Ian Chesterton
WHODoctor Who/#627/2023Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.99
Cardmarket€1.39
ManaPool$1.08
TCGplayer$1.61
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.60
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.99High $2.49Low $1.49▼ 20.1%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.61TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 22.6%90d▼ 28.1%
90d high
$2.24
90d low
$1.61
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 4th
Cheapest paper printing
$0.31
Doctor Who
- Down 22.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 28% below its 90 day high of $2.24.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Science Teacher — Each Saga spell you cast has replicate. The replicate cost is equal to its mana cost. (When you cast that Saga, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. Copies of Saga spells become tokens.)
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
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Keywords
Science TeacherDoctor's companion
Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (7)
wotc13 Oct 2023
Although Doctor's companion is a new variant of the partner ability, the rules for partner have not otherwise changed. Notably, Time Lord Doctors and cards with Doctor's companion do not interact with cards which have another partner ability.
wotc13 Oct 2023
The Doctor's companion ability allows you to have two commanders if one has the ability and the other is a legendary creature that is a Time Lord Doctor and has no other creature types. Creatures with the changeling ability, for example, can't be a second commander this way.
wotc13 Oct 2023
Once the game begins, your two commanders are tracked separately. If you cast one, you won't have to pay an additional {2} the first time you cast the other. A player loses the game after having been dealt 21 combat damage from any one of them, not from both of them combined.
wotc13 Oct 2023
If your Commander deck has two commanders, you can include only cards whose own color identities are also found in your commanders' combined color identities.
wotc13 Oct 2023
Both commanders start in the command zone, and the remaining 98 cards (or 58 cards in a Commander Draft game) of your deck are shuffled to become your library.
wotc13 Oct 2023
An effect that checks whether you control your commander is satisfied if you control one or both of your two commanders.
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About this card
Ian Chesterton
Ian Chesterton is a Legendary Creature — Human Scientist, with mana cost {2}{W} (mana value 3). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.61 (down 22.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Ian Chesterton FAQ
How much is Ian Chesterton worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Ian Chesterton is $1.61. It is down 22.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.61 to $2.24.
What is the cheapest printing of Ian Chesterton?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Doctor Who at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Ian Chesterton?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Doctor Who at $1.61 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Ian Chesterton are there?
Ian Chesterton has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Ian Chesterton first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from WHO #627, released 2023-10-13.
Is Ian Chesterton legal in Commander?
Yes, Ian Chesterton is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ian Chesterton legal in Modern?
Ian Chesterton is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ian Chesterton legal in Standard?
Ian Chesterton is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.