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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 Spellslinger builds — cards that lean hardest into the Spellslinger theme.

Suspend Suspend
+99% Synergy $0.43
Fury Charm Fury Charm
+99% Synergy $0.21
Chronomantic Escape Chronomantic Escape
+98% Synergy $2.99
Star Whale Star Whale
+98% Synergy $1.45
Rousing Refrain Rousing Refrain
+97% Synergy $0.28
Ancestral Vision Ancestral Vision
+97% Synergy $0.30
Inspiring Refrain Inspiring Refrain
+97% Synergy $0.40
Chakram Retriever Chakram Retriever
+80% Synergy $6.59
Shivan Meteor Shivan Meteor
+80% Synergy $0.21
Heroes Remembered Heroes Remembered
+100% Synergy $1.20

Top Cards

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

Greater Gargadon Greater Gargadon
+80% Synergy $0.37
Reality Strobe Reality Strobe
+79% Synergy $1.20
The Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor
+79% Synergy $0.42
Arc Blade Arc Blade
+79% Synergy $0.18
Shivan Sand-Mage Shivan Sand-Mage
+79% Synergy $0.14
Dust of Moments Dust of Moments
+79% Synergy $0.41
Atraxi Warden Atraxi Warden
+79% Synergy $0.23
Clockspinning Clockspinning
+78% Synergy $0.43
Time Beetle Time Beetle
+77% Synergy $0.33
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
+77% Synergy $0.33

Creatures

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

Ith, High Arcanist Ith, High Arcanist
+80% Synergy $0.23
Amy Pond Amy Pond
+79% Synergy $0.30
Rift Elemental Rift Elemental
+79% Synergy $0.25
Jhoira's Timebug Jhoira's Timebug
+78% Synergy $0.29
Judoon Enforcers Judoon Enforcers
+78% Synergy $0.24
Taigam, Master Opportunist Taigam, Master Opportunist
+71% Synergy $1.11
Ivory Giant Ivory Giant
+60% Synergy $0.03
Gargadon Gargadon
+60% Synergy $0.12
Riftwing Cloudskate Riftwing Cloudskate
+60% Synergy $0.18
Rose Tyler Rose Tyler
+59% Synergy $0.34
Deep-Sea Kraken Deep-Sea Kraken
+59% Synergy $1.86
Watcher of Hours Watcher of Hours
+59% Synergy $0.30
Jhoira of the Ghitu Jhoira of the Ghitu
+57% Synergy $0.50
The War Doctor The War Doctor
+57% Synergy $0.34
Flamehold Grappler Flamehold Grappler
+47% Synergy $0.22
Pardic Dragon Pardic Dragon
+40% Synergy $0.15
Chronozoa Chronozoa
+39% Synergy $8.63
Kelpie Guide Kelpie Guide
+39% Synergy $0.36
Ioreth of the Healing House Ioreth of the Healing House
+39% Synergy $0.32
Vizier of Tumbling Sands Vizier of Tumbling Sands
+38% Synergy $0.25
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
+38% Synergy $9.28
Homunculus Horde Homunculus Horde
+24% Synergy $0.64
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
+24% Synergy $6.28
Crystal Barricade Crystal Barricade
+23% Synergy $1.50
Riptide Gearhulk Riptide Gearhulk
+23% Synergy $2.61
Archmage of Runes Archmage of Runes
+22% Synergy $3.31
Disciple of Caelus Nin Disciple of Caelus Nin
+20% Synergy $0.27
Epochrasite Epochrasite
+20% Synergy $0.37
Vadrok, Apex of Thunder Vadrok, Apex of Thunder
+20% Synergy $0.62
Knight of Sursi Knight of Sursi
+20% Synergy $0.16
The Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor
+20% Synergy $0.26
Keldon Halberdier Keldon Halberdier
+20% Synergy $0.09
Riftmarked Knight Riftmarked Knight
+20% Synergy $0.11
Idris, Soul of the TARDIS Idris, Soul of the TARDIS
+20% Synergy $0.23
Adric, Mathematical Genius Adric, Mathematical Genius
+20% Synergy $0.33
Detritivore Detritivore
+20% Synergy $2.76
Gandalf of the Secret Fire Gandalf of the Secret Fire
+20% Synergy $1.51
Infiltrator il-Kor Infiltrator il-Kor
+20% Synergy $0.17
Rory Williams Rory Williams
+19% Synergy $0.31
Aphetto Alchemist Aphetto Alchemist
+19% Synergy $4.80
Sinister Concierge Sinister Concierge
+19% Synergy $1.13
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
+18% Synergy $1.05
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
+18% Synergy $1.37
Enduring Courage Enduring Courage
+18% Synergy $2.46
Anger Anger
+17% Synergy $0.81
Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten
+16% Synergy $30.69
Vega, the Watcher Vega, the Watcher
+16% Synergy $0.30
Bria, Riptide Rogue Bria, Riptide Rogue
+16% Synergy $38.13
Pinnacle Monk Mystic Peak Pinnacle Monk
+14% Synergy $1.24
Archmage Emeritus Archmage Emeritus
+8% Synergy $0.51

