---
name: "Doran, the Siege Tower"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Treefolk Shaman"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "G", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "LRW"
set_name: "Lorwyn"
collector_number: "247"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "a46d96d9-8e59-4777-8208-7730b9e33240"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/doran-the-siege-tower-lrw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Doran, the Siege Tower
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Treefolk Shaman

## Oracle Text
Each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ancient Lumberknot](/printing/ancient-lumberknot-vow.md) — Creature — Treefolk
2. [Doran, Besieged by Time](/printing/doran-besieged-by-time-ecl.md) — Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid
3. [Belligerent Brontodon](/printing/belligerent-brontodon-xln.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Bark of Doran](/printing/bark-of-doran-ecl.md) — Artifact — Equipment
5. [Dawnstrider](/printing/dawnstrider-mmq.md) — Creature — Dryad Spellshaper
6. [Narod, the Beige Flower](/printing/narod-the-beige-flower-mb2.md) — Legendary Creature — Plant Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn (LRW) #247
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2007-10-01)* Doran's ability doesn't actually change creatures' power; it changes only the value of the combat damage they assign. All other rules and effects that check power or toughness use the real values.
- *(2007-10-01)* Doran's ability means, for example, that a 2/3 creature will assign 3 damage in combat instead of 2.
- *(2007-10-01)* This effect is mandatory and affects all creatures.