Youre going to be paying around 3 mana and having to cycle two whole cards just to kill most early threats
But the Doctor rarely travels alone, and Wizards of the Coast have elected to represent this by printing a slew of legendary creatures to represent his traveling companions, all with the aptly-titled mechanic Doctors Companion. While reminiscent of the Partner mechanic, Doctors Companion is a lot closer to the Background keyword from Battle for Baldurs Gate
We eventually decided, in the spirit of collaboration and accuracy, we would just give them a "Qu" creature type and celebrate how wonderfully unique Quina is
Its not yet clear how these will be used alongside Lorcanas card-driven gameplay
And Id probably rather have a large number of good cards than a handful of broken cards anyway
Flying, vigilance, deathtouch, and lifelink all make an appearance too