The Dining Car
~$0.24 TCGplayer
Colorless. Plane — Spacecraft
Doctor Who #578 · Illustrated by Pablo Mendoza
Doctor Who #578 · Illustrated by Pablo MendozaWhat is The Dining Car worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
When you planeswalk to The Dining Car, each player creates a Food token.
Sixty-Six Seconds — At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control. Then investigate.
Whenever chaos ensues, activated abilities of artifact tokens you control cost 
less to activate this turn.
Format legality
The only printing of The Dining Car
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doctor Who who #578· 2023common· Cardmarket €0.25 | common | $0.24 | €0.25 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 0
- Keywords
- Investigate, Sixty-Six Seconds, Food
- Artist
- Pablo Mendoza
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Doctor Who card (#578).
0578 · WHO · C · EN
- 0578Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- WHOSet code for Doctor Who
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of The Dining Car, read from the Doctor Who printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- The Dining Car. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Type line
- Plane is the card type. Spacecraft is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Pablo Mendoza. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Doctor Who. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 0578 = collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- Rarity letter
- C = common
- Set code
- WHO = set code for Doctor Who
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Pablo Mendoza, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- InvestigateCR 701.16
- Create a Clue token.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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