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The Face of Boe
Price tag $0.27

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Playstyle & Strategy

Exile 35% Suspend 20% Time Counters 13% Big Mana 7% Spellslinger 3%
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High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for The Face of Boe's Exile builds — cards that lean hardest into the Exile theme.

Star Whale Star Whale
+94% Synergy $1.45
Greater Gargadon Greater Gargadon
+94% Synergy $0.37
Inevitable Betrayal Inevitable Betrayal
+93% Synergy $1.23
Ancestral Vision Ancestral Vision
+92% Synergy $0.30
Inspiring Refrain Inspiring Refrain
+92% Synergy $0.40
Atraxi Warden Atraxi Warden
+92% Synergy $0.23
Wheel of Fate Wheel of Fate
+92% Synergy $3.60
Judoon Enforcers Judoon Enforcers
+91% Synergy $0.24
Rousing Refrain Rousing Refrain
+90% Synergy $0.28
The Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor
+85% Synergy $0.42

Top Cards

The staple cards most The Face of Boe Exile decks run as their core.

Ecstatic Beauty Ecstatic Beauty
+82% Synergy $0.25
Deep-Sea Kraken Deep-Sea Kraken
+81% Synergy $1.86
Heroes Remembered Heroes Remembered
+80% Synergy $1.20
Reality Strobe Reality Strobe
+78% Synergy $1.20
Ith, High Arcanist Ith, High Arcanist
+78% Synergy $0.23
Gargadon Gargadon
+77% Synergy $0.12
Chronomantic Escape Chronomantic Escape
+75% Synergy $2.99
Shivan Meteor Shivan Meteor
+75% Synergy $0.21
Time Beetle Time Beetle
+74% Synergy $0.33
Jhoira's Timebug Jhoira's Timebug
+71% Synergy $0.29

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a The Face of Boe Exile game on their own.

Farewell Farewell
+10% Synergy $5.28
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
+7% Synergy $40.14
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
+3% Synergy $72.26
Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb
0% Synergy $131.68
Force of Will Force of Will
0% Synergy $62.85
The One Ring The One Ring
-2% Synergy $104.30
Smothering Tithe Smothering Tithe
-4% Synergy $60.01
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
-8% Synergy $54.33
Teferi's Protection Teferi's Protection
-8% Synergy $54.50
Jeska's Will Jeska's Will
-8% Synergy $41.29

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Exile plan in The Face of Boe decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Watcher of Hours Watcher of Hours
+73% Synergy $0.30
Rose Tyler Rose Tyler
+71% Synergy $0.34
Ioreth of the Healing House Ioreth of the Healing House
+70% Synergy $0.32
Shivan Sand-Mage Shivan Sand-Mage
+67% Synergy $0.14
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
+61% Synergy $9.28
Riftwing Cloudskate Riftwing Cloudskate
+61% Synergy $0.18
Vizier of Tumbling Sands Vizier of Tumbling Sands
+52% Synergy $0.25
Chakram Retriever Chakram Retriever
+50% Synergy $6.59
Pardic Dragon Pardic Dragon
+50% Synergy $0.15
Sinister Concierge Sinister Concierge
+49% Synergy $1.13
Kelpie Guide Kelpie Guide
+49% Synergy $0.36
Ivory Giant Ivory Giant
+41% Synergy $0.03
Jhoira of the Ghitu Jhoira of the Ghitu
+37% Synergy $0.50
Sibylline Soothsayer Sibylline Soothsayer
+36% Synergy $0.22
Rift Elemental Rift Elemental
+36% Synergy $0.25
The War Doctor The War Doctor
+35% Synergy $0.34
Amy Pond Amy Pond
+34% Synergy $0.30
Epochrasite Epochrasite
+30% Synergy $0.37
Gandalf of the Secret Fire Gandalf of the Secret Fire
+30% Synergy $1.51
The Ninth Doctor The Ninth Doctor
+28% Synergy $0.31
Aeon Chronicler Aeon Chronicler
+28% Synergy $0.38
The Eleventh Doctor The Eleventh Doctor
+27% Synergy $0.29
Aphetto Alchemist Aphetto Alchemist
+26% Synergy $4.80
Rory Williams Rory Williams
+24% Synergy $0.31
Keldon Halberdier Keldon Halberdier
+23% Synergy $0.09
Wilfred Mott Wilfred Mott
+18% Synergy $0.32
Kate Stewart Kate Stewart
+18% Synergy $0.18
Errant Ephemeron Errant Ephemeron
+18% Synergy $0.18
Dreamtide Whale Dreamtide Whale
+17% Synergy $1.97
Duskrider Peregrine Duskrider Peregrine
+16% Synergy $0.08
Benalish Commander Benalish Commander
+16% Synergy $0.23
Knight of Sursi Knight of Sursi
+16% Synergy $0.16
Timebender Timebender
+14% Synergy $0.13
Shade of Trokair Shade of Trokair
+12% Synergy $0.07
Riftmarked Knight Riftmarked Knight
+11% Synergy $0.11
Infiltrator il-Kor Infiltrator il-Kor
+11% Synergy $0.17
Spark Double Spark Double
+10% Synergy $13.70
Arcanis the Omnipotent Arcanis the Omnipotent
+9% Synergy $0.28
Detritivore Detritivore
+9% Synergy $2.76
Chronozoa Chronozoa
+8% Synergy $8.63
Vega, the Watcher Vega, the Watcher
+7% Synergy $0.30
Clever Conjurer Clever Conjurer
+7% Synergy $0.18
Knight of Old Benalia Knight of Old Benalia
+7% Synergy $0.05
Viscerid Deepwalker Viscerid Deepwalker
+7% Synergy $0.10
Pinnacle Monk Mystic Peak Pinnacle Monk
+5% Synergy $1.24
Mother of Runes Mother of Runes
+5% Synergy $13.02
Drumbellower Drumbellower
+5% Synergy $1.56
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
+5% Synergy $1.05
Marvin, Murderous Mimic Marvin, Murderous Mimic
+5% Synergy $3.28
Esper Sentinel Esper Sentinel
-10% Synergy $58.07

