The Thirteenth Doctor

Name
The Thirteenth Doctor

Mana Cost

Type
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor

Set
Doctor Who

Rarity
Mythic

Text

Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Team TARDIS — At the beginning of your end step, untap each creature you control with a counter on it.


Power/Toughness
2/2

Number
#1039

Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Vintage

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(13/10/2023)
If a spell or ability allows you to copy a spell on the stack but doesn't specify that the spell is cast, that spell wasn't cast and won't be counted by paradox abilities. However, if a spell or ability allows you to cast a copy of a spell, that spell will be counted for paradox abilities.


(13/10/2023)
If an effect instructs you to choose a creature type, you may choose Time Lord.


(13/10/2023)
A triggered ability that triggers when a spell is cast from anywhere other than your hand, such as that of The Thirteenth Doctor, functions only on the battlefield, so it doesn't trigger when you cast that spell from a zone other than your hand.


(13/10/2023)
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.


(13/10/2023)
The Thirteenth Doctor's last ability untaps creatures you control with any kind of counter on them, not just creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them.


(13/10/2023)
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.


(13/10/2023)
An instant or sorcery that counts how many spells you've cast from anywhere other than your hand, such as Surge of Brilliance, counts itself if it was cast from a zone other than your hand.


(13/10/2023)
Paradox abilities count any spells cast from zones other than your hand. These are usually spells cast from exile, the graveyard, or the command zone. They also count spells cast from outside the game, such as spells cast with Wish or Garth One-Eye's ability.


Artist
Pauline Voss

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