The Eighth Doctor
Doctor Who 729 • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 729
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Aurore Folny
- Finish
- Surge
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."
"Physician, heal thyself."
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 card, numbered 729, originates from the Doctor Who trading card series released to celebrate the long-running British science fiction franchise. This specific entry highlights Paul McGann, who debuted as the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 television film, a high-budget co-production between the BBC and Universal Television intended to relaunch the series for an international audience.
The design of these cards generally draws from promotional photography and iconic imagery associated with each incarnation of the Time Lord. The series was produced to cater to a dedicated fan base, providing a tangible archive of the show's complex history. While the 1996 film received mixed reactions at the time, the Eighth Doctor's aesthetic—marked by a Victorian-inspired velvet frock coat and cravat—has since become a celebrated design hallmark, leading to the character's enduring popularity in card collections and audio dramas.
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