EDH Optimizer
The Third Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor · 2GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
The Third Doctor is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
The Third Doctor gets +1/+1 for each noncreature token you control.
When The Third Doctor enters, create your choice of a Clue token, a Food token, or a Treasure token.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for The Third Doctor: 36
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Build your The Third Doctor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed51
- Interaction55
- Resilience79
- Closing61
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 5 Island, 5 Forest)
Academy Manufactor · Tireless Provisioner · Sol Ring · Peregrin Took · Bootleggers' Stash · Gilded Goose · The Goose Mother · Adrix and Nev, Twincasters · Arcane Signet · Ironheart, Clever Champion · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Tamiyo's Journal · Tireless Tracker · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Second Harvest · City of Death · Elanor Gardner · Oko, Thief of Crowns · Doubling Season · Five Hundred Year Diary · Heroic Intervention · Mechanized Production · Cultivate · Piper Wright, Publick Reporter · Rampant Growth · Transmutation Font · Kappa Cannoneer · Parallel Lives · Counterspell · Crack Open · Fae Offering · Junk Winder · Many Partings · Prosperous Innkeeper · Revive the Shire · Swiftfoot Boots · Collector's Vault · Cyberdrive Awakener · Glittermonger · Growth Spiral · Lightning Greaves · Nature's Lore · Pongify · Rise and Shine · Shimmer Dragon · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Erdwal Illuminator · Martha Jones · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Old Gnawbone · Sonic Screwdriver · Thoughtcast · Three Visits · Wavesifter · Duggan, Private Detective · Farseek · K-9, Mark I · Propaganda · Thought Vessel · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Beast Within · Elvish Mystic · Ethereal Investigator · Command Tower · Hinterland Harbor · Dreamroot Cascade · The Shire · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Mystery · Breeding Pool · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Rejuvenating Springs · Trenzalore Clocktower · Flooded Grove · Rogue's Passage · Simic Growth Chamber · Vineglimmer Snarl · Willowrush Verge · Archway of Innovation · Exotic Orchard · Fountainport · Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway · Misty Rainforest · Treasure Vault · Yavimaya Coast · Alchemist's Refuge · Hedge Maze · Kitchen · Waterlogged Grove
🃏 Recommended cards for The Third Doctor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Third Doctor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Manufactor | 93% | +89% |
| Peregrin Took | 81% | +79% |
| Bootleggers' Stash | 78% | +76% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 89% | +75% |
| Gilded Goose | 74% | +72% |
| The Goose Mother | 74% | +70% |
| Ironheart, Clever Champion | 67% | +66% |
| Tamiyo's Journal | 67% | +65% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 67% | +63% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 63% | +62% |
| The Shire | 63% | +61% |
| Tireless Tracker | 67% | +61% |
| Elanor Gardner | 59% | +59% |
| City of Death | 59% | +58% |
| Adrix and Nev, Twincasters | 67% | +58% |
| Second Harvest | 63% | +57% |
| Five Hundred Year Diary | 56% | +55% |
| Mechanized Production | 56% | +54% |
| Oko, Thief of Crowns | 59% | +53% |
| Transmutation Font | 52% | +51% |
| Trenzalore Clocktower | 52% | +51% |
| Uthros, Titanic Godcore | 54% | +51% |
| Piper Wright, Publick Reporter | 52% | +51% |
| Doubling Season | 56% | +45% |
💰 The best cards for your The Third 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.
- Peregrin Took
- Bootleggers' Stash
- Gilded Goose
- The Goose Mother
- Ironheart, Clever Champion
- Tamiyo's Journal
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Tireless Provisioner
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Elanor Gardner
- Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
- Oko, Thief of Crowns
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Doubling Season
- Parallel Lives
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Old Gnawbone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Third Doctor
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Clock of Omens → Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens
- Urza, Lord High Artificer + Worldwalker Helm + Mechanized Production → Infinite blue mana, Exile your library, Cast all spells in your library, Infinite Map tokens
- Transmutation Font + Academy Manufactor + Clock of Omens → Infinite Blood tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite Clue tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite Food tokens, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana artifacts you control can produce, Infinite rummaging, Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of artifacts you control
- James, Wandering Dad + Mechanized Production → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Third Doctor's color identity?
The Third Doctor is Simic (green 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 Third Doctor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Third Doctor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 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 20 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a The Third Doctor deck run?
Real The Third Doctor 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 The Third Doctor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Academy Manufactor, Peregrin Took, Bootleggers' Stash. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Third Doctor decks.
What combos does The Third Doctor have?
The Third Doctor has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine. 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 Third Doctor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Peregrin Took, Bootleggers' Stash, Gilded Goose 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.