Instants

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

Delay Delay
+79% Synergy $2.27
Timecrafting Timecrafting
+59% Synergy $0.54
Octopus Form Octopus Form
+47% Synergy $0.21
Counterspell Counterspell
+25% Synergy $3.77
Narset's Rebuke Narset's Rebuke
+24% Synergy $0.08
Refute Refute
+24% Synergy $0.20
Venser's Diffusion Venser's Diffusion
+20% Synergy $0.15
Burst of Energy Burst of Energy
+20% Synergy $0.17
Whirlwind Denial Whirlwind Denial
+20% Synergy $0.08
Skywhaler's Shot Skywhaler's Shot
+20% Synergy $0.07
Pull from Eternity Pull from Eternity
+19% Synergy $1.90
Hindering Light Hindering Light
+19% Synergy $0.24
Shore Up Shore Up
+19% Synergy $0.22
Chaos Warp Chaos Warp
+18% Synergy $0.37
Expansion // Explosion Expansion // Explosion
+18% Synergy $0.26
Gallifrey Falls // No More Gallifrey Falls // No More
+18% Synergy $0.43
Everybody Lives! Everybody Lives!
+17% Synergy $12.70
Dramatic Reversal Dramatic Reversal
+16% Synergy $0.47
Aetherize Aetherize
+15% Synergy $0.38
Deflecting Palm Deflecting Palm
+15% Synergy $4.56
Narset's Reversal Narset's Reversal
+13% Synergy $1.97
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
+4% Synergy $1.92
Brainstorm Brainstorm
0% Synergy $1.62
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
-1% Synergy $2.39
Path to Exile Path to Exile
-9% Synergy $1.09
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
-28% Synergy $1.19

Sorceries

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

Ecstatic Beauty Ecstatic Beauty
+78% Synergy $0.25
Inevitable Betrayal Inevitable Betrayal
+78% Synergy $1.23
Divine Congregation Divine Congregation
+60% Synergy $0.20
Restore Balance Restore Balance
+60% Synergy $0.63
Wheel of Fate Wheel of Fate
+59% Synergy $3.60
All of History, All at Once All of History, All at Once
+57% Synergy $0.28
Resurgent Belief Resurgent Belief
+40% Synergy $1.09
Glimpse of Tomorrow Glimpse of Tomorrow
+40% Synergy $0.20
The Wedding of River Song The Wedding of River Song
+38% Synergy $0.28
Boltwave Boltwave
+24% Synergy $2.88
Mythos of Vadrok Mythos of Vadrok
+20% Synergy $0.21
Clear the Mind Clear the Mind
+20% Synergy $0.27
Dichotomancy Dichotomancy
+20% Synergy $0.35
Plunder Plunder
+20% Synergy $0.14
Inspired Ultimatum Inspired Ultimatum
+19% Synergy $0.34
Past in Flames Past in Flames
+18% Synergy $4.22
Everything Comes to Dust Everything Comes to Dust
+18% Synergy $5.82
Idyllic Tutor Idyllic Tutor
+17% Synergy $11.89
Blasphemous Act Blasphemous Act
-3% Synergy $3.83

Utility Artifacts

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

Adaptive Training Post Adaptive Training Post
+22% Synergy $0.19
Mirror Shield Mirror Shield
+20% Synergy $0.50
Magewright's Stone Magewright's Stone
+20% Synergy $9.93
Illusionist's Bracers Illusionist's Bracers
+19% Synergy $5.40
Halo Fountain Halo Fountain
+19% Synergy $6.95
Thousand-Year Elixir Thousand-Year Elixir
+19% Synergy $14.43
The Moment The Moment
+19% Synergy $0.30
The Millennium Calendar The Millennium Calendar
+18% Synergy $2.85
Aetherflux Reservoir Aetherflux Reservoir
+17% Synergy $19.53
Rotating Fireplace Rotating Fireplace
+17% Synergy $0.38
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+16% Synergy $3.66
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
+15% Synergy $2.46
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
+10% Synergy $0.33

