The Ninth Doctor
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
Oracle Text:
Haste
Into the TARDIS — Whenever The Ninth Doctor becomes untapped during your untap step, you get an additional upkeep step after this step.
Power/Toughness: 2/4
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
Price ( USD): $1.02
USD: $1.02 · EUR: €0.74
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Character Background
The Ninth Doctor's 1UR three-drop is a compact tempo‑value piece: haste lets him immediately apply pressure while Into the TARDIS turns every untap into an extra upkeep, rewarding decks that want to grind incremental advantages or assemble upkeep-based combos. He best supports tempo and value shells that can exploit repeated "at the beginning of your upkeep" triggers—think scrying/drawing engines, token or counter accrual, or small recurring sources that snowball over multiple upkeeps. A concrete synergy and deckbuilding tip: slot several cheap upkeep engines (cards that trigger at upkeep) and include protection—countermagic or flicker effects—so The Ninth survives long enough to generate multiple extra upkeeps; he also pairs well with instant-speed interaction to punish opponents before they answer him. Treat him as a two-pronged threat: push damage early with haste, then convert those extra upkeeps into card advantage, combo pieces, or inevitability rather than relying on him as a lone beatstick.
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