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    Doran, Besieged by Time

    Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid

    Doran, Besieged by Time

    Illustrated by Carl Critchlow

    EDHREC Rank #5,804
    Each creature spell you cast with toughness greater than its power costs 1 generic mana 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.

    "Each year that passes rots you with scars. Shelter your heart, for the world is cruel."

    Rulings (4)

    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.

    Nov 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.

    Nov 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.

    Nov 17, 2025

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Digital

    Community & retro

    Printings (3)

    Doran, Besieged by Time — Lorwyn Eclipsed
    ECL#215$0.64
    Lorwyn Eclipsed
    Doran, Besieged by Time — Lorwyn Eclipsed
    ECL#334$1.98
    Lorwyn Eclipsed