Sycorax Commander
~$0.36 low · ~$1.60 high
Multicolor. Creature — Alien Soldier
Doctor Who #161 · Illustrated by L J Koh
Doctor Who #161 · Illustrated by L J KohWhat is Sycorax Commander worth?
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Oracle text
First strike, haste
Sanctified Rules of Combat — When this creature enters, each opponent faces a villainous choice — That opponent discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one, or this creature deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards in their hand.
4/2
Format legality
All 4 printings of Sycorax Commander
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doctor Who who #161· 2023rare· Cardmarket €0.27 · €0.34 foil | rare | $0.36 | $0.48 | €0.27€0.34 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #445· 2023Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.36 · €0.66 foil | rare | $0.46 | $0.38 | €0.36€0.66 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #766· 2023Surge Foilrare· Cardmarket €0.75 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $1.60 | €0.75 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #1036· 2023Extended ArtSurge Foilrare· Cardmarket €0.83 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.96 | €0.83 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #10,628 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- First strike, Haste, Sanctified Rules of Combat
- Artist
- L J Koh
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Doctor Who card (#161).
0161 · WHO · R · EN
- 0161Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- WHOSet code for Doctor Who
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Sycorax Commander, read from the Doctor Who printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
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Keywords
- First strikeCR 702.7
- It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.
- HasteCR 702.10
- It can attack, and use abilities with the tap symbol, the turn it comes under your control.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2023-10-13
When a player faces a villainous choice, they first choose one of the two options, then all actions in the chosen option are performed.
2023-10-13
A player facing a villainous choice can always choose either option, even if one or both of the options are impossible. For example, if one of the options is to sacrifice a creature, a player who controls no creatures can still choose that option.
2023-10-13
If a spell or ability requires multiple players to face a villainous choice, the result is a little different from other effects in Magic. In that case, the first player in turn order makes their choice and the action for that choice is performed before the next player makes their choice. Then each of the remaining players repeat this process in turn order.
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