Doctor's Companion
Doctor's Companion | |
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Keyword Ability | |
Type | Static |
Introduced | Doctor Who |
Last used | Doctor Who |
Reminder Text | Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.) |
Statistics |
6 cards 33.3% 16.7% 33.3% 16.7% |
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keyword:"Doctor's Companion" |
- Not to be confused with Companion.
Doctor's Companion is a keyword ability specifically used in the Commander format. Doctor's Companion was introduced in the non-canon Doctor Who set and is a Partner variant.[1]
Description
Each card with Doctor's companion is a legendary creature.[2]
Rather than a single legendary creature card, you may designate two legendary creature cards as your Commander if one is a card with Doctor's companion and the other is the Doctor.[3] Doctor's Companion only works with creatures that are exactly (and not anything in addition to) Time Lord Doctor.[4][5]
Cards with Doctor's Companion depict the the Doctor's closest friends, who accompany him on his travels.
Rulings
- "The Doctor" means a legendary Time Lord Doctor creature with no other creature types. I.e. one of the incarnations of the Doctor from the Doctor Who decks and not a legendary creature with changeling.
- If you choose to have two commanders, your deck must conform to their combined color identities.
- During the game, the two commanders operate independently. For example, the "commander tax," the additional cost to cast a commander from the command zone, is tracked for each commander separately.
- Similarly, commander damage dealt to player by each commander is tracked separately.
- If a card refers to "your commander," it refers to both, although if it's trying to perform an action on your commander, like put it into your hand, you choose which one it's talking about.
References
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (May 5, 2023). "We are introducing "Doctor's Companion" as a mechanic which allows you to have two Commanders if the other is a Doctor.". Twitter.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (October 3, 2023). "Magic: The Gathering - Doctor Who Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ The Preview Panel at MagicCon Minneapolis (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (May 5, 2023).
- ↑ Gavin Verhey (July 21, 2023). "We thought of that!". Twitter.
- ↑ The Preview Panel at MagicCon: Barcelona (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (July 28, 2023).