Davros, Dalek Creator
Legendary Artifact Creature — Alien Scientist
Menace
At the beginning of your end step, create a 3/3 black Dalek artifact creature token with menace if an opponent lost 3 or more life this turn. Then each opponent who lost 3 or more life this turn faces a villainous choice — You draw a card, or that player discards a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7503
Davros, Dalek Creator turns your opponents' life loss into a card-draw engine — every time an opponent loses life, you draw, making it a four-mana value machine that takes over games if it sticks. The cost is the same thing that makes it powerful: it draws hate immediately, and without protection it rarely survives the turn cycle.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dr. Eggman
Dr. Eggman's ability to ping opponents repeatedly means Davros, Dalek Creator triggers constantly, converting every incremental damage output into raw card advantage and creating a self-reinforcing loop that buries opponents in card count.
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 |
Commander is where Davros, Dalek Creator earns its reputation — three opponents losing life simultaneously means triple triggers, and in a format built around incremental damage from fetchlands, shock effects, and combat, that adds up fast. Legacy and Vintage legality is mostly academic; the card is too slow and too dependent on multiplayer dynamics to compete in those environments. Oathbreaker is a reasonable second home, where the faster pace still generates enough life loss to make Davros worthwhile.
Key Combos
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Price Context
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.