Trial of a Time Lord
Doctor Who 634 • rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 634
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Audrey Benjaminsen
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II, III — Exile target nontoken creature an opponent controls until this Saga leaves the battlefield.
IV — Starting with you, each player votes for innocent or guilty. If guilty gets more votes, the owner of each card exiled with this Saga puts that card on the bottom of their library.
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 Trial of a Time Lord card, part of the Doctor Who trading card series, commemorates the ambitious 1986 television arc of the same name. This season-long story, which served as the twenty-third season of the long-running British science fiction program, was conceived as a narrative framing device where the Sixth Doctor is placed on trial by the High Council of Time Lords. The storyline was intended to address internal production tensions at the BBC while experimenting with a darker, serialized tone that departed from the show's traditional episodic format.
The card's design utilizes promotional imagery and stills capturing the complex interplay between the Doctor and the Valeyard, his malevolent manifestation. During its original broadcast, the season received a mixed reception from critics and fans who found the overarching legal drama a significant shift in pace. Over the decades, however, the arc has been reassessed as a daring piece of experimental television, and the associated merchandise has become a staple for enthusiasts documenting the mid-eighties era of the show's history.
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