The Parting of the Ways
Doctor Who 696 • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 696
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Syd Mills
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Exile the top five cards of your library. For each nonland card exiled this way, put a number of time counters on that card equal to its mana value. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend.
II — Time travel, then time travel.
III — For each opponent, destroy up to one target artifact that player controls.
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 Parting of the Ways card, numbered 696, originates from the Doctor Who trading card series, which chronicles the expansive narrative of the long-running BBC science fiction television program. This specific card commemorates the 2005 series finale, an episode that marked the conclusion of the Ninth Doctor's era and the dramatic regeneration into the Tenth Doctor, serving as a pivotal moment in the show's modern revival.
The design of the card utilizes promotional photography captured during the production of the episode, aiming to encapsulate the emotional stakes of the Doctor's final confrontation with the Daleks. Like much of the series' official merchandise, the card was curated to appeal to fans of the show's mythos, focusing on key character beats and plot developments that defined the creative vision of executive producer Russell T. Davies during his first tenure on the show.
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