The Fugitive Doctor
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
When The Fugitive Doctor enters, investigate.
Whenever The Fugitive Doctor attacks, you may sacrifice a Clue. When you do, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback 
until end of turn. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14059
The Fugitive Doctor enters with a Clue token and leaves one behind when it dies, meaning you get card advantage at both ends of its life for two mana. That two-for-one floor on a 1/1 body is exactly what value-oriented Commander decks want from their two-drops.
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 The Fugitive Doctor earns its keep — Clue synergy commanders like Lonis, Cryptozoologist and artifact-matters shells treat the guaranteed double trigger as a feature, not a consolation prize. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but doesn't come close to competing; two mana for a 1/1 with deferred draw is nowhere near the power threshold those formats demand. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth mentioning, where the lower starting life total and faster games make cheap, consistent card filtering slightly more meaningful.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, The Fugitive Doctor is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or bulk-bin find. Bulk rares with narrow synergy applications rarely climb, so treat this as a no-risk include rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.