EDH Optimizer
Doctor Spectrum
Legendary Creature — Human Hero · 3WW
Color identity: White
Doctor Spectrum is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
When Doctor Spectrum enters, choose one —
• Create a 0/4 colorless Wall creature token with defender.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on each other Hero you control.
• Destroy target enchantment.
Reference price of the card: €0.28
Average lands in decks for Doctor Spectrum: 36
Build your Doctor Spectrum deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Doctor Spectrum 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Doctor Spectrum deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (49/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed52
- Interaction57
- Resilience84
- Closing16
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Plains)
Ephemerate · Sol Ring · Thought Vessel · Agent Phil Coulson · Arcane Signet · Black Panther, Most Dangerous · Captain America, Unbowed · Cloudshift · Conjurer's Closet · Eerie Interlude · Falcon and Redwing · Parting Gust · Path to Exile · Photon, Lady of Light · Swords to Plowshares · Teleportation Circle · Flickering Hound · Captain Marvel, Shooting Star · Felidar Retreat · Panharmonicon · Pearl Medallion · Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd · Quantum Entanglement · The Mind Stone · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Acrobatic Maneuver · Airbender Ascension · Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer · Austere Command · Avengers Assemble! · Captain America, Super-Soldier · Colleen Wing, Street Samurai · Ennis, Debate Moderator · Flickerwisp · Hercules, Olympian Hero · Hyperion, Supreme Hero · Lae'zel's Acrobatics · Loran of the Third Path · Moonshaker Cavalry · Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes · Oketra's Monument · Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins · Preston, the Vanisher · Restoration Angel · Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier · Semester's End · Sword of Hearth and Home · Team Transmitter · The Vision · White Widow, Free Agent · Wondrous Revival · Agent Maria Hill · Arachne, Psionic Weaver · Archaeomancer's Map · Black Widow, Intel Expert · Blur of Heroism · Bucky Barnes, Eager Ally · Captain America, Skybound · Captain America, Steve Rogers · Captain America, Wings of Freedom · Captain Marvel, Earth's Protector · Champions from Beyond · Charming Prince · Abandoned Air Temple · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Buried Ruin · Kor Haven · Minas Tirith · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Temple of the False God · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Doctor Spectrum
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Doctor Spectrum, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ephemerate | 86% | +72% |
| Photon, Lady of Light | 71% | +71% |
| Captain America, Unbowed | 71% | +71% |
| Agent Phil Coulson | 71% | +71% |
| Black Panther, Most Dangerous | 71% | +71% |
| Falcon and Redwing | 71% | +70% |
| Thought Vessel | 86% | +69% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 71% | +65% |
| Parting Gust | 71% | +65% |
| Eerie Interlude | 71% | +64% |
| Teleportation Circle | 71% | +63% |
| Cloudshift | 71% | +61% |
| Flickering Hound | 67% | +59% |
| Quantum Entanglement | 57% | +56% |
| Captain Marvel, Shooting Star | 57% | +56% |
| Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd | 57% | +51% |
| Felidar Retreat | 57% | +50% |
| Panharmonicon | 57% | +48% |
| The Mind Stone | 57% | +46% |
| Team Transmitter | 43% | +43% |
| Wondrous Revival | 43% | +43% |
| Colleen Wing, Street Samurai | 43% | +42% |
| Hyperion, Supreme Hero | 43% | +42% |
| The Vision | 43% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Doctor Spectrum deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Photon, Lady of Light
- Agent Phil Coulson
- Black Panther, Most Dangerous
- Falcon and Redwing
- Thought Vessel
- Parting Gust
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ephemerate
- Captain America, Unbowed
- Conjurer's Closet
- Eerie Interlude
- Teleportation Circle
- Flickering Hound
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Mind Stone
- Preston, the Vanisher
- Teyo, Geometric Tactician
- Kor Haven
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Doctor Spectrum
- Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Restoration Angel + Ephemerate → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
- Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Felidar Guardian + Ephemerate → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
- Preston, the Vanisher + Felidar Guardian + Cloudshift → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite blinking of permanents, Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce, Exile all nonland permanents opponents control, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Restoration Angel + Icewind Stalwart → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Doctor Spectrum's color identity?
Doctor Spectrum is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Doctor Spectrum come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Doctor Spectrum deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: C (49/100).
How many lands should a Doctor Spectrum deck run?
Real Doctor Spectrum decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Doctor Spectrum?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ephemerate, Photon, Lady of Light, Captain America, Unbowed. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Doctor Spectrum decks.
What combos does Doctor Spectrum have?
Doctor Spectrum has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Restoration Angel + Felidar Guardian. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Doctor Spectrum deck cost?
You can start cheap: Photon, Lady of Light, Agent Phil Coulson, Black Panther, Most Dangerous are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.