Doctor Who : Monster Invasion Doctor Who : Monster Invasion was a new collectible Doctor Who magazine and trading card series , similar to Battles in Time , that was unveiled by BBC Magazines in April 2010 but was only available within a limited test area ( in the south west of the UK ) until July 2010 . A revised nationwide release was planned for May 2011 around the time of the Series 6 television premiere . Packs of trading cards were also available separately from newsagents and selected retailers . The " Monster Invasion series " was supported by a where subscribers could build up there own online card collection , view interactive 3D content on some the cards and play a number of games ( enhanced by codes revealed in the magazine which also unlocked other resources ) . Doctor Who : Monster Invasion ( magazine ) . Each issue had a packet of trading cards ( also available separately at newsagents ) consisting of 24 pages that included the following features ; Doctor Who : Monster Invasion ( initial pilot card collection ) . This was a regular magazine with a packet of 9 different trading cards released in the south west of England only . The initial test run set featured a total of 90 common , rare and super rare cards based on the past era and series five of Doctor Who . Separately available in packs of 9 cards ; these were divided into coloured categories ; 16 of these cards were special cards with an interactive element on the official website Doctor Who : Monster Invasion ( National card collection ) . Following the initial test run , a national set of 165 cards were available . These were available with " " or for separate purchase . Packs included 9 cards , following the same categories as the initial run . Including the initial run the cards consisted of ; In terms of cards per category ; Several of these cards were special cards with an interactive element on the official website . Doctor Who : Monster Invasion Extreme ( National card collection ) . An additional second national set of 180 cards was available under an " Extreme " wrap . These were available with " " or by separate purchase . Packs included a mix of cards ; 150 Common cards , 18 Rare , 6 Super Rare , 5 Ultra Rare and one Infinite card . These cards followed the same categories as established in the previous releases . Several of these cards were special cards with an interactive element on the official website Doctor Who : Monster Invasion Limited Edition ( National card collection ) . A third a national set of 126 foiled cards were available . A full set of all of these cards were available exclusively with " " and not available to purchase separately . Packs included a mix of cards : 6 foiled trading cards comprising of 5 Rare and 1 Ultra Rare card . These cards followed the same categories as established in the previous releases . A further four , magazine - exclusive , Ultra Rare flip cards were included along with the magazine issues 32 , 38 , 45 , 52 " Doctor Who Adventures " issue 280 included the fifth of the additional Ultra Rare magazine - only cards . None of these cards had an interactive element on the official website . Additional cards . A set of three official character - autograph cards featuring the Eleventh Doctor , Rory Williams and Amy Pond . These were available to subscribers with collectors tins and the Doctor card with X magazine . Information . There have been three series ' of doctor who monster invasion cards , the original series , extreme and the new only collectible in magazines series , ultimate . There are currently different types of card as well as the special features ( rare , common , ultra rare , super rare 3 - D , limited edition , special edition flip card and the infinite . ) the categories are allies , doctors , enemies , villains , adventures and gadgets .