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The First Doctor // Susan Foreman: Sagas
Price tag $0.37

Legendary Creature — Doctor

The First Doctor Susan Foreman
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Playstyle & Strategy

Cascade 31% Big Mana 9% Sagas 8% Historic 7% +1/+1 Counters 6%
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Partner Commanders

This combination consists of these two partner commanders:

The First Doctor The First Doctor
Susan Foreman Susan Foreman

High Synergy Cards

The highest-synergy picks for The First Doctor // Susan Foreman's Sagas builds — cards that lean hardest into the Sagas theme.

TARDIS TARDIS
+99% Synergy $0.28
An Unearthly Child An Unearthly Child
+85% Synergy $0.24
Twice Upon a Time Twice Upon a Time
+85% Synergy $0.12
Tegan Jovanka Tegan Jovanka
+85% Synergy $0.28
Adric, Mathematical Genius Adric, Mathematical Genius
+85% Synergy $0.32
The Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor
+85% Synergy $0.21
The Fourth Doctor The Fourth Doctor
+85% Synergy $0.29
Ian Chesterton Ian Chesterton
+71% Synergy $0.64
Barbara Wright Barbara Wright
+71% Synergy $0.59
The Five Doctors The Five Doctors
+71% Synergy $0.17

Top Cards

The staple cards most The First Doctor // Susan Foreman Sagas decks run as their core.

Nyssa of Traken Nyssa of Traken
+71% Synergy $0.27
The Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor
+71% Synergy $0.12
Peri Brown Peri Brown
+71% Synergy $0.23
The Third Doctor The Third Doctor
+70% Synergy $0.22
Alistair, the Brigadier Alistair, the Brigadier
+70% Synergy $0.21
City of Death City of Death
+70% Synergy $0.91
The Sixth Doctor The Sixth Doctor
+70% Synergy $0.36
K-9, Mark I K-9, Mark I
+69% Synergy $3.55
The Second Doctor The Second Doctor
+69% Synergy $0.42
Growth Spiral Growth Spiral
+57% Synergy $0.32

Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a The First Doctor // Susan Foreman Sagas game on their own.

Farewell Farewell
-2% Synergy $5.86
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
-4% Synergy $41.26

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Sagas plan in The First Doctor // Susan Foreman decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Canopy Gargantuan Canopy Gargantuan
+99% Synergy $2.90
Jamie McCrimmon Jamie McCrimmon
+71% Synergy $0.16
Sarah Jane Smith Sarah Jane Smith
+71% Synergy $0.28
Romana II Romana II
+56% Synergy $0.26
The Seventh Doctor The Seventh Doctor
+56% Synergy $0.20
Clara Oswald Clara Oswald
+56% Synergy $0.32
Jo Grant Jo Grant
+56% Synergy $0.21
Rose Noble Rose Noble
+43% Synergy $7.06
Gold-Forged Thopteryx Gold-Forged Thopteryx
+42% Synergy $0.27
Jhoira's Familiar Jhoira's Familiar
+42% Synergy $2.13
The Thirteenth Doctor The Thirteenth Doctor
+41% Synergy $0.43
Maelstrom Colossus Maelstrom Colossus
+28% Synergy $0.30
Duggan, Private Detective Duggan, Private Detective
+28% Synergy $0.23
Arcade Gannon Arcade Gannon
+28% Synergy $0.23
Displaced Dinosaurs Displaced Dinosaurs
+27% Synergy $5.43
Mirror Entity Mirror Entity
+26% Synergy $2.06
Spark Double Spark Double
+25% Synergy $13.50
Apex Devastator Apex Devastator
+24% Synergy $7.68
Fathom Mage Fathom Mage
+17% Synergy $0.36
Shardless Agent Shardless Agent
+14% Synergy $0.31
Primeval Herald Primeval Herald
+14% Synergy $0.41
Enlisted Wurm Enlisted Wurm
+14% Synergy $0.29
Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma Lily Bowen, Raging Grandma
+14% Synergy $0.36
Renegade Silent Renegade Silent
+14% Synergy $0.31
Ethersworn Sphinx Ethersworn Sphinx
+14% Synergy $0.25
The Eleventh Doctor The Eleventh Doctor
+14% Synergy $0.28
Sweet-Gum Recluse Sweet-Gum Recluse
+14% Synergy $0.42
Briarbridge Tracker Briarbridge Tracker
+14% Synergy $0.13
Annoyed Altisaur Annoyed Altisaur
+14% Synergy $0.31
Bounding Felidar Bounding Felidar
+14% Synergy $0.19
Heralds of Tzeentch Heralds of Tzeentch
+14% Synergy $0.52
Cultivator of Blades Cultivator of Blades
+14% Synergy $0.31
Giant Ankheg Giant Ankheg
+14% Synergy $0.26
Sakashima's Protege Sakashima's Protege
+14% Synergy $0.45
Loyal Guardian Loyal Guardian
+14% Synergy $0.30
The Foretold Soldier The Foretold Soldier
+13% Synergy $0.36
Sergeant John Benton Sergeant John Benton
+13% Synergy $1.17
Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth
+13% Synergy $0.31
Dusk Legion Duelist Dusk Legion Duelist
+12% Synergy $2.44
Ohran Frostfang Ohran Frostfang
+12% Synergy $4.33
Abzan Falconer Abzan Falconer
+11% Synergy $0.36
Surrak and Goreclaw Surrak and Goreclaw
+11% Synergy $11.17
Master Biomancer Master Biomancer
+11% Synergy $0.76
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
+11% Synergy $1.03
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
+10% Synergy $8.20
Sun Titan Sun Titan
+10% Synergy $0.38
Champion of Lambholt Champion of Lambholt
+9% Synergy $4.13
Evolution Sage Evolution Sage
+8% Synergy $2.60
Solemn Simulacrum Solemn Simulacrum
+7% Synergy $0.26
Forgotten Ancient Forgotten Ancient
-5% Synergy $0.30

