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Blast from the Past

Bracket 3
WHO — Doctor Who · 2023-10-13
Commander: The Fourth Doctor · Partner: Sarah Jane Smith · Color identity: GU

Bracket

B3

Power Level

6.2/10

Tipping Point

T3

Game Changers

0

Why this bracket?

  • Two-card infinite combo: The Fifth Doctor + Adric, Mathematical Genius — Commander Spellbook rates it top-tier power (= Bracket 3 floor)
  • Extra turn effect detected: 1 card (= Bracket 2 floor)
  • Borderline verdict — close to B4: contains a two-card infinite combo (The Fifth Doctor + Adric, Mathematical Genius) that assembles around turn 9 in 29% of hands — Bracket-3-legal per WotC, but pods vary on late combos
  • Alternate win condition detected: Gallifrey Stands — present but lightly supported
  • Engine accuracy: 77.1% exact and 99.5% within one bracket on 1,229 organizer-labeled tournament decklists (engine v389).

How it compares

Against the 4 Doctor Who decks we analyzed, this is the strongest — power 6.2 versus a set average of 5.3. That is 1.6 above the 174-precon library average of 4.6. Its Tipping Point lands on turn 3, 1 turn earlier than the library median of turn 4.

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Decklist (100 cards)

1 The Fourth Doctor
1 Sarah Jane Smith
1 Romana II
1 Jo Grant
1 Tegan Jovanka
1 Barbara Wright
1 Ian Chesterton
1 Peri Brown
1 Crisis of Conscience
1 The Caves of Androzani
1 The War Games
1 Trial of a Time Lord
1 The Night of the Doctor
1 Traverse Eternity
1 K-9, Mark I
1 Adric, Mathematical Genius
1 Nyssa of Traken
1 Reverse the Polarity
1 Five Hundred Year Diary
1 An Unearthly Child
1 Leela, Sevateem Warrior
1 Ace, Fearless Rebel
1 Susan Foreman
1 The Five Doctors
1 Jamie McCrimmon
1 The Sea Devils
1 City of Death
1 Gallifrey Stands
1 Alistair, the Brigadier
1 The First Doctor
1 The Second Doctor
1 The Third Doctor
1 The Fifth Doctor
1 The Sixth Doctor
1 The Seventh Doctor
1 The Eighth Doctor
1 Vrestin, Menoptra Leader
1 Sergeant John Benton
1 The Curse of Fenric
1 Duggan, Private Detective
1 Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster
1 Ace's Baseball Bat
1 Gallifrey Council Chamber
1 Day of Destiny
1 Heroic Intervention
1 Time Wipe
1 Heroes' Podium
1 Trenzalore Clocktower
1 Twice Upon a Time // Unlikely Meeting
1 Port Town
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Fortified Village
1 Prairie Stream
1 Canopy Vista
1 Sungrass Prairie
1 Temple of Plenty
1 Irrigated Farmland
1 Temple of Mystery
1 Vineglimmer Snarl
1 Scattered Groves
1 Celestial Colonnade
1 Deserted Beach
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Overgrown Farmland
1 Waterlogged Grove
1 Dreamroot Cascade
1 Skycloud Expanse
1 Banish to Another Universe
1 Time Lord Regeneration
1 Displaced Dinosaurs
1 Sonic Screwdriver
1 TARDIS
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Path to Exile
1 Return to Dust
1 Explore
1 Three Visits
1 Arcane Signet
1 Sol Ring
1 Talisman of Unity
1 Hero's Blade
1 Talisman of Progress
1 Thought Vessel
1 Mind Stone
1 Thriving Isle
1 Thriving Grove
1 Thriving Heath
1 Ash Barrens
1 Seaside Citadel
1 Command Tower
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Plains
1 Plains
1 Island
1 Island
2 Forest
1 Forest
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta. Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/BlastFromThePast_WHO.json). Analyzed against https://scrollvault.net on 2026-10-09.