The Eighth Doctor
Doctor Who 559z • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 559z
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Jack Hughes
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When The Eighth Doctor enters, mill three cards.
Once during each of your turns, you may play a historic land or cast a historic permanent spell from your graveyard. If you do, it gains "If this permanent would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else."
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
The Eighth Doctor, portrayed by Paul McGann, originated from the 1996 Doctor Who television film, a high-profile co-production between the BBC and Universal Television. Designed to revitalize the franchise for an international audience, the character’s look was meticulously crafted by costume designer Amy Roberts. She drew inspiration from Victorian-era aesthetics and romanticism, opting for a velvet frock coat and cravat to reflect a gentleman-adventurer sensibility that contrasted with the more utilitarian outfits of his predecessors.
Card 559z belongs to the expansive library of Doctor Who trading cards that document the long-running series' history. These sets are produced by licensed partners such as Topps or various niche companies that specialize in genre collectibles. The inclusion of the Eighth Doctor in these sets is intended to celebrate the unique, transitional period of the character’s history, and they are generally received by collectors as essential snapshots of a regeneration that remains a fan favorite despite the Doctor's limited screen time.
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