The Fourth Doctor
~$0.22 low · ~$303.37 high
Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
Doctor Who #2 · Illustrated by David Auden Nash
Doctor Who #2 · Illustrated by David Auden NashWhat is The Fourth Doctor 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
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
Would You Like A...? — Once each turn, you may play a historic land or cast a historic spell from the top of your library. When you do, create a Food token. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
4/4
Format legality
All 8 printings of The Fourth Doctor
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Etched foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Doctor Who who #2· 2023mythic· Cardmarket €0.29 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $0.36 | No etched foil printing | €0.29 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #193· 2023mythic | mythic | No non-foil printing | No foil printing | $0.22 | — | |
 Doctor Who who #415· 2023Extended Artmythic· Cardmarket €1.30 · €1.57 foil | mythic | $0.81 | $0.81 | No etched foil printing | €1.30€1.57 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #555· 2023BorderlessShowcasemythic· Cardmarket €1.09 · €1.16 foil | mythic | $1.58 | $1.85 | No etched foil printing | €1.09€1.16 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #555z· 2023SerializedBorderlessShowcaseDouble Rainbowmythic· Cardmarket €196.62 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $303.37 | No etched foil printing | €196.62 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #607· 2023Surge Foilmythic· Cardmarket €0.58 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $0.67 | No etched foil printing | €0.58 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #1006· 2023Extended ArtSurge Foilmythic· Cardmarket €1.14 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $1.22 | No etched foil printing | €1.14 foil | |
 Doctor Who who #1146· 2023BorderlessShowcaseSurge Foilmythic· Cardmarket €8.42 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $17.28 | No etched foil printing | €8.42 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 8
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #10,334 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Food
- Artists
- David Auden Nash, Jack Hughes
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Doctor Who card (#2).
0002 · WHO · M · EN
- 0002Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- WHOSet code for Doctor Who
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
- ★Foil. On foil cards a star replaces the dot between the set code and the language code.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of The Fourth Doctor, read from the Doctor Who printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
The info line, magnified
Swipe to see the whole line.
Rulings (8)
2023-10-13
If the top card of your library changes during the process of casting a spell or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until the process of casting the spell or activating the ability ends (all targets are chosen, all costs are paid, and so on).
2023-10-13
Essentially, The Fourth Doctor lets you play with the top card of your library revealed only to you. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand. You may look at the top card of your library whenever you want, even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack.
2023-10-13
Unlike other creature types in Magic that are each only one word, the two words "Time Lord" represent a single creature subtype. Time Lord is the only two-word creature type.
2023-10-13
Neither "Time" nor "Lord" are creature types. Some older cards were printed with the subtype "Lord," but all of those cards have updated Oracle card text that removed that type.
2023-10-13
If an effect instructs you to choose a creature type, you may choose Time Lord.
2024-11-08
You can't sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can't sacrifice a Food token to activate its own ability and also to activate Maraleaf Rider's ability.
2024-11-08
Whatever you do, don't eat the delicious cards.
2024-11-08
Food is an artifact type. Even though it appears on some creatures, it's never a creature type.
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