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The Second Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor · 2WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
The Second Doctor is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Players have no maximum hand size.
How Civil of You — At the beginning of your end step, each player may draw a card. Each opponent who does can't attack you or permanents you control during their next turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.51
Average lands in decks for The Second Doctor: 35
WheelsGroup HugCard DrawControlPillow FortCounterspellsFlyingMill
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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 (68/100)
- Consistency83
- Speed44
- Interaction89
- Resilience82
- Closing56
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 9 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Propaganda · Kwain, Itinerant Meddler · Ghostly Prison · Swords to Plowshares · Dictate of Kruphix · Howling Mine · Counterspell · Laboratory Maniac · Path to Exile · Arcane Denial · Kami of the Crescent Moon · The Council of Four · Windborn Muse · Thought Vessel · Approach of the Second Sun · Folio of Fancies · Triskaidekaphile · Dovin's Veto · Forced Fruition · Minds Aglow · Psychosis Crawler · Sokrates, Athenian Teacher · Temple Bell · Azorius Signet · Windfall · Scrawling Crawler · Aetherize · Body of Knowledge · Cut a Deal · Wedding Ring · Wizard Class · Font of Mythos · Smothering Tithe · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Chasm Skulker · Loran of the Third Path · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Homunculus Horde · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Faerie Mastermind · Supreme Verdict · Vision Skeins · Everybody Lives! · Negate · Talisman of Progress · Venser's Journal · Prosperity · Secret Rendezvous · Well of Ideas · Rhystic Study · Decanter of Endless Water · Flumph · Ghirapur Orrery · Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer · Generous Gift · Twenty-Toed Toad · Tidal Barracuda · Brainstorm · Grand Abolisher · Jace Beleren · Sphere of Safety · Braids, Conjurer Adept · Command Tower · Glacial Fortress · Reliquary Tower · Prairie Stream · Port Town · Deserted Beach · Hallowed Fountain · Azorius Chancery · Sea of Clouds · Temple of Enlightenment · Adarkar Wastes · Skycloud Expanse · Exotic Orchard · Mikokoro, Center of the Sea · Irrigated Farmland · Flooded Strand · Floodfarm Verge · Seachrome Coast · Nimbus Maze · Mystic Gate · Tranquil Cove
🃏 Recommended cards for The Second Doctor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Second Doctor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Kwain, Itinerant Meddler | 65% | +58% |
| Dictate of Kruphix | 60% | +55% |
| Howling Mine | 58% | +52% |
| Kami of the Crescent Moon | 53% | +48% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 55% | +48% |
| The Council of Four | 53% | +44% |
| Folio of Fancies | 46% | +42% |
| Sokrates, Athenian Teacher | 44% | +42% |
| Minds Aglow | 44% | +42% |
| Forced Fruition | 45% | +42% |
| Propaganda | 69% | +41% |
| Triskaidekaphile | 46% | +41% |
| Windborn Muse | 51% | +40% |
| Temple Bell | 44% | +40% |
| Body of Knowledge | 40% | +37% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 44% | +37% |
| Ghostly Prison | 62% | +37% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 41% | +35% |
| Wedding Ring | 38% | +35% |
| Cut a Deal | 40% | +35% |
| Font of Mythos | 37% | +35% |
| Approach of the Second Sun | 48% | +32% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 35% | +31% |
| Vision Skeins | 34% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your The Second 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.
- Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
- Dictate of Kruphix
- Laboratory Maniac
- The Council of Four
- Folio of Fancies
- Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Howling Mine
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- Propaganda
- Temple Bell
- Ghostly Prison
- Scrawling Crawler
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Everybody Lives!
- Faerie Mastermind
- Master of Ceremonies
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Smothering Tithe
- Grand Abolisher
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Second Doctor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
- Approach of the Second Sun + Windfall → Win the game
- Approach of the Second Sun + Mystical Tutor → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Second Doctor's color identity?
The Second 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 Second Doctor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Second Doctor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 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 17 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a The Second Doctor deck run?
Real The Second Doctor decks run 35 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 Second Doctor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Kwain, Itinerant Meddler, Dictate of Kruphix, Howling Mine. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Second Doctor decks.
What combos does The Second Doctor have?
The Second 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 Second Doctor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Kwain, Itinerant Meddler, Dictate of Kruphix, Laboratory Maniac 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.