Enchantments

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

As Foretold As Foretold
+56% Synergy $1.73
Propaganda Propaganda
+49% Synergy $2.13
Rediscover the Way Rediscover the Way
+48% Synergy $0.25
The Parting of the Ways The Parting of the Ways
+38% Synergy $0.29
Four Knocks Four Knocks
+38% Synergy $0.72
Out of Time Out of Time
+38% Synergy $0.27
Regenerations Restored Regenerations Restored
+38% Synergy $0.27
Tempest Technique Tempest Technique
+23% Synergy $0.33
Reality Acid Reality Acid
+20% Synergy $0.39
Crab Umbra Crab Umbra
+20% Synergy $0.41
Nahiri's Resolve Nahiri's Resolve
+19% Synergy $0.62
Arcane Bombardment Arcane Bombardment
+19% Synergy $8.11
Fortune Teller's Talent Fortune Teller's Talent
+18% Synergy $0.50
Authority of the Consuls Authority of the Consuls
+18% Synergy $4.21
Ominous Seas Ominous Seas
+18% Synergy $1.16
Crack in Time Crack in Time
+18% Synergy $0.21
Freed from the Real Freed from the Real
+17% Synergy $9.83
Reconnaissance Mission Reconnaissance Mission
+17% Synergy $0.59
Whirlwind of Thought Whirlwind of Thought
+16% Synergy $3.33
Rising of the Day Rising of the Day
+16% Synergy $1.44
Teferi's Ageless Insight Teferi's Ageless Insight
+14% Synergy $4.99
Frostcliff Siege Frostcliff Siege
+13% Synergy $2.96

Planeswalkers

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

Quintorius Kand Quintorius Kand
+18% Synergy $2.10
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
+18% Synergy $3.22

Utility Lands

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

Trenzalore Clocktower Trenzalore Clocktower
+56% Synergy $0.32
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+46% Synergy $3.36
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
+35% Synergy $1.09
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+35% Synergy $0.29
Cori Mountain Monastery Cori Mountain Monastery
+21% Synergy $0.75
Desolate Lighthouse Desolate Lighthouse
+19% Synergy $0.30
Mistrise Village Mistrise Village
+18% Synergy $8.25
Rivendell Rivendell
+18% Synergy $1.96
Nesting Grounds Nesting Grounds
+18% Synergy $0.31
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+1% Synergy $0.40

Mana Artifacts

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

Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom
+99% Synergy $4.41
Mox Tantalite Mox Tantalite
+79% Synergy $11.62
Sol Talisman Sol Talisman
+78% Synergy $0.96
Patriar's Seal Patriar's Seal
+39% Synergy $5.06
Sonic Screwdriver Sonic Screwdriver
+17% Synergy $3.03
Midnight Clock Midnight Clock
+16% Synergy $0.65
Talisman of Creativity Talisman of Creativity
-2% Synergy $2.02
Talisman of Progress Talisman of Progress
-5% Synergy $0.36
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-8% Synergy $0.69
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-9% Synergy $1.84
Talisman of Conviction Talisman of Conviction
-23% Synergy $0.43

Lands

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

Prairie Stream Prairie Stream
+21% Synergy $0.26
Sundown Pass Sundown Pass
+20% Synergy $2.01
Unknown Shores Unknown Shores
+20% Synergy $0.10
Gallifrey Council Chamber Gallifrey Council Chamber
+19% Synergy $0.31
The Grey Havens The Grey Havens
+19% Synergy $0.33
Deserted Beach Deserted Beach
+18% Synergy $5.65
Stormcarved Coast Stormcarved Coast
+17% Synergy $1.99
Sunbaked Canyon Sunbaked Canyon
+16% Synergy $4.40
Fiery Islet Fiery Islet
+14% Synergy $5.74
Pinnacle Monk Mystic Peak Pinnacle Monk
+14% Synergy $1.24
Temple of Epiphany Temple of Epiphany
+13% Synergy $0.28
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
+13% Synergy $0.33
Ash Barrens Ash Barrens
+13% Synergy $0.35
Floodfarm Verge Floodfarm Verge
+11% Synergy $9.03
Irrigated Farmland Irrigated Farmland
+7% Synergy $0.26
Mountain Mountain
+6% Synergy $0.16
Frostboil Snarl Frostboil Snarl
+6% Synergy $0.26
Plains Plains
+5% Synergy $0.13
Glacial Fortress Glacial Fortress
+5% Synergy $0.32
Island Island
+4% Synergy $0.21
Raugrin Triome Raugrin Triome
+4% Synergy $16.41
Furycalm Snarl Furycalm Snarl
+4% Synergy $0.27
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
+3% Synergy $0.29
Port Town Port Town
+2% Synergy $0.26
Mystic Monastery Mystic Monastery
+1% Synergy $0.32
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
-1% Synergy $0.24
Temple of Triumph Temple of Triumph
-4% Synergy $0.26
Rugged Prairie Rugged Prairie
-4% Synergy $0.28
Temple of Enlightenment Temple of Enlightenment
-7% Synergy $0.26
Clifftop Retreat Clifftop Retreat
-12% Synergy $0.28
Sulfur Falls Sulfur Falls
-13% Synergy $0.23
Adarkar Wastes Adarkar Wastes
-18% Synergy $0.31
Command Tower Command Tower
-33% Synergy $0.34

Similar Commanders

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

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
The Tenth Doctor Sarah Jane Smith The Tenth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
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