---
name: "Ian Chesterton"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Scientist"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Science Teacher", "Doctor's companion"]
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kim Sokol"
oracle_id: "32c9ce8c-a19d-49e4-bc6d-c7182fa00b51"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ian-chesterton-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ian Chesterton
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Science Teacher, Doctor's companion

## Oracle Text
Science Teacher — Each Saga spell you cast has replicate. The replicate cost is equal to its mana cost. (When you cast that Saga, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. Copies of Saga spells become tokens.)
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Romana II](/printing/romana-ii-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Time Lord Scientist
2. [Barbara Wright](/printing/barbara-wright-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
3. [Bill Potts](/printing/bill-potts-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human
4. [The Twelfth Doctor](/printing/the-twelfth-doctor-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor
5. [Adric, Mathematical Genius](/printing/adric-mathematical-genius-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
6. [The Caves of Androzani](/printing/the-caves-of-androzani-who.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #22
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kim Sokol
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`