River Song's Diary
Doctor Who 1051 • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 1051
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tatiana Veryayskaya
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
Imprint — Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell from their hand, exile it instead of putting it into a graveyard as it resolves.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more cards exiled with this artifact, choose one of them at random. You may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
River Song’s diary is a central artifact in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who, representing the non-linear relationship between the Doctor and the time-traveling archaeologist Professor River Song. The item first appeared in the 2008 episode Silence in the Library, serving as a visual shorthand for the characters' complex, out-of-sync timeline. Its design is characterized by an iconic blue, leather-bound appearance, intended to evoke the aesthetic of a classic TARDIS-inspired journal.
The prop was designed by the BBC production team to symbolize the secret history and tragic romance shared by the leads. As a collectible card, this item references the character's profound impact on the lore of the show, documenting the many adventures she experienced before the Doctor eventually encounters them in his own future. It is widely recognized by fans as a poignant symbol of memory and the inevitability of the characters' disparate timelines.
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