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Face of Boe's Exile deck ahead.

Suspend Suspend
+70% Synergy $0.43
Clockspinning Clockspinning
+69% Synergy $0.43
Fury Charm Fury Charm
+59% Synergy $0.21
Delay Delay
+50% Synergy $2.27
Dust of Moments Dust of Moments
+47% Synergy $0.41
Timecrafting Timecrafting
+39% Synergy $0.54
Dramatic Reversal Dramatic Reversal
+21% Synergy $0.47
Everybody Lives! Everybody Lives!
+13% Synergy $12.70
Venser's Diffusion Venser's Diffusion
+9% Synergy $0.15
Path to Exile Path to Exile
+8% Synergy $1.09
Counterspell Counterspell
+6% Synergy $3.77
Stroke of Midnight Stroke of Midnight
+5% Synergy $0.32
Pongify Pongify
+1% Synergy $1.54
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
0% Synergy $1.19
Generous Gift Generous Gift
-1% Synergy $0.69
Deflecting Swat Deflecting Swat
-3% Synergy $65.21
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
-4% Synergy $5.19
Mana Drain Mana Drain
-5% Synergy $56.81
Chaos Warp Chaos Warp
-6% Synergy $0.37
Negate Negate
-8% Synergy $0.24
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
-11% Synergy $1.92
Brainstorm Brainstorm
-13% Synergy $1.62
Dovin's Veto Dovin's Veto
-13% Synergy $3.60

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Exile game plan forward for The Face of Boe.

Restore Balance Restore Balance
+68% Synergy $0.63
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
+60% Synergy $0.33
The Wedding of River Song The Wedding of River Song
+55% Synergy $0.28
Divine Congregation Divine Congregation
+50% Synergy $0.20
Arc Blade Arc Blade
+49% Synergy $0.18
All of History, All at Once All of History, All at Once
+37% Synergy $0.28
Glimpse of Tomorrow Glimpse of Tomorrow
+34% Synergy $0.20
Plunder Plunder
+32% Synergy $0.14
Rift Bolt Rift Bolt
+25% Synergy $0.27
Coward // Killer Coward // Killer
+6% Synergy $0.26
Resurgent Belief Resurgent Belief
+5% Synergy $1.09
Solve the Equation Solve the Equation
+2% Synergy $3.82
Windfall Windfall
0% Synergy $5.08
Time Wipe Time Wipe
-1% Synergy $0.29
Ponder Ponder
-7% Synergy $1.84
Preordain Preordain
-8% Synergy $0.47
Blasphemous Act Blasphemous Act
-10% Synergy $3.83

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Face of Boe Exile decks.

Rotating Fireplace Rotating Fireplace
+60% Synergy $0.38
Thousand-Year Elixir Thousand-Year Elixir
+51% Synergy $14.43
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+37% Synergy $3.66
The Millennium Calendar The Millennium Calendar
+34% Synergy $2.85
Illusionist's Bracers Illusionist's Bracers
+28% Synergy $5.40
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
+27% Synergy $2.46
Magewright's Stone Magewright's Stone
+27% Synergy $9.93
Sting, the Glinting Dagger Sting, the Glinting Dagger
+14% Synergy $3.35
The Moment The Moment
+13% Synergy $0.30
Umbral Mantle Umbral Mantle
+7% Synergy $11.67
Time Bomb Time Bomb
+5% Synergy $0.37
Infinite Hourglass Infinite Hourglass
+5% Synergy $0.42
Mithril Coat Mithril Coat
+1% Synergy $30.07
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-5% Synergy $0.33

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Exile strategy in The Face of Boe decks.

