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The Doctor, EMH
Legendary Artifact Creature — Illusion Doctor · 3GWGW
Color identity: Green · White · Selesnya
The Doctor, EMH is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When The Doctor enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Then put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a counter on it.
Reference price of the card: €1.83
Average lands in decks for The Doctor, EMH: 44
Build your The Doctor, EMH deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: D (45/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed48
- Interaction58
- Resilience79
- Closing15
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 42 lands (15 nonbasic, 15 Plains, 14 Forest)
Andúril, Narsil Reforged · Arbor Elf · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Awaken the Woods · Badgermole Cub · Basri's Solidarity · Birds of Paradise · Boreal Druid · Call the Coppercoats · Cosmogrand Zenith · Craterhoof Behemoth · Dawn's Truce · Delighted Halfling · Duty Beyond Death · Elvish Mystic · Enduring Innocence · Esper Sentinel · Four Knocks · Fyndhorn Elves · Generous Pup · Giver of Runes · Grand Crescendo · Grateful Apparition · Guardian Project · Heroic Intervention · Leyline of Abundance · Llanowar Elves · Memnite · Metastatic Evangel · Mother of Runes · Nissa, Voice of Zendikar · Oath of Ajani · Ornithopter · Ouroboroid · Palantír of Orthanc · Peace in Our Time · Peacekeeper · Phyrexian Walker · Pledge of Unity · Recruiter of the Guard · Selfless Spirit · Skrelv, Defector Mite · Sol Ring · Solitary Confinement · Somberwald Sage · Springleaf Parade · Swords to Plowshares · Tenuous Truce · Tocasia's Welcome · Trouble in Pairs · United Front · Utopia Sprawl · Welcoming Vampire · Wild Growth · Will of the Mardu · Abandoned Air Temple · Boseiju, Who Endures · Bountiful Promenade · Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway · Castle Garenbrig · Command Tower · Eiganjo Castle · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Gathering Place · Gavony Township · Hushwood Verge · Maze of Ith · Savannah · Yavimaya Hollow · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for The Doctor, EMH
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Doctor, EMH, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 100% | +100% |
| Four Knocks | 100% | +100% |
| Phyrexian Walker | 100% | +100% |
| Peace in Our Time | 100% | +100% |
| Palantír of Orthanc | 100% | +100% |
| Ornithopter | 100% | +100% |
| Memnite | 100% | +99% |
| Oath of Ajani | 100% | +99% |
| Eiganjo Castle | 100% | +99% |
| Nissa, Voice of Zendikar | 100% | +99% |
| Generous Pup | 100% | +99% |
| Leyline of Abundance | 100% | +99% |
| Basri's Solidarity | 100% | +99% |
| United Front | 100% | +99% |
| Grateful Apparition | 100% | +99% |
| Yavimaya Hollow | 100% | +99% |
| Andúril, Narsil Reforged | 100% | +99% |
| Will of the Mardu | 100% | +99% |
| Skrelv, Defector Mite | 100% | +98% |
| Boreal Druid | 100% | +98% |
| Tenuous Truce | 100% | +98% |
| Giver of Runes | 100% | +98% |
| Maze of Ith | 100% | +98% |
| Solitary Confinement | 100% | +97% |
💰 The best cards for your The Doctor, EMH 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.
- Four Knocks
- Phyrexian Walker
- Ornithopter
- Memnite
- Oath of Ajani
- Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Peacekeeper
- Peace in Our Time
- Eiganjo Castle
- Generous Pup
- Andúril, Narsil Reforged
- Will of the Mardu
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Palantír of Orthanc
- Yavimaya Hollow
- Awaken the Woods
- Badgermole Cub
- Trouble in Pairs
- Ouroboroid
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Doctor, EMH's color identity?
The Doctor, EMH is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 The Doctor, EMH come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Doctor, EMH deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 42 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 5 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a The Doctor, EMH deck run?
Real The Doctor, EMH decks run 44 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 The Doctor, EMH?
The three highest-synergy cards are Peacekeeper, Four Knocks, Phyrexian Walker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Doctor, EMH decks.
What combos does The Doctor, EMH have?
We have no known combos catalogued for The Doctor, EMH. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a The Doctor, EMH deck cost?
You can start cheap: Four Knocks, Phyrexian Walker, Ornithopter 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.