What is the best cheap budget alternative to The Fourteenth Doctor?

The top vector-matched budget alternative to The Fourteenth Doctor is The First Doctor ($0.24), offering a 79% functional match while saving $113.47.

How can I replace The Fourteenth Doctor in MTG Commander on a budget?

You can replace The Fourteenth Doctor ($113.71) in EDH by swapping in lower-cost cards that share key Scryfall oracle tags like #clone, #copy-creature, #gains-haste and identical color identity (G, R, U, W).

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Best Multicolor budget alternatives to The Fourteenth Doctor

Automated Vector Analysis• 5 min read•Updated August 3, 2026

The Fourteenth Doctor

$113.71 Market

Card Breakdown: The Fourteenth Doctor (Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor) is a high-demand MTG card. At $113.71, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve similar game actions for under $5.00.

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Top Vector-Ranked Budget Swaps

#1 Best Swap

The First Doctor

(Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor)

$0.24

79% Vector Match

When The First Doctor enters, search your library and/or graveyard for a card named TARDIS, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle. Whenever you cast a spell with cascade, put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact or creature.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches The Fourteenth Doctor's Legendary Creature card type and shares the exact same mana value (3 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #pair-commander, #the-doctor.

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#2 Best Swap

The Twelfth Doctor

(Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor)

$0.34

78% Vector Match

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.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches The Fourteenth Doctor's Legendary Creature card type and costs 2 more mana to cast (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #pair-commander, #the-doctor.

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#3 Best Swap

The Fourth Doctor

(Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor)

$0.35

77% Vector Match

You may look at the top card of your library any time. Would You Like A...? — Once each turn, you may play a historic land or cast a historic spell from the top of your library. When you do, create a Food token. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches The Fourteenth Doctor's Legendary Creature card type and costs 1 more mana to cast (4 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #pair-commander, #the-doctor.

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#4 Best Swap

The Seventh Doctor

(Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor)

$0.26

76% Vector Match

Whenever The Seventh Doctor attacks, choose a card in your hand. Defending player guesses whether that card's mana value is greater than the number of artifacts you control. If they guessed wrong, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you don't cast a spell this way, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches The Fourteenth Doctor's Legendary Creature card type and costs 2 more mana to cast (5 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #pair-commander, #the-doctor.

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