---
name: "Doctor Strange, Surgeon"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Hero"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "591"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Erikas Perl"
oracle_id: "43c31a03-2bbd-49a6-8b78-c5f3cab04a07"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/doctor-strange-surgeon-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Doctor Strange, Surgeon
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Doctor Hero
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5
- **Keywords:** Lifelink

## Oracle Text
Lifelink
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
At the beginning of each combat, if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total, creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain vigilance until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Destined White Mage](/printing/the-destined-white-mage-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Sickbay Orderly](/printing/sickbay-orderly-trc.md) — Creature — Caitian Doctor
3. [Cult Healer](/printing/cult-healer-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Doctor
4. [Dr. Beverly Crusher](/printing/dr-beverly-crusher-trk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Doctor
5. [Serra Ascendant](/printing/serra-ascendant-ima.md) — Creature — Human Monk
6. [Operations Officer](/printing/operations-officer-trc.md) — Creature — Human Officer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #591
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Erikas Perl
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`