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The First Doctor // Susan Foreman's Sagas deck ahead.

Time Lord Regeneration Time Lord Regeneration
+71% Synergy $0.21
Desynchronization Desynchronization
+56% Synergy $4.28
Return to Dust Return to Dust
+42% Synergy $0.30
Reverse the Polarity Reverse the Polarity
+42% Synergy $0.44
Flare of Fortitude Flare of Fortitude
+41% Synergy $3.78
Counterspell Counterspell
+34% Synergy $3.43
Path to Exile Path to Exile
+23% Synergy $1.05
Stroke of Genius Stroke of Genius
+14% Synergy $0.31
Forceful Denial Forceful Denial
+14% Synergy $0.24
Emergency Powers Emergency Powers
+14% Synergy $0.68
Natural Reclamation Natural Reclamation
+14% Synergy $0.24
Wrong Turn Wrong Turn
+14% Synergy $0.46
Ice Out Ice Out
+14% Synergy $0.26
Heroic Intervention Heroic Intervention
+13% Synergy $13.39
Dispel Dispel
+13% Synergy $0.37
Permission Denied Permission Denied
+13% Synergy $10.67
Reality Shift Reality Shift
+12% Synergy $0.28
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
+11% Synergy $0.60
Mutational Advantage Mutational Advantage
+11% Synergy $7.95
Brainstorm Brainstorm
+6% Synergy $1.43
Negate Negate
0% Synergy $0.14
Inspiring Call Inspiring Call
0% Synergy $0.35
Swan Song Swan Song
-2% Synergy $7.86
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
-3% Synergy $1.46
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
-5% Synergy $1.44
Beast Within Beast Within
-12% Synergy $0.46

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Sagas game plan forward for The First Doctor // Susan Foreman.

