EDH Optimizer
The Eleventh Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor · 1WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
The Eleventh Doctor is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
I. AM. TALKING! — Whenever The Eleventh Doctor deals combat damage to a player, you may exile a card from your hand with a number of time counters on it equal to its mana value. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend.
{2}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.38
Average lands in decks for The Eleventh Doctor: 34
+1/+1 CountersArtifactsCard DrawCyclingEnergyInfectStaxSuspend
Build your The Eleventh Doctor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Eleventh Doctor 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Eleventh Doctor deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: B (67/100)
- Consistency0
- Speed47
- Interaction97
- Resilience78
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (5 nonbasic, 13 Plains, 16 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Jhoira's Timebug · Counterspell · Azorius Signet · Negate · Skymark Roc · All of History, All at Once · Blinding Souleater · TARDIS · Osseous Exhale · Bagel and Schmear · Brainstorm · Disperse · Eriette's Lullaby · Geyser Drake · Skywarp Skaab · The Wedding of River Song · Absorb · Anchor to Reality · Ancient Crab · Armored Armadillo · As Foretold · Celestial Unicorn · Deepmuck Desperado · Divine Gambit · Diving Griffin · Dovin, Hand of Control · Hermetic Study · Inventive Wingsmith · Leap of Faith · Legion's Judgment · Momentary Blink · Path of Peace · Path to Exile · Rotating Fireplace · Sungold Barrage · Swords to Plowshares · The Fifth Doctor · The Second Doctor · Tower Drake · Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey · Bound in Gold · Clockspinning · Elspeth's Smite · Horses of the Bruinen · Pacifism · Reach Through Mists · Rhystic Study · Silverstrike · Time Beetle · Topple the Statue · Unsummon · Aura Finesse · Bone Saw · Cancel · Cast Out · Clear the Mind · Commander's Sphere · Disenchant · Dynavolt Tower · Four Knocks · Hands of Binding · Lavinia, Azorius Renegade · Ponder · Command Tower · Prairie Stream · University Campus · Glacial Fortress · Trenzalore Clocktower
🃏 Recommended cards for The Eleventh Doctor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Eleventh Doctor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Jhoira's Timebug | 41% | +40% |
| Skymark Roc | 32% | +32% |
| All of History, All at Once | 30% | +30% |
| TARDIS | 30% | +30% |
| Blinding Souleater | 30% | +30% |
| Osseous Exhale | 28% | +28% |
| Skywarp Skaab | 27% | +27% |
| The Wedding of River Song | 27% | +27% |
| Bagel and Schmear | 27% | +27% |
| Disperse | 27% | +27% |
| Eriette's Lullaby | 27% | +27% |
| Geyser Drake | 27% | +26% |
| University Campus | 27% | +26% |
| Leap of Faith | 24% | +24% |
| Diving Griffin | 24% | +24% |
| Inventive Wingsmith | 24% | +24% |
| Path of Peace | 24% | +24% |
| Tower Drake | 24% | +24% |
| Sungold Barrage | 24% | +24% |
| Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey | 24% | +24% |
| Legion's Judgment | 24% | +24% |
| Rotating Fireplace | 24% | +24% |
| Hermetic Study | 24% | +24% |
| Divine Gambit | 24% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your The Eleventh Doctor 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.
- Jhoira's Timebug
- Skymark Roc
- All of History, All at Once
- TARDIS
- Blinding Souleater
- Osseous Exhale
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dreamtide Whale
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Aetherspark
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Eleventh Doctor
- Approach of the Second Sun + Mystical Tutor → Win the game
- Twinning Staff + Narset's Reversal → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Narset's Reversal + Twincast → Infinite magecraft triggers
- Aethergeode Miner + Guide of Souls + Decoction Module → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain
- Drannith Magistrate + Knowledge Pool → Opponents can't cast spells, Lock
- Lavinia, Azorius Renegade + Knowledge Pool → Counter all spells opponents cast that are created by Knowledge Pool, Exile all spells players cast from their hands, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Eleventh Doctor's color identity?
The Eleventh Doctor is Azorius (blue 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 Eleventh Doctor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Eleventh Doctor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 38 % of the time and floods 38 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a The Eleventh Doctor deck run?
Real The Eleventh Doctor decks run 34 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 Eleventh Doctor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Jhoira's Timebug, Skymark Roc, All of History, All at Once. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Eleventh Doctor decks.
What combos does The Eleventh Doctor have?
The Eleventh Doctor has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Approach of the Second Sun + Mystical Tutor. 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 The Eleventh Doctor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jhoira's Timebug, Skymark Roc, All of History, All at Once 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.