
The War Doctor commander decks
We track 153 decks led by The War Doctor. Almost all of them run two commanders.
Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly
0.02% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.
Most cost $56 to $5,255.
Most rate 3.9 to 8.3 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.
Most score 2.2 to 7.1 out of 10.
Most often built as combat (52%), then control (15%).
Real The War Doctor decks
Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.
By budget
Budget build$55.64price4.1power3.4saltBracket 2 (Core){W}{R}{G}midrangeFind more The War Doctor decks
High-end build$5,255price8.7power6.0saltBracket 5 (cEDH){W}{U}{R}midrangeFind more The War Doctor decks
By bracket
Bracket 1 · Exhibition$205price3.9power2.8saltBracket 1 (Exhibition){W}{R}{G}midrangeMore bracket 1 The War Doctor decks
Bracket 2 · Core$218price4.9power2.7saltBracket 2 (Core){W}{R}{G}midrangeMore bracket 2 The War Doctor decks
Bracket 3 · Upgraded$639price5.1power3.0saltBracket 3 (Upgraded){W}{U}{R}midrangeMore bracket 3 The War Doctor decks
Bracket 4 · Optimized$2,858price6.3power5.6saltBracket 4 (Optimized){W}{U}{R}comboMore bracket 4 The War Doctor decks
Bracket 5 · cEDH$8,203price8.4power7.0saltBracket 5 (cEDH){W}{U}{R}midrangeMore bracket 5 The War Doctor decks
The War Doctor decks by price and bracket
Deck prices
Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $372. 56 of these decks cost $250 or less.
WotC brackets
- Bracket 1 (Exhibition)24% · 36
- Bracket 2 (Core)9% · 14
- Bracket 3 (Upgraded)33% · 51
- Bracket 4 (Optimized)24% · 36
- Bracket 5 (cEDH)10% · 16
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What The War Doctor decks play
The 40 cards found most often across these 153 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.
Creatures5
- Run in 64 of these decks (42%), 2% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 50 of these decks (33%), 1% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 45 of these decks (29%), 2% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 40 of these decks (26%), 7% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 40 of these decks (26%), 1% of decks that could run it.
Instants4
- Run in 87 of these decks (57%), 50% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 86 of these decks (56%), 48% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 52 of these decks (34%), 1% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 37 of these decks (24%), 23% of decks that could run it.
Sorceries5
- Run in 65 of these decks (43%), 19% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 62 of these decks (41%), 1% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 48 of these decks (31%), 1% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 46 of these decks (30%), 12% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 40 of these decks (26%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
Artifacts8
- Run in 118 of these decks (77%), 79% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 110 of these decks (72%), 88% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 70 of these decks (46%), 26% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 67 of these decks (44%), 24% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 61 of these decks (40%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 52 of these decks (34%), 26% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 45 of these decks (29%), 25% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 41 of these decks (27%), 4% of decks that could run it.
Enchantments3
- Run in 62 of these decks (41%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 50 of these decks (33%), 2% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 41 of these decks (27%), 1% of decks that could run it.
Lands15
- Run in 133 of these decks (87%), 91% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 87 of these decks (57%), 48% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 84 of these decks (55%), 44% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 72 of these decks (47%), 25% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 60 of these decks (39%), 36% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 60 of these decks (39%), 17% of decks that could run it.
9 more landsFewer lands
- Run in 59 of these decks (39%), 34% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 56 of these decks (37%), 15% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 46 of these decks (30%), 18% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 45 of these decks (29%), 18% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 44 of these decks (29%), 45% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 42 of these decks (28%), 16% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 41 of these decks (27%), 14% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 41 of these decks (27%), 47% of decks that could run it.
- Run in 41 of these decks (27%), 6% of decks that could run it.
Cards that set The War Doctor decks apart
These show up in The War Doctor decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.
41% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.
- Into the Time Vortex$0.26
41% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.
42% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.
- TARDIS$0.19
40% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.
34% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.
- Plargg and Nassari$0.36
33% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.
6 more signature cardsFewer signature cards
- Ensnared by the Mara$7.84
31% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.
- Rest in Peace$0.70
33% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer$5.42
29% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.
- Possibility Storm$1.88
27% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.
- Throes of Chaos$0.15
26% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.
26% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.
The War Doctor combos
68 of these decks (44%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.
Dance with CalamityplusThe War Doctor
Infinite damage
9%14 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)- 8%12 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)
Drannith MagistrateplusPossibility Storm
Opponents locked
8%12 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)Brain FreezeplusLion's Eye DiamondplusUnderworld Breach
Infinite mill, mana and storm count
6%9 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)Brain FreezeplusLotus PetalplusUnderworld Breach
Infinite mill
5%8 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)Jeska's WillplusUnderworld BreachplusWheel of Fortune
Infinite draw, looting and storm count
5%8 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)Lion's Eye DiamondplusUnderworld BreachplusWheel of Fortune
Infinite draw, looting and storm count
5%8 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)Infinite LTBs, ETBs and tokens with haste
4%6 decksSteps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)
Who The War Doctor partners with
150 of the 153 decks run a second commander. These pairings lead the most of them.
- K-9, Mark I27% · 4141 decks pair The War Doctor with K-9, Mark I.
- Ryan Sinclair27% · 4141 decks pair The War Doctor with Ryan Sinclair.
- Adric, Mathematical Genius12% · 1818 decks pair The War Doctor with Adric, Mathematical Genius.
- Susan Foreman11% · 1717 decks pair The War Doctor with Susan Foreman.
- Vislor Turlough6% · 99 decks pair The War Doctor with Vislor Turlough.
Commanders like The War Doctor
Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as The War Doctor decks do.
Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival{W}{R}175 decks$270 median · power 5.8
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah{W}{R}186 decks$446 median · power 4.9
Daredevil, Man Without Fear{W}{R}107 decks$233 median · power 4.7
Lorehold, the Historian{W}{R}811 decks$547 median · power 5.6
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight{W}{R}222 decks$399 median · power 5.1
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded{W}{R}160 decks$410 median · power 6.0