As Foretold As Foretold
+66% Synergy $1.73
The Parting of the Ways The Parting of the Ways
+62% Synergy $0.29
Regenerations Restored Regenerations Restored
+48% Synergy $0.27
Four Knocks Four Knocks
+43% Synergy $0.72
Propaganda Propaganda
+28% Synergy $2.13
Freed from the Real Freed from the Real
+27% Synergy $9.83
Out of Time Out of Time
+23% Synergy $0.27
Crack in Time Crack in Time
+20% Synergy $0.21
Pemmin's Aura Pemmin's Aura
+19% Synergy $12.30
Paradox Haze Paradox Haze
+11% Synergy $3.60
Jeskai Ascendancy Jeskai Ascendancy
+9% Synergy $1.32
The Girl in the Fireplace The Girl in the Fireplace
+8% Synergy $0.27
Land Tax Land Tax
+7% Synergy $13.48
Whirlwind of Thought Whirlwind of Thought
+5% Synergy $3.33
Grasp of Fate Grasp of Fate
+3% Synergy $0.48
Ghostly Prison Ghostly Prison
-3% Synergy $4.33
Mystic Remora Mystic Remora
-5% Synergy $12.67

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up The Face of Boe's Exile game plan.

Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
+15% Synergy $3.22
Quintorius Kand Quintorius Kand
+9% Synergy $2.10

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Face of Boe Exile decks.

Trenzalore Clocktower Trenzalore Clocktower
+51% Synergy $0.32
Minamo, School at Water's Edge Minamo, School at Water's Edge
+28% Synergy $62.31
Nesting Grounds Nesting Grounds
+14% Synergy $0.31
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
+11% Synergy $1.09
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+11% Synergy $0.29
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+9% Synergy $3.36
Ominous Cemetery Ominous Cemetery
+6% Synergy $0.30
Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring City
0% Synergy $27.39
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
-5% Synergy $0.40

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Face of Boe's Exile strategy.

Sol Talisman Sol Talisman
+85% Synergy $0.96
Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom
+81% Synergy $4.41
Mox Tantalite Mox Tantalite
+81% Synergy $11.62
Patriar's Seal Patriar's Seal
+28% Synergy $5.06
Hourglass of the Lost Hourglass of the Lost
+23% Synergy $1.33
Sonic Screwdriver Sonic Screwdriver
+11% Synergy $3.03
Talisman of Creativity Talisman of Creativity
+10% Synergy $2.02
Talisman of Conviction Talisman of Conviction
+9% Synergy $0.43
Midnight Clock Midnight Clock
+5% Synergy $0.65
Chromatic Lantern Chromatic Lantern
+4% Synergy $0.82
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
+2% Synergy $1.92
Talisman of Progress Talisman of Progress
0% Synergy $0.36
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-4% Synergy $0.69
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
-5% Synergy $0.26
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-10% Synergy $0.70
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-11% Synergy $1.84
Izzet Signet Izzet Signet
-21% Synergy $0.34
Boros Signet Boros Signet
-21% Synergy $0.36
Azorius Signet Azorius Signet
-24% Synergy $0.22

Lands

The mana base behind The Face of Boe's Exile decks.

