Eternal Witness
The List 5DN-86 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- 5DN-86
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $2.72
What it does
When this creature enters, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
She remembers every word spoken, from the hero's oath to the baby's cry.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Eternal Witness was originally introduced as a rare card in the 2004 Fifth Dawn expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by the development team at Wizards of the Coast, the card was intended to provide green decks with a powerful recursive utility, allowing players to return any card from their graveyard to their hand. Its efficiency made it an instant staple in competitive formats, particularly for its synergy with blink and bounce effects.
The card features iconic artwork by Terese Nielsen, whose illustrations defined much of the aesthetic of that era. Nielsen utilized a ethereal, somber style that perfectly captured the card's theme of memory and reclamation. Over the years, Eternal Witness has been reprinted numerous times, eventually appearing in The List, a curated selection of cards that can be found in Set Boosters, further cementing its status as one of the most enduring utility creatures in the game's history.
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