The First Doctor
When The First Doctor enters, search your library and/or graveyard for a card named TARDIS, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle. Whenever you cast a spell with cascade, put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact or creature.
How The First Doctor decks play in EDH
The First Doctor is a Azorius commander in white and blue costing 1WU, and its legendary creature - time lord doctor line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones The First Doctor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $98.50Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Counterspells (3)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The First Doctor 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 The First Doctor deck?
The First Doctor has a Azorius colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The First Doctor?
The cards played most often in The First Doctor decks include Stormcaller's Boon, Gallifrey Stands, TARDIS. 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 The First Doctor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $98.50 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 The First Doctor 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.