Doctor Strange, Surgeon
Lifelink If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead. At the beginning of each combat, if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total, creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
How Doctor Strange decks play in EDH
Doctor Strange, Surgeon is a mono-white commander costing 4W, and its legendary creature - human doctor hero line shapes the whole deck around it. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Doctor Strange, Surgeon decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $143Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Removal (3)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Doctor Strange, Surgeon decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Doctor Strange, Surgeon deck?
Doctor Strange, Surgeon has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Doctor Strange, Surgeon?
The cards played most often in Doctor Strange, Surgeon decks include Gleaming Splendor, Germinate Recruits, Ob Nixilis, the Ascended. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Doctor Strange, Surgeon deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $143 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Doctor Strange, Surgeon deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.