The Third Doctor

GUSimic{2}{G}{U}$0.31
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
The Third Doctor card art

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.

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How The Third Doctor decks play in EDH

The Third Doctor is a Simic commander in blue and green costing 2GU, and its legendary creature - time lord doctor line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The cards below are the ones The Third Doctor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $42.98

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (7)

Bejeweled Warg
Bejeweled Warg
$0.35
Careening Mine Cart
Careening Mine Cart
$0.27
Glittermonger
Glittermonger
$0.24
Gold Rush
Gold Rush
$0.28
Collector's Vault
Collector's Vault
$0.62
Crack Open
Crack Open
$0.21
Bootleggers' Stash
Bootleggers' Stash
$0.31

Card draw (4)

Fateful Discovery
Fateful Discovery
$3.38
Flitwing, Lyev Detective
Flitwing, Lyev Detective
-
Peregrin Took
Peregrin Took
$0.33
The Goose Mother
The Goose Mother
$0.32

Creatures (5)

The Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor
$0.82
Nyssa of Traken
Nyssa of Traken
$0.29
Academy Manufactor
Academy Manufactor
$8.16
Tireless Provisioner
Tireless Provisioner
$2.40
Gilded Goose
Gilded Goose
$0.38

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster
Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster
$0.28
Witch's Oven
Witch's Oven
$0.77
Transmutation Font
Transmutation Font
$2.15
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
$21.42

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Third 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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The Third Doctor deck questions

What colours can I use in a The Third Doctor deck?

The Third Doctor has a Simic colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for The Third Doctor?

The cards played most often in The Third Doctor decks include Fateful Discovery, Bejeweled Warg, Flitwing, Lyev Detective. 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 Third Doctor deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $42.98 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 Third 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.

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