The Doctor

Good

Guardian who shields fellow villagers from wolf attacks through protective medical intervention.

Night Protection

Defensive Power

Night Protection

Each night phase, you may choose one living player (including yourself) to protect from wolf attacks. If wolves target your protected player that same night, your medical intervention prevents their elimination. The protection is invisible - neither the protected player nor the wolves know that protection occurred unless an attack was actually prevented. You cannot protect the same player on consecutive nights.

Timing
Night phase only
Target
One living player (including self)
Result
Prevents wolf elimination

Best Practices

Protect High-Value Targets

Prioritize protecting confirmed or suspected village roles like Seers, Mediums, or other Doctors. These players provide ongoing value that justifies the protection investment over regular villagers.

Rotation Strategy

Since you cannot protect the same player twice in a row, develop rotation patterns that keep critical players safe while being unpredictable to wolves.

Self-Preservation Timing

Don't hesitate to protect yourself when you suspect wolves have identified your role or when village needs demand your continued survival.

Coordinate with Other Roles

Work secretly with Seers and other village roles to maximize protection efficiency. Sometimes protecting a Seer for multiple nights is worth more than spreading protection around.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Protecting Random Players

Don't waste protection on players who haven't demonstrated village value. Each protection is precious and should be used strategically.

Revealing Your Role Too Early

Keep your Doctor identity secret as long as possible. Once wolves know who you are, you become their primary target.

Ignoring Self-Protection

Don't sacrifice yourself unnecessarily. Sometimes protecting yourself is the best play for village victory.

Predictable Protection Patterns

Avoid obvious patterns that wolves can exploit. Mix up your targets and timing to stay unpredictable.

Advanced The Doctor Strategies

Bait and Switch Protection

Sometimes publicly defend someone you're not protecting while secretly protecting a different target to confuse wolf targeting.

Risk Level: Medium - Requires careful timing

Multiple Doctor Coordination

When multiple Doctors exist, coordinate protection to cover more players or ensure critical players have backup protection.

Synergy: Essential in multi-doctor games

Information Gathering

Use protection attempts to gather information about wolf target preferences and pack size.

Impact: Strategic intelligence gathering

Role Synergies

Seer

Protect the Seer to extend their investigation time

Medium

Keep critical information gatherers alive longer

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Village
teamAlignment
Yes
canProtectSelf
Cannot protect same player twice in a row
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