Wizards of the Coast dropped new details about the upcoming Commander Physician Who set at this time, highlighting a brand new Magic: The Gathering mechanic that permits for 2 commanders on the battlefield from one participant on the identical time.
Tapping into the flavour of Physician Who, WotC has created a brand new mechanic that permits gamers to play a number of commanders on the identical time. All through the historical past of the tv present, a Physician at all times travels with a companion. The brand new MTG mechanic Physician’s Companion lets gamers have two commanders of their deck if one is a Physician.
Each Physician and their touring companions are featured throughout the 4 Physician Who Commander Precon decks, with a Physician having two colours and a companion showcasing a Mono coloration. This enables gamers to construct round a complete of three colours for his or her Commander deck, so long as each a Physician and a companion are the commanders for the deck.
Medical doctors will every have their very own Saga contained within the Physician Who Commander decks, totaling 15. There are 13 Medical doctors, together with the Warfare Physician and Fugitive Physician. The Sagas inform a narrative from one of many Physician Who episodes that options that individual Physician. Revealed at MagicCon Minneapolis was the artwork for “The Parting of the Methods,” which aired in 2005.
The MTG Commander decks can even include new fundamental lands, that includes The Tardis on every of the 5 lands. Every Physician Who Precon will include 50 new playing cards and 50 Magic reprints. And the entire artwork is new, just like the Warhammer 40,000 Precon Commander decks.
Gamers can check out the brand new Physician Who Magic mechanic when the Commander Precon set releases on Oct. 13.
