The Tenth Doctor
URLegendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor

The Tenth Doctor

Mana value5EDHREC#6,310

The Commander

Allons-y! — Whenever you attack, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. Put three time counters on it. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend.

Timey-Wimey — {7}: Time travel three times. Activate only as a sorcery. (For each suspended card you own and each permanent you control with a time counter on it, you may add or remove a time counter. Then do it two more times.)

Guide

Gameplan

Attack each turn to exile the top of your library and suspend a nonland card with three time counters, then accelerate those counters with Timey-Wimey (or other time-counter manipulation) to cast a stream of free spells. Pair The Tenth Doctor with a Doctor's companion for an extra command-zone body, build a low-curve spell-heavy deck so the suspend hits land, and snowball card advantage into burn, big payoffs, or an extra-combat finish.

Strengths

  • Generates real card advantage and free spells every single combat without spending mana
  • Naturally pulls toward cheap impactful spells, so suspended cards come down fast
  • Timey-Wimey lets you cheat the wait, casting suspended cards the same turn
  • Pairs with a Doctor's companion in the command zone for added consistency and value
  • Rewards an aggressive, proactive game plan that pressures the whole table

Weaknesses

  • Needs to connect in combat to trigger value, so it folds to fogs, removal, and gummy boards
  • Five mana and fragile—repeated commander removal taxes the deck heavily
  • Suspend exiling lands does nothing, punishing land-heavy or top-heavy curves
  • Timey-Wimey at seven mana is slow and only relevant once the engine is online
  • Variance: you can exile cards you'd rather not random-cast off suspend

Key Cards

  • As ForetoldAdds time counters every upkeep, letting you cast suspended cards a turn early and enabling free spells alongside the Doctor.
  • Jeska's WillExplosive ritual that powers out the Doctor early and fuels Timey-Wimey activations or a big turn.
  • Aggravated AssaultExtra combats mean extra Allons-y! triggers, multiplying your suspend value each turn.
  • Rose TylerA premier Doctor's companion that protects you and rewards the aggressive attacking plan while sitting in the command zone.
  • Galvanic IterationDoubles your high-impact instants and sorceries, turning a single free spell into a game-swinging turn.
  • Combat CelebrantCheap body that grants extra combats, looping more attack triggers and suspend value.
  • Thousand-Year StormEach spell you cast copies your prior ones, converting the Doctor's free-cast engine into a lethal payoff.
  • Underworld BreachRecur cheap spells from the yard to keep the engine and combo finishes flowing.

Upgrade Path

Lower your curve and maximize cheap, individually powerful instants/sorceries so Allons-y! reliably hits castable spells, then add time-counter accelerants (As Foretold, Paradox Haze) and extra-combat enablers to multiply triggers. Push toward dedicated payoffs like Thousand-Year Storm or Underworld Breach loops, and add fast mana (Mana Crypt, Jeska's Will, signets) plus protection (Deflecting Swat, Fierce Guardianship) to keep the Doctor swinging through interaction.

Core Cards

Win Conditions

  • Storm/copy payoffs (Thousand-Year Storm, Galvanic Iteration) chaining suspended spells into lethal damage
  • Extra-combat loops with The Tenth Doctor and pumped attackers for commander damage
  • Big direct-damage spells cast for free off the suspend engine
  • Grinding the table out of cards then closing with a value-fueled board

Archetypes

  • SpellslingerThe Allons-y! trigger and time-counter manipulation reward a deck stuffed with cheap, high-value instants and sorceries.
  • Aggro/Extra CombatsYou only get value by attacking, so extra-combat effects multiply triggers and pressure.
  • ComboFree spells plus time-counter accel and storm payoffs enable explosive, often lethal turns.
  • Tempo ControlCard advantage from suspend lets you trade resources and grind opponents out while applying clock.

Combos

No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.

Related Commanders

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