Spectator Seating Spectator Seating
+27% Synergy $6.87
Stormcarved Coast Stormcarved Coast
+22% Synergy $1.99
Sea of Clouds Sea of Clouds
+20% Synergy $17.77
Training Center Training Center
+20% Synergy $16.27
Deserted Beach Deserted Beach
+19% Synergy $5.65
Raugrin Triome Raugrin Triome
+17% Synergy $16.41
Sundown Pass Sundown Pass
+14% Synergy $2.01
Mystic Monastery Mystic Monastery
+9% Synergy $0.32
Frostboil Snarl Frostboil Snarl
+8% Synergy $0.26
Fiery Islet Fiery Islet
+8% Synergy $5.74
Mountain Mountain
+6% Synergy $0.16
Command Tower Command Tower
+6% Synergy $0.34
Plains Plains
+5% Synergy $0.13
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+5% Synergy $0.31
Thundering Falls Thundering Falls
+5% Synergy $14.72
Pinnacle Monk Mystic Peak Pinnacle Monk
+5% Synergy $1.24
Island Island
+4% Synergy $0.21
Glacial Fortress Glacial Fortress
+4% Synergy $0.32
Steam Vents Steam Vents
+4% Synergy $12.51
Elegant Parlor Elegant Parlor
+4% Synergy $7.92
Meticulous Archive Meticulous Archive
+4% Synergy $9.81
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
+3% Synergy $0.24
Hallowed Fountain Hallowed Fountain
+3% Synergy $8.07
Izzet Boilerworks Izzet Boilerworks
+3% Synergy $0.37
Temple of Epiphany Temple of Epiphany
+2% Synergy $0.28
Temple of Enlightenment Temple of Enlightenment
+2% Synergy $0.26
Furycalm Snarl Furycalm Snarl
+2% Synergy $0.27
Fabled Passage Fabled Passage
+1% Synergy $1.05
Sacred Foundry Sacred Foundry
0% Synergy $9.80
Scalding Tarn Scalding Tarn
0% Synergy $38.56
Floodfarm Verge Floodfarm Verge
0% Synergy $9.03
Arid Mesa Arid Mesa
-1% Synergy $29.61
Temple of Triumph Temple of Triumph
-1% Synergy $0.26
Port Town Port Town
-1% Synergy $0.26
Azorius Chancery Azorius Chancery
-1% Synergy $0.31
Irrigated Farmland Irrigated Farmland
-2% Synergy $0.26
Boros Garrison Boros Garrison
-2% Synergy $0.22
Prairie Stream Prairie Stream
-3% Synergy $0.26
Tundra Tundra
-3% Synergy $3000.00
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
-4% Synergy $0.33
Perilous Landscape Perilous Landscape
-4% Synergy $0.25
Skycloud Expanse Skycloud Expanse
-5% Synergy $0.27
Flooded Strand Flooded Strand
-6% Synergy $15.03
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
-8% Synergy $0.29
Adarkar Wastes Adarkar Wastes
-13% Synergy $0.31
Sulfur Falls Sulfur Falls
-14% Synergy $0.23
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
-15% Synergy $0.31
Shivan Reef Shivan Reef
-17% Synergy $0.36
Battlefield Forge Battlefield Forge
-20% Synergy $0.24
Clifftop Retreat Clifftop Retreat
-25% Synergy $0.28

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Face of Boe: Exile.

The Twelfth Doctor Rose Tyler The Twelfth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Twelfth Doctor Peri Brown The Twelfth Doctor // Peri Brown
The Twelfth Doctor Sarah Jane Smith The Twelfth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
Yasmin Khan Yasmin Khan
The Seventh Doctor Amy Pond The Seventh Doctor // Amy Pond
The Eleventh Doctor Amy Pond The Eleventh Doctor // Amy Pond
Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant
The Twelfth Doctor Amy Pond The Twelfth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Ninth Doctor Rose Tyler The Ninth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Twelfth Doctor Ryan Sinclair The Twelfth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Twelfth Doctor Clara Oswald The Twelfth Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Fourteenth Doctor Amy Pond The Fourteenth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Eleventh Doctor Donna Noble The Eleventh Doctor // Donna Noble
The Tenth Doctor Rose Tyler The Tenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Tenth Doctor Tegan Jovanka The Tenth Doctor // Tegan Jovanka
Volo, Itinerant Scholar Passionate Archaeologist Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Passionate Archaeologist
Amy Pond Rory Williams Amy Pond // Rory Williams
The War Doctor Adric, Mathematical Genius The War Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
The War Doctor K-9, Mark I The War Doctor // K-9, Mark I
The War Doctor Martha Jones The War Doctor // Martha Jones
The First Doctor Amy Pond The First Doctor // Amy Pond
The Twelfth Doctor K-9, Mark I The Twelfth Doctor // K-9, Mark I
The Fourteenth Doctor Graham O'Brien The Fourteenth Doctor // Graham O'Brien
Headliner Scarlett Headliner Scarlett
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection Uvilda, Dean of Perfection
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Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher Guild Artisan Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Guild Artisan
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher Passionate Archaeologist Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Passionate Archaeologist
The Twelfth Doctor Romana II The Twelfth Doctor // Romana II
The War Doctor The War Doctor
The Twelfth Doctor Vislor Turlough The Twelfth Doctor // Vislor Turlough
The Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor Amy Pond The Tenth Doctor // Amy Pond
The Tenth Doctor Clara Oswald The Tenth Doctor // Clara Oswald
The Tenth Doctor Donna Noble The Tenth Doctor // Donna Noble
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Passionate Archaeologist Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist
The Twelfth Doctor Adric, Mathematical Genius The Twelfth Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers Passionate Archaeologist Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Passionate Archaeologist
Karlach, Fury of Avernus Passionate Archaeologist Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Passionate Archaeologist
The Tenth Doctor Ryan Sinclair The Tenth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair