Doran, Besieged by Time
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid
"Each year that passes rots you with scars. Shelter your heart, for the world is cruel."
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1000
- Illustrator
- Carl Critchlow
- Found in
- Lorwyn Eclipsed MTGO Redemption · Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Pack · 2 more
less to cast.
Whenever a creature you control attacks or blocks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the difference between its power and toughness.Plays as: Attack Trigger · Token Payoff
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4 · latest Nov 17, 2025 · one tap opens all
- WotCNov 17, 2025
Doran's first ability applies only to generic mana in the total cost of creature spells you cast with toughness greater than their power.
- WotCNov 17, 2025
The value of X is calculated only once, as Doran's last ability resolves.
- WotCNov 17, 2025
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of this ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
- WotCNov 17, 2025
To find the difference between a creature's power and its toughness, subtract the smaller of those two numbers from the larger one. For example, the difference between the power and toughness of a 3/5 creature is 2. The difference between the power and toughness of a 5/3 creature is also 2.