Traverse Eternity Traverse Eternity
+71% Synergy $0.41
Crisis of Conscience Crisis of Conscience
+42% Synergy $0.27
Urza's Ruinous Blast Urza's Ruinous Blast
+41% Synergy $1.00
Requisition Raid Requisition Raid
+39% Synergy $0.45
Path of the Animist Path of the Animist
+28% Synergy $0.36
Time Wipe Time Wipe
+25% Synergy $0.28
Explore Explore
+23% Synergy $0.38
Cultivate Cultivate
+20% Synergy $0.30
Rampant Growth Rampant Growth
+17% Synergy $0.42
Expand the Sphere Expand the Sphere
+14% Synergy $0.16
Map the Frontier Map the Frontier
+14% Synergy $0.28
Start the TARDIS Start the TARDIS
+14% Synergy $0.26
Vastwood Surge Vastwood Surge
+14% Synergy $0.32
Captured Sunlight Captured Sunlight
+14% Synergy $0.09
Verdant Mastery Verdant Mastery
+14% Synergy $0.30
Celebrate the Harvest Celebrate the Harvest
+14% Synergy $0.33
Cartographer's Survey Cartographer's Survey
+14% Synergy $0.15
Solve the Equation Solve the Equation
+14% Synergy $3.76
Circuitous Route Circuitous Route
+13% Synergy $0.14
Explosive Vegetation Explosive Vegetation
+13% Synergy $0.26
Rishkar's Expertise Rishkar's Expertise
+11% Synergy $3.64
Wave Goodbye Wave Goodbye
+9% Synergy $0.85
Raise the Palisade Raise the Palisade
+9% Synergy $9.42
Kodama's Reach Kodama's Reach
-4% Synergy $1.14
Three Visits Three Visits
-11% Synergy $5.51
Farseek Farseek
-30% Synergy $0.71

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The First Doctor // Susan Foreman Sagas decks.

Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster
+56% Synergy $0.35
Heirloom Blade Heirloom Blade
+43% Synergy $0.29
Heroes' Podium Heroes' Podium
+42% Synergy $0.63
Hero's Blade Hero's Blade
+42% Synergy $0.28
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+27% Synergy $3.27
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+24% Synergy $3.93
Psychic Paper Psychic Paper
+14% Synergy $0.34
Sculpting Steel Sculpting Steel
+14% Synergy $2.66
Ingenuity Engine Ingenuity Engine
+14% Synergy $0.27
Mask of Memory Mask of Memory
+14% Synergy $0.39
Shorikai, Genesis Engine Shorikai, Genesis Engine
+13% Synergy $2.19
Bident of Thassa Bident of Thassa
+10% Synergy $0.45
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
+8% Synergy $3.87
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-14% Synergy $2.99

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Sagas strategy in The First Doctor // Susan Foreman decks.

Gallifrey Stands Gallifrey Stands
+56% Synergy $0.14
Day of Destiny Day of Destiny
+56% Synergy $0.37
The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour
+56% Synergy $0.30
Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle Tamiyo Meets the Story Circle
+56% Synergy $0.18
Ballad of the Black Flag Ballad of the Black Flag
+56% Synergy $0.34
The Caves of Androzani The Caves of Androzani
+43% Synergy $0.23
Trial of a Time Lord Trial of a Time Lord
+42% Synergy $0.33
War of the Last Alliance War of the Last Alliance
+42% Synergy $1.56
Propaganda Propaganda
+31% Synergy $3.52
The Sea Devils The Sea Devils
+28% Synergy $0.20
The Night of the Doctor The Night of the Doctor
+28% Synergy $0.30
Banish to Another Universe Banish to Another Universe
+28% Synergy $0.19
The Curse of Fenric The Curse of Fenric
+28% Synergy $0.10
Simic Ascendancy Simic Ascendancy
+18% Synergy $0.39
We Ride at Dawn We Ride at Dawn
+14% Synergy $0.39
The First Iroan Games The First Iroan Games
+14% Synergy $0.45
Kiora Bests the Sea God Kiora Bests the Sea God
+14% Synergy $8.54
Song of Freyalise Song of Freyalise
+14% Synergy $0.44
The Bath Song The Bath Song
+14% Synergy $0.27
Fugitive of the Judoon Fugitive of the Judoon
+14% Synergy $0.20
The War Games The War Games
+14% Synergy $0.32
Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice
+14% Synergy $0.35
Jugan Defends the Temple Remnant of the Rising Star Jugan Defends the Temple
+14% Synergy $1.48
Vault 75: Middle School Vault 75: Middle School
+14% Synergy $0.34
Boseiju Reaches Skyward Branch of Boseiju Boseiju Reaches Skyward
+14% Synergy $0.32
Stocking the Pantry Stocking the Pantry
+13% Synergy $0.29
Mirrormade Mirrormade
+12% Synergy $1.83
Mechanized Production Mechanized Production
+11% Synergy $3.73
Darksteel Mutation Darksteel Mutation
+10% Synergy $0.50
Felidar Retreat Felidar Retreat
+8% Synergy $1.09
Inexorable Tide Inexorable Tide
+8% Synergy $4.21
Hardened Scales Hardened Scales
-6% Synergy $1.83

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that back up The First Doctor // Susan Foreman's Sagas game plan.

