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The Fifteenth Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor · 2UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
The Fifteenth Doctor is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever The Fifteenth Doctor enters or attacks, mill three cards. You may put an artifact card with mana value 2 or 3 from among them into your hand.
The first nonartifact spell you cast each turn has improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast that spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Reference price of the card: €32.69
Average lands in decks for The Fifteenth Doctor: 33
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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: B (69/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed51
- Interaction69
- Resilience95
- Closing74
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (23 nonbasic, 8 Island, 2 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Uthros Research Craft · Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain · Artificer Class · Etherium Sculptor · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Mechanized Production · Phyrexian Metamorph · Sai, Master Thopterist · Unwinding Clock · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · Enthusiastic Mechanaut · Foundry Inspector · Jeska's Will · Lightning Greaves · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Simulacrum Synthesizer · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Creativity · Thought Monitor · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Pinnacle Emissary · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Blue Sun's Zenith · Cloud Key · Counterspell · Cyclonic Rift · Izzet Signet · Kappa Cannoneer · Ornithopter · Ponder · Reckless Fireweaver · Sensei's Divining Top · Solemn Simulacrum · Sonic Screwdriver · Thought Vessel · Thoughtcast · Donatello, Mutant Mechanic · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Abrade · Brainstorm · Crucible of Worlds · Cyberdrive Awakener · Fellwar Stone · Fierce Guardianship · Glaring Fleshraker · Mind Stone · Mox Opal · Mystic Forge · Pongify · Rapid Hybridization · Storm-Kiln Artist · The One Ring · Underworld Breach · Voltaic Key · Weapons Manufacturing · Adaptive Omnitool · Aerial Doombot · Armor Wars · Cosmic Cube · Iron Man Armor · Iron Man, Bleeding Edge · Command Tower · Steam Vents · Stormcarved Coast · Sulfur Falls · Training Center · Inventors' Fair · Scalding Tarn · Seat of the Synod · Silverbluff Bridge · Riverpyre Verge · Buried Ruin · Great Furnace · Otawara, Soaring City · Thundering Falls · Cascade Bluffs · Darksteel Citadel · Reliquary Tower · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Rogue's Passage · Shivan Reef · Spirebluff Canal · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Temple of Epiphany
🃏 Recommended cards for The Fifteenth Doctor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Fifteenth Doctor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Uthros Research Craft | 70% | +68% |
| Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain | 69% | +65% |
| Artificer Class | 62% | +60% |
| Inventors' Fair | 62% | +55% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 62% | +54% |
| Silverbluff Bridge | 62% | +52% |
| Seat of the Synod | 62% | +51% |
| Mechanized Production | 54% | +50% |
| Unwinding Clock | 54% | +50% |
| Sai, Master Thopterist | 54% | +50% |
| Urza, Lord High Artificer | 54% | +49% |
| Emry, Lurker of the Loch | 54% | +49% |
| Tezzeret, Cruel Captain | 50% | +48% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 54% | +48% |
| Buried Ruin | 54% | +47% |
| Great Furnace | 54% | +43% |
| Simulacrum Synthesizer | 46% | +43% |
| Steam Vents | 92% | +42% |
| Thought Monitor | 46% | +42% |
| Wan Shi Tong, Librarian | 44% | +42% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 46% | +42% |
| Foundry Inspector | 46% | +40% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 46% | +40% |
| Enthusiastic Mechanaut | 46% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your The Fifteenth 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, Weatherlight Captain
- Etherium Sculptor
- Silverbluff Bridge
- Seat of the Synod
- Mechanized Production
- Sai, Master Thopterist
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Uthros Research Craft
- Artificer Class
- Phyrexian Metamorph
- Steam Vents
- Cloud Key
- Spirebluff Canal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Inventors' Fair
- Unwinding Clock
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Simulacrum Synthesizer
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Fifteenth Doctor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Fifteenth Doctor's color identity?
The Fifteenth Doctor is Izzet (red and blue): 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 Fifteenth Doctor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Fifteenth Doctor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 29 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a The Fifteenth Doctor deck run?
Real The Fifteenth Doctor decks run 33 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 Fifteenth Doctor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Uthros Research Craft, Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Artificer Class. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Fifteenth Doctor decks.
What combos does The Fifteenth Doctor have?
The Fifteenth Doctor has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Fifteenth Doctor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, Etherium Sculptor, Silverbluff Bridge 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.