Bill Potts
Legendary Creature — Human
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Bill Potts or activate an ability that targets only Bill Potts, copy that spell or ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #22150
Bill Potts turns every face-down creature — yours or an opponent's — into a draw trigger, which is a meaningful volume of cards in any morph-heavy shell. The cost is a three-mana 1/1 with no immediate impact, so it earns its slot only if you're already leaning into manifest or morph synergies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bill Potts is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it realistically sees play is Commander. Legacy and Vintage have no morph or manifest shell that wants a 1/1 drawing cards at this speed, and the card simply isn't legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper. In Commander, Bill Potts slots cleanly into any deck that runs morph creatures or manifest effects, where the draw triggers compound quickly enough to justify the body.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Bill Potts at the moment, so check your preferred retailer for current singles prices. As a niche Commander card with a narrow home, it's unlikely to carry a premium unless demand from Doctor Who crossover collectors pushes it up.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.