Doctor Who · 2023 Commander precon
Paradox Power upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for The Thirteenth Doctor & Yasmin Khan.
Paradox Power is a Temur (blue-red-green) Commander precon from Doctor Who (2023), led by The Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan. Out of the box it runs 36 lands, 14 ramp pieces, 17 card-draw effects, 5 removal spells and 0 board wipes, with an average mana value of 3.44.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes and removal, and 7 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on +1/+1 counters, spellslinger and graveyard, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $22.59.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Paradox Power
10 swaps for $22.59, built around +1/+1 counters and spellslinger and graveyard. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Board wipes: deck has 0 of ~3 · #22 on EDHREC$0.78
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Board wipes: deck has 0 of ~3 · #100 on EDHREC$2.20
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #27 on EDHREC$9.94
Fits your +1/+1 counters plan · #281 on EDHREC$0.34
Fits your Spellslinger plan · #197 on EDHREC$1.44
Fits your Graveyard plan · #121 on EDHREC$1.53
Untapped land for red & blue · #75 on EDHREC$0.27
Untapped land for green & blue · #98 on EDHREC$0.27
Untapped land for green & red · #70 on EDHREC$3.93
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Rarely played (#21,017 on EDHREC) · Costs 7 mana
Rarely played (#13,610 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#9,534 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Rarely played (#19,331 on EDHREC) · Extra card draw: deck already has 17 (~10 is plenty)
Rarely played (#16,945 on EDHREC) · Doesn't support the deck's plan
Rarely played (#23,330 on EDHREC) · Extra card draw: deck already has 17 (~10 is plenty)
Rarely played (#13,535 on EDHREC) · Extra card draw: deck already has 17 (~10 is plenty)
Paradox Power decklist
Commander (2)
- 1The Thirteenth Doctor$0.41
- 1Yasmin Khan$0.25
Creatures (24)
- 1Bill Potts$0.22
- 1Clara Oswald$0.37
- 1Dan Lewis$0.21
- 1Danny Pink$22.40
- 1Flaming Tyrannosaurus$9.70
- 1Frost Fair Lure Fish$0.22
- 1Graham O'Brien$0.30
- 1Iraxxa, Empress of Mars$1.01
- 1Jenny Flint$0.27
- 1Karvanista, Loyal Lupari // Lupari Shield$0.33
- 1Lunar Hatchling$0.20
- 1Madame Vastra$0.25
- 1Me, the Immortal$0.32
- 1Memory Worm$0.33
- 1Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg$0.26
- 1Osgood, Operation Double$0.31
- 1River Song$0.33
- 1Ryan Sinclair$0.31
- 1Sisterhood of Karn$0.26
- 1Strax, Sontaran Nurse$0.24
- 1The Foretold Soldier$0.31
- 1The Fugitive Doctor$0.27
- 1The Twelfth Doctor$0.30
- 1Thijarian Witness$0.17
Instants (7)
- 1Beast Within$1.31
- 1Chaos Warp$0.62
- 1Decaying Time Loop$0.35
- 1Flatline$0.42
- 1Growth Spiral$0.34
- 1Surge of Brilliance$0.33
- 1Think Twice$0.21
Sorceries (14)
- 1Cultivate$0.58
- 1Farseek$1.56
- 1Impending Flux$0.29
- 1Into the Time Vortex$0.33
- 1Last Night Together$0.84
- 1Ponder$3.31
- 1Preordain$0.95
- 1Quantum Misalignment$5.06
- 1Search for Tomorrow$0.36
- 1Start the TARDIS$0.32
- 1Throes of Chaos$0.24
- 1Truth or Consequences$0.31
- 1Twice Upon a Time // Unlikely Meeting$0.21
- 1Wreck and Rebuild$0.24
Artifacts (10)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.76
- 1Confession Dial$0.26
- 1Cursed Mirror$1.20
- 1Psychic Paper$0.35
- 1River Song's Diary$0.53
- 1Sol Ring$2.28
- 1Sonic Screwdriver$3.19
- 1Talisman of Curiosity$0.42
- 1Talisman of Impulse$0.59
- 1TARDIS$0.24
Enchantments (7)
- 1Become the Pilot$0.25
- 1Bigger on the Inside$0.47
- 1Carpet of Flowers$1.73
- 1Fugitive of the Judoon$0.22
- 1Heaven Sent$0.27
- 1Return the Past$0.35
- 1The Flux$0.67
Lands (36)
- 1Cinder Glade$0.27
- 1Command Tower$0.35
- 1Desolate Lighthouse$0.29
- 1Dreamroot Cascade$1.30
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.32
- 1Fiery Islet$4.60
- 2Forest$0.25
- 2Forest$0.25
- 1Frontier Bivouac$0.33
- 1Frostboil Snarl$0.27
- 1Gallifrey Council Chamber$0.28
- 1Game Trail$0.27
- 2Island$0.25
- 2Island$0.24
- 2Mountain$0.25
- 1Mountain$0.24
- 1Myriad Landscape$0.33
- 1Ominous Cemetery$0.35
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.27
- 1Reliquary Tower$5.47
- 1Rockfall Vale$3.49
- 1Rogue's Passage$0.65
- 1Rootbound Crag$0.33
- 1Sheltered Thicket$0.29
- 1Stormcarved Coast$3.02
- 1Temple of Abandon$0.30
- 1Temple of Epiphany$0.25
- 1Temple of Mystery$0.29
- 1Temple of the False God$0.27
- 1Vineglimmer Snarl$0.25
- 1Waterlogged Grove$1.17
FAQ
How much is the Paradox Power precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Paradox Power are worth about $99.24 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Paradox Power?
For about $22.59, our top picks are Blasphemous Act, Swiftfoot Boots, Vandalblast, Heroic Intervention, Inspiring Call. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Paradox Power?
Start with Sheltered Thicket, Temple of Abandon, Frontier Bivouac, Frost Fair Lure Fish. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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