Kiora, Master of the Depths Kiora, Master of the Depths
+14% Synergy $5.71
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
+14% Synergy $1.76
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
+13% Synergy $4.51

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The First Doctor // Susan Foreman Sagas decks.

Great Hall of the Citadel Great Hall of the Citadel
+42% Synergy $0.40
Lonely Sandbar Lonely Sandbar
+41% Synergy $0.27
Tranquil Thicket Tranquil Thicket
+41% Synergy $0.26
Trenzalore Clocktower Trenzalore Clocktower
+27% Synergy $0.31
Celestial Colonnade Celestial Colonnade
+27% Synergy $0.62
War Room War Room
+14% Synergy $1.99
Thespian's Stage Thespian's Stage
+13% Synergy $0.59
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
+6% Synergy $0.32
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
0% Synergy $0.36
Boseiju, Who Endures Boseiju, Who Endures
-4% Synergy $53.40
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
-15% Synergy $2.76

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out The First Doctor // Susan Foreman's Sagas strategy.

Talisman of Curiosity Talisman of Curiosity
+61% Synergy $0.45
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
+56% Synergy $1.36
Sonic Screwdriver Sonic Screwdriver
+42% Synergy $3.28
Mind Stone Mind Stone
+37% Synergy $0.34
Talisman of Progress Talisman of Progress
+33% Synergy $0.35
Simic Signet Simic Signet
+33% Synergy $0.26
Talisman of Unity Talisman of Unity
+33% Synergy $6.04
Five Hundred Year Diary Five Hundred Year Diary
+26% Synergy $0.36
Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+23% Synergy $0.25
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+15% Synergy $0.46
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
+9% Synergy $2.60
Selesnya Signet Selesnya Signet
+7% Synergy $0.43
Sol Ring Sol Ring
+5% Synergy $1.40
Azorius Signet Azorius Signet
+5% Synergy $0.24

Lands

The mana base behind The First Doctor // Susan Foreman's Sagas decks.

Gallifrey Council Chamber Gallifrey Council Chamber
+85% Synergy $0.32
Ash Barrens Ash Barrens
+81% Synergy $0.25
Temple of Enlightenment Temple of Enlightenment
+80% Synergy $0.25
Temple of Plenty Temple of Plenty
+80% Synergy $0.26
Temple of Mystery Temple of Mystery
+78% Synergy $0.24
Vineglimmer Snarl Vineglimmer Snarl
+46% Synergy $0.31
Fortified Village Fortified Village
+43% Synergy $0.21
Lush Oasis Lush Oasis
+42% Synergy $0.20
Woodland Stream Woodland Stream
+42% Synergy $0.11
Canopy Vista Canopy Vista
+39% Synergy $0.29
Scattered Groves Scattered Groves
+37% Synergy $0.24
Thornwood Falls Thornwood Falls
+37% Synergy $0.12
Flooded Grove Flooded Grove
+34% Synergy $0.30
Meticulous Archive Meticulous Archive
+34% Synergy $11.43
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+32% Synergy $0.32
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
+28% Synergy $0.36
Yavimaya Coast Yavimaya Coast
+26% Synergy $0.28
Horizon Canopy Horizon Canopy
+25% Synergy $4.63
Waterlogged Grove Waterlogged Grove
+24% Synergy $1.73
Rejuvenating Springs Rejuvenating Springs
+23% Synergy $8.09
Deserted Beach Deserted Beach
+23% Synergy $5.38
Thriving Isle Thriving Isle
+23% Synergy $0.28
Thriving Grove Thriving Grove
+23% Synergy $0.26
Thriving Heath Thriving Heath
+23% Synergy $0.24
Irrigated Farmland Irrigated Farmland
+22% Synergy $0.19
Overgrown Farmland Overgrown Farmland
+21% Synergy $2.36
Dreamroot Cascade Dreamroot Cascade
+16% Synergy $0.75
Port Town Port Town
+15% Synergy $0.22
Selesnya Guildgate Selesnya Guildgate
+12% Synergy $0.14
Skycloud Expanse Skycloud Expanse
+10% Synergy $0.26
Command Tower Command Tower
+9% Synergy $0.25
Sungrass Prairie Sungrass Prairie
+9% Synergy $0.22
Hinterland Harbor Hinterland Harbor
+8% Synergy $0.28
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+8% Synergy $0.24
Plains Plains
+7% Synergy $0.07
Verdant Catacombs Verdant Catacombs
+7% Synergy $32.22
Island Island
+6% Synergy $0.07
Forest Forest
+6% Synergy $0.08
Selesnya Sanctuary Selesnya Sanctuary
+1% Synergy $0.25
Simic Growth Chamber Simic Growth Chamber
0% Synergy $0.33
Azorius Chancery Azorius Chancery
0% Synergy $0.32
Prairie Stream Prairie Stream
-3% Synergy $0.26
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
-3% Synergy $0.26
Flooded Strand Flooded Strand
-4% Synergy $15.52
Glacial Fortress Glacial Fortress
-5% Synergy $0.34
Seaside Citadel Seaside Citadel
-9% Synergy $0.34
Hallowed Fountain Hallowed Fountain
-16% Synergy $8.39
Misty Rainforest Misty Rainforest
-16% Synergy $36.10
Bountiful Promenade Bountiful Promenade
-16% Synergy $16.20
Breeding Pool Breeding Pool
-31% Synergy $11.06

