EDH Optimizer
The Twelfth Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor · 3UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
The Twelfth Doctor is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
The first spell you cast from anywhere other than your hand each turn has demonstrate. (When you cast that spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it. A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Whenever you copy a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on The Twelfth Doctor.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for The Twelfth Doctor: 35
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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+ (76/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed49
- Interaction80
- Resilience90
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 6 Island, 8 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Izzet Signet · Storm-Kiln Artist · Etali, Primal Storm · Archmage Emeritus · Talisman of Creativity · Expressive Iteration · Chaos Warp · Mana Geyser · Frantic Search · Melek, Izzet Paragon · Brainstorm · Counterspell · Mizzix's Mastery · Goblin Electromancer · Fellwar Stone · Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy · Thousand-Year Storm · Flashback · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Wand · Commander's Sphere · Jeska's Will · Lier, Disciple of the Drowned · Propaganda · Arcane Bombardment · Thought Vessel · Twinning Staff · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Hive Mind · Wand of Wonder · Glorious End · Neera, Wild Mage · Plargg and Nassari · Possibility Storm · Resonating Lute · Dance with Calamity · Ponder · Windfall · Creative Technique · Faithless Looting · Galvanic Iteration · Guttersnipe · Seething Song · Grapeshot · Improvisation Capstone · Pact of the Titan · The Reality Chip · Arcane Denial · Lightning Bolt · Narset's Reversal · Throes of Chaos · Aminatou's Augury · Big Score · Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer · Mind Stone · Ral, Crackling Wit · Stormcatch Mentor · Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song · Izzet Charm · Negate · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Fact or Fiction · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Stormcarved Coast · Frostboil Snarl · Shivan Reef · Temple of Epiphany · Training Center · Cascade Bluffs · Exotic Orchard · Izzet Boilerworks · Steam Vents · Reliquary Tower · Ferrous Lake · Mystic Sanctuary · Scalding Tarn · Myriad Landscape · Riverpyre Verge · Temple of the False God · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway · Fiery Islet · Mistrise Village
🃏 Recommended cards for The Twelfth Doctor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Twelfth Doctor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Etali, Primal Storm | 50% | +45% |
| Melek, Izzet Paragon | 42% | +39% |
| Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy | 35% | +33% |
| Chaos Wand | 33% | +32% |
| Lier, Disciple of the Drowned | 33% | +30% |
| Hive Mind | 31% | +30% |
| Glorious End | 29% | +29% |
| Twinning Staff | 32% | +29% |
| Possibility Storm | 29% | +28% |
| Wand of Wonder | 31% | +28% |
| Neera, Wild Mage | 29% | +28% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 29% | +27% |
| Arcane Bombardment | 32% | +26% |
| Pact of the Titan | 26% | +25% |
| Dance with Calamity | 28% | +25% |
| Creative Technique | 27% | +24% |
| Throes of Chaos | 24% | +23% |
| Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer | 23% | +23% |
| The Reality Chip | 26% | +21% |
| Expressive Iteration | 45% | +21% |
| Commander's Sphere | 33% | +20% |
| Magus of the Future | 21% | +20% |
| Mana Geyser | 44% | +20% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 38% | +20% |
💰 The best cards for your The Twelfth 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.
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Melek, Izzet Paragon
- Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
- Chaos Wand
- Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
- Hive Mind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Arcane Bombardment
- Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer
- The Reality Chip
- Mizzix's Mastery
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Propaganda
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinning Staff
- Improvisation Capstone
- Ral, Crackling Wit
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Twelfth 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
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Twelfth Doctor's color identity?
The Twelfth 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 Twelfth Doctor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Twelfth Doctor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 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 10 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).
How many lands should a The Twelfth Doctor deck run?
Real The Twelfth 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 Twelfth Doctor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Etali, Primal Storm, Melek, Izzet Paragon, Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Twelfth Doctor decks.
What combos does The Twelfth Doctor have?
The Twelfth 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 Twelfth Doctor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Etali, Primal Storm, Melek, Izzet Paragon, Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy 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.