The Eighth Doctor is a rare Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor from WHO (WHO) costing {4}{W}{U}. Current price: $0.09 USD. Legal in Commander.
The Eighth Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
Card Text
When The Eighth Doctor enters, mill three cards. Once during each of your turns, you may play a historic land or cast a historic permanent spell from your graveyard. If you do, it gains "If this permanent would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else."
"Physician, heal thyself."
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The Eighth Doctor is a Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "When The Eighth Doctor enters, mill three cards. Once during each of your turns, you may play a historic land or cast a historic permanent spell from your graveyard. If you do, it gains "If this permanent would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.""
The Eighth Doctor has a mana cost of {4}{W}{U}, which equals 6.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U, W mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
The Eighth Doctor's mana cost of {4}{W}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
The Eighth Doctor has a mana value of 6.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
The Eighth Doctor's current oracle text is: "When The Eighth Doctor enters, mill three cards. Once during each of your turns, you may play a historic land or cast a historic permanent spell from your graveyard. If you do, it gains "If this permanent would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.""
The current market price for The Eighth Doctor is approximately $0.09 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.23 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.2 EUR.
You can purchase The Eighth Doctor from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
The Eighth Doctor normal: $0.09 | foil: $0.23
Format legality information for The Eighth Doctor in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for The Eighth Doctor in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
The Eighth Doctor is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for The Eighth Doctor in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
The Eighth Doctor is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
The Eighth Doctor is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for The Eighth Doctor in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of The Eighth Doctor is from WHO (WHO), with collector number 124.
The Eighth Doctor may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
The Eighth Doctor is a rare card in WHO.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
The Eighth Doctor was illustrated by Aurore Folny.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
The Eighth Doctor is a 4/4 creature.
Power (4) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (4) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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