The War Doctor 
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor3/5
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
Whenever one or more other permanents phase out and whenever one or more other cards are put into exile from anywhere, put a time counter on The War Doctor. Whenever The War Doctor attacks, it deals damage equal to the number of time counters on it to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
Printing details
- Set
- WHO · 452
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Lixin Yin
- Released
- 2023-10-13
- Prices
- €0.72 · $1.58
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €0.72 | €1.05 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.30 trend €0.72 30-day avg €0.69 | low €0.50 trend €1.66 30-day avg €1.34 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €1.05 with Zero from €1.55 | NM from €1.60 with Zero from €2.08 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.89 | NM from €0.89 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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You choose the target of the second ability as it attacks. The number of time counters is checked at the time the ability resolves. If The War Doctor has left the battlefield by that time, use the number of time counters it had on it the last time it was on the battlefield to determine how much damage it deals to that target.
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If The War Doctor phases out at the same time as any other permanents, its first ability won't trigger.
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Neither "Time" nor "Lord" are creature types. Some older cards were printed with the subtype "Lord," but all of those cards have updated Oracle card text that removed that type.
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If an effect instructs you to choose a creature type, you may choose Time Lord.
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Unlike other creature types in Magic that are each only one word, the two words "Time Lord" represent a single creature subtype. Time Lord is the only two-word creature type.