gideon really deserved to be on this list. There is no Liliana redemption arc without Gideon. There is no Gatewatch without Gideon. Gideon's story of growing up gets forgotten all the time because by the end of Magic Origins he was a hero trying to be a hero already after learning from the hubris that got his friends killed, instead of a selfish person doing everything for selfish reasons. While I don't have a problem with Liliana being on the list as I do think her character arc is entertaining, Gideon not even getting an honorable mention is a travesty.

[@VolvoxSocks]

The greatest hero in Magic's history, who performed a feat none thought possible: Alison Luhrs, for writing a story that made Jace likeable.