The Battlefield
Rousing Refrain
The Tenth Doctor
AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Rousing Refrain + The Tenth Doctor
Overview
When The Tenth Doctor’s attack-trigger exiles Rousing Refrain from the top of your library, you put three time counters on it and — because Rousing Refrain already has suspend — it becomes a suspended card in exile (cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up per Ruling [2024-02-02]). Timey‑Wimey (
) can add or remove those time counters; removing the last time counter causes the suspend “when the last time counter is removed” triggered ability to be put on the stack, giving you the option to cast Rousing Refrain without paying its mana cost . If you cast Rousing Refrain (including via that suspend trigger), it will resolve, add red mana as written, and then exile itself with three time counters again (its resolution instructs that), returning it to exile as a suspended card .
) can add or remove those time counters; removing the last time counter causes the suspend “when the last time counter is removed” triggered ability to be put on the stack, giving you the option to cast Rousing Refrain without paying its mana cost . If you cast Rousing Refrain (including via that suspend trigger), it will resolve, add red mana as written, and then exile itself with three time counters again (its resolution instructs that), returning it to exile as a suspended card .Step 1
The Tenth Doctor’s attack trigger goes on the stack; when it resolves, you exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card .
Step 2
If the nonland card exiled this way is Rousing Refrain, put three time counters on it and, since it already has suspend, it now is a suspended card in exile (cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up per Ruling [2024-02-02]).
Step 3
You may later activate The Tenth Doctor’s Timey‑Wimey ability () (only as a sorcery) to perform three sequential ‘time travel’ steps; in each step for each suspended card you own you may add or remove a time counter .
) (only as a sorcery) to perform three sequential ‘time travel’ steps; in each step for each suspended card you own you may add or remove a time counter .Step 4
If you remove the last time counter from Rousing Refrain, the suspend triggered ability (“When the last time counter is removed...play it without paying its mana cost...”) triggers and is put on the stack .
Step 5
When that suspend-trigger resolves, if Rousing Refrain is still exiled, you may cast it without paying its mana cost; casting follows the normal casting rules . If it is not exiled when the trigger resolves, the trigger does nothing .
Step 6
When Rousing Refrain resolves after being cast (including when cast via the suspend trigger), you add 
for each card in target opponent’s hand and are told you don’t lose that mana as steps and phases end; then its resolution instructs you to exile Rousing Refrain with three time counters on it, which moves it to exile with counters and therefore makes it suspended again .
for each card in target opponent’s hand and are told you don’t lose that mana as steps and phases end; then its resolution instructs you to exile Rousing Refrain with three time counters on it, which moves it to exile with counters and therefore makes it suspended again .Resolution
If The Tenth Doctor exiles Rousing Refrain with its attack ability, Rousing Refrain is exiled with three time counters and is a suspended card (it already has suspend) . Using Timey‑Wimey to remove the last time counter causes the suspend triggered ability to trigger; when that triggered ability resolves you may cast Rousing Refrain without paying its mana cost . When Rousing Refrain resolves after being cast (whether normally or via suspend), it adds the specified and then exiles itself with three time counters, becoming suspended again . Cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up (Ruling [2024-02-02]).
and then exiles itself with three time counters, becoming suspended again . Cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up (Ruling [2024-02-02]).Feedback