---
name: "The Face of Boe"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Alien Advisor"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "WHO"
set_name: "Doctor Who"
collector_number: "126"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "acef7666-53b1-43c5-8107-236bea22a8b3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-face-of-boe-who"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Face of Boe
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Alien Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4

## Oracle Text
{T}: You may cast a spell with suspend from your hand. If you do, pay its suspend cost rather than its mana cost. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *« Vous n'êtes pas seul. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Gandalf of the Secret Fire](/printing/gandalf-of-the-secret-fire-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Suspend](/printing/suspend-mh2.md) — Instant
4. [Profane Tutor](/printing/profane-tutor-mh2.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sinister Concierge](/printing/sinister-concierge-pncc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Sibylline Soothsayer](/printing/sibylline-soothsayer-who.md) — Creature — Human Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Doctor Who (WHO) #126
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **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`