The Fifth Doctor
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
Oracle Text:
Peaceful Coexistence — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control that didn't attack or enter this turn. Untap those creatures.
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
Price ( USD): $0.27
USD: $0.27 · EUR: €1.55
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Character Background
The Fifth Doctor turns restraint into advantage: his end step trigger places +1/+1 counters on each creature you controlled that neither attacked nor entered that turn and untaps them, rewarding defensive posture and inter-turn utility. He best supports a value/control or defensive midrange plan—don’t expect him to enable aggro; instead you’re snowballing board growth while preserving blockers and activated-ability engines. Build around +1/+1-counter synergies (Hardened Scales, Cathars' Crusade, or proliferate effects) and include creatures with meaningful tap abilities or blocker bodies that benefit from incremental growth. Deck construction tips: pack cheap, sticky defenders and efficient removal so you can afford not to swing, protect The Fifth Doctor with counterspells or hexproof effects, and lean into recursion or anthem effects to keep the legendary clock ticking. His strength is tempo inversion—ceding attacks now to create threats later—so treat him as a slow inevitability rather than a surprise finisher.
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