The Fourth Doctor
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Card Name:
The Fourth Doctor
Mana Cost:
2GreenBlue
Mana Value:
4
Types:
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
Card Text:
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
Would You Like A . . . ? — Once each turn, you may play a historic land or cast a historic spell from the top of your library. When you do, create a Food token.
P/T:
4 / 4
Rarity:
Mythic Rare
Card Number:
415
Language:
English
Rulings
10/13/2023 Essentially, The Fourth Doctor lets you play with the top card of your library revealed only to you. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand. You may look at the top card of your library whenever you want, even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack.
10/13/2023 If the top card of your library changes during the process of casting a spell or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until the process of casting the spell or activating the ability ends (all targets are chosen, all costs are paid, and so on).
10/13/2023 Unlike other creature types in Magic that are each only one word, the two words "Time Lord" represent a single creature subtype. Time Lord is the only two-word creature type.
10/13/2023 Neither "Time" nor "Lord" are creature types. Some older cards were printed with the subtype "Lord," but all of those cards have updated Oracle card text that removed that type.
10/13/2023 If an effect instructs you to choose a creature type, you may choose Time Lord.
11/8/2024 Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
11/8/2024 You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
11/8/2024 Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
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