Graham O'Brien
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Pilot
Oracle Text:
Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
Price ( USD): $0.21
USD: $0.21 · EUR: €0.19
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Character Background
Graham O'Brien is a compact but deceptively strong value engine for a spells-from-unusual-zones strategy, especially in Commander where Doctor’s companion opens the door to pairing him with a Doctor as co-commanders. His 2/2 body for two mana is fine for early pressure, but the real payoff is Paradox: every time you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you get a Food token, turning suspend, flashback, adventure, foretell, and similar effects into incremental life and resource advantage. That makes him best suited to value or midrange shells that want to grind, stabilize, and outlast removal. Build around cards that repeatedly cast from exile or the graveyard, such as retrace-style effects, rebound, and adventure cards, and consider sacrifice synergies so extra Food becomes more than lifegain. In practice, Graham rewards careful sequencing: develop early, then convert every off-hand spell into a buffer that keeps you ahead in longer games.
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