The Twelfth Doctor

Card text

The first spell you cast from anywhere other than your hand each turn has demonstrate. (When you cast that spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it. A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Whenever you copy a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on The Twelfth Doctor.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.32 (as of 2026-11-12).

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Format legality

Legality of The Twelfth Doctor by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of The Twelfth Doctor

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Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for The Twelfth Doctor, newest first.

• 2023-10-13 If an effect instructs you to choose a creature type, you may choose Time Lord.
• 2023-10-13 If any additional or alternative costs were paid to cast the spell with demonstrate, the copies will see those choices as well. For example, if the spell has a kicker ability and was kicked, the copies will also be kicked.
• 2023-10-13 If the spell had an X value chosen for it as it was cast, the copies will have the same value of X.
• 2023-10-13 If the spell requires targets, you choose the target of the original spell as you cast it. If you create a copy of the spell, you may choose new targets for the copy as you create that copy. Similarly, the opponent you chose to create a copy may choose new targets for that copy as it's created. In other words, your opponent will know the targets of your original spell and your copy when choosing the new targets, if any, for their copy.
• 2023-10-13 If the spell with demonstrate had any modes chosen for it as it was cast, the copies will have the same modes chosen for it.
• 2023-10-13 If you cast the spell and choose not to copy it, no opponent will get to copy it either.
• 2023-10-13 If you copy a spell with demonstrate, you then immediately choose an opponent. If they copy the spell, it goes on top of the stack.
• 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.

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