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Donna NobleHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Doctor Who· October 13, 2023
Carte Magic Donna Noble

Donna Noble is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) Whenever Donna Noble or a creature it's paired with is dealt damage, Donna Noble deals that much damage to target opponent. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

How it works : Donna Noble

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    If Donna is paired with another creature and they are both dealt damage at the same time, the second ability triggers twice.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Donna's ability triggers when either creature is dealt damage even if one or both were dealt lethal damage.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  7. #7· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  8. #8· Wizards of the Coast

    If something refers to your commander while you have two commanders, it refers to one of them of your choice. If you are instructed to perform an action on your commander (e.g. put it from the command zone into your hand due to Command Beacon), you choose one of your commanders at the time the effect happens.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  9. #9· Wizards of the Coast

    An effect that checks whether you control your commander is satisfied if you control one or both of your two commanders.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Donna Noble
+Boros Reckoner
#1

Donna Noble + Boros Reckoner

Infinite damage
  1. 1Deal damage to Boros Reckoner
  2. 2Donna Noble and Boros Reckoner trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Donna Noble trigger, dealing that much damage to an opponent.
  4. 4Resolve the Boros Reckoner trigger, dealing that much damage to itself.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Donna Noble
+Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger
#2

Donna Noble + Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger

Infinite damage
  1. 1Deal damage to Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger
  2. 2Donna Noble and Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Donna Noble trigger, dealing that much damage to an opponent.
  4. 4Resolve the Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger trigger, dealing that much damage to itself.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Donna Noble
+Spitemare
#3

Donna Noble + Spitemare

Infinite damage
  1. 1Deal damage to Spitemare
  2. 2Donna Noble and Spitemare trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Donna Noble trigger, dealing that much damage to an opponent.
  4. 4Resolve the Spitemare trigger, dealing that much damage to itself.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
+Donna Noble
#4

Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought + Donna Noble

Near-infinite damage to one opponent
  1. 1Declare any creature as an attacker. Dawnsire triggers, dealing 100 damage to Donna Noble.
  2. 2Donna Noble triggers, dealing 100 damage to target opponent.
Guilty Conscience
+Donna Noble
#5

Guilty Conscience + Donna Noble

Infinite damage to one opponent
  1. 1Cause Donna Noble to take damage by any method.
  2. 2Donna Noble triggers, dealing damage to an opponent.
  3. 3Guilty Conscience triggers, dealing damage to Donna Noble.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Repercussion
+Donna Noble
+Pariah
#6

Repercussion + Donna Noble + Pariah

Infinite damage to one opponent
  1. 1Deal damage to Donna Noble.
  2. 2Donna Noble and Repercussion trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Donna Noble trigger, dealing damage to an applicable target.
  4. 4Resolve the Repercussion trigger, dealing damage to Donna Noble instead of you due to Pariah.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Repercussion
+Donna Noble
+Pariah's Shield
#7

Repercussion + Donna Noble + Pariah's Shield

Infinite damage to one opponent
  1. 1Deal damage to Donna Noble.
  2. 2Donna Noble and Repercussion trigger.
  3. 3Resolve the Donna Noble trigger, dealing damage to an applicable target.
  4. 4Resolve the Repercussion trigger, dealing damage to Donna Noble instead of you due to Pariah's Shield.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
Volcano Hellion
+Donna Noble
+Pariah
#8

Volcano Hellion + Donna Noble + Pariah

Infinite damage to one opponent
  1. 1Cast Volcano Hellion by paying {2}{R}{R}.
  2. 2When Volcano Hellion enters, it triggers, dealing an arbitarily large amount of damage to you and a creature. The damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to Donna Noble instead due to Pariah.
  3. 3Donna Noble triggers, dealing an arbitrarily large amount of damage to an applicable target.
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Legal formats

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