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The First Doctor // Susan Foreman: Sagas.

The First Doctor Graham O'Brien The First Doctor // Graham O'Brien
The First Doctor Clara Oswald The First Doctor // Clara Oswald
The First Doctor K-9, Mark I The First Doctor // K-9, Mark I
The First Doctor Peri Brown The First Doctor // Peri Brown
The First Doctor Tegan Jovanka The First Doctor // Tegan Jovanka
The First Doctor Ryan Sinclair The First Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The First Doctor Yasmin Khan The First Doctor // Yasmin Khan
The First Doctor Bill Potts The First Doctor // Bill Potts
The First Doctor Amy Pond The First Doctor // Amy Pond
The First Doctor Adric, Mathematical Genius The First Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Esior, Wardwing Familiar Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
The Thirteenth Doctor Sarah Jane Smith The Thirteenth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
The Tenth Doctor Ace, Fearless Rebel The Tenth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The Fugitive Doctor Graham O'Brien The Fugitive Doctor // Graham O'Brien
Erinis, Gloom Stalker Passionate Archaeologist Erinis, Gloom Stalker // Passionate Archaeologist
Averna, the Chaos Bloom Averna, the Chaos Bloom
The War Doctor Nyssa of Traken The War Doctor // Nyssa of Traken
The Tenth Doctor Susan Foreman The Tenth Doctor // Susan Foreman
The First Doctor Ace, Fearless Rebel The First Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The First Doctor Jamie McCrimmon The First Doctor // Jamie McCrimmon
The First Doctor Leela, Sevateem Warrior The First Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Anara, Wolvid Familiar Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker Anara, Wolvid Familiar // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
The Second Doctor Ace, Fearless Rebel The Second Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The Second Doctor Graham O'Brien The Second Doctor // Graham O'Brien
The Second Doctor Jamie McCrimmon The Second Doctor // Jamie McCrimmon
The Second Doctor Leela, Sevateem Warrior The Second Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Second Doctor Susan Foreman The Second Doctor // Susan Foreman
Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel Thrasios, Triton Hero Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood // Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Prava of the Steel Legion Thrasios, Triton Hero Prava of the Steel Legion // Thrasios, Triton Hero
Radiant, Serra Archangel Thrasios, Triton Hero Radiant, Serra Archangel // Thrasios, Triton Hero
The Thirteenth Doctor Ryan Sinclair The Thirteenth Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Thirteenth Doctor Ian Chesterton The Thirteenth Doctor // Ian Chesterton
The Thirteenth Doctor Jo Grant The Thirteenth Doctor // Jo Grant
The Thirteenth Doctor Peri Brown The Thirteenth Doctor // Peri Brown
The Thirteenth Doctor Romana II The Thirteenth Doctor // Romana II
The Thirteenth Doctor Rose Tyler The Thirteenth Doctor // Rose Tyler
The Thirteenth Doctor Tegan Jovanka The Thirteenth Doctor // Tegan Jovanka