one-angel-rising asked: Doug, didn't the Duels 2012 intro cinematic say that Gideon came from a world long since destroyed? If he came from Theros, is this statement incorrect, was he talking about the Shard he planeswalked to, another Plane entirely, or has his past been retconed?

The Duels 2012 intro video is cool-looking, but it is not, and never was, canon. It was made without the input of the Creative Team, and all the dialogue and events in it are not considered true in the story. We’re sorry that it causes confusion, and it’s awkward that it’s out there that way, but that’s where we are.

(That trailer resulted in a bunch of changes for how video trailers were made here at Wizards. Guidance of the Magic storyline across different media was kind of… in disarray at the time. We’re in a much better place now.)



Gideon’s backstory in Magic Origins will build on what’s said in other sources, such as the novel The Purifying Fire.

