The Face of Boe

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The Face of Boe: Legendary Creature - Alien Advisor, Doctor Who. Tap: You may cast a spell with suspend from your hand. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{R}{W}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Alien Advisor
Colour identity
White, blue and red (WUR)
Power / toughness
0/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Doctor Who (WHO)
Released
2023-10-13
Collector number
126
Artist
Greg Staples
Commander rank
17,071 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About The Face of Boe

The Face of Boe is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white, blue and red legendary creature from Doctor Who (WHO), a Commander product released in October 2023. It is collector number 126 in that set, with art by Greg Staples. It costs {1}{U}{R}{W} (one generic, one white, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 0/4 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue and red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Doctor Who is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{T}: You may cast a spell with suspend from your hand. If you do, pay its suspend cost rather than its mana cost. Activate only as a sorcery.

"You are not alone."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of The Face of Boe by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of The Face of Boe

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Doctor Who (WHO) #1003Rare2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #412Rare2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #731Rare2023

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to The Face of Boe.

  • You cast the spell immediately as The Face of Boe's ability resolves.

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