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
- $2.34
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 first introduced in the 2004 Fifth Dawn expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed to provide players with a versatile recursion tool capable of retrieving any card from the graveyard. The card emerged during a period of the game where graveyard interaction was being refined to offer more utility in both limited and constructed formats, quickly becoming a staple for green-aligned decks that prioritized resource management and long-term board presence.
The artwork was commissioned from Terese Nielsen, a prolific illustrator known for her ethereal and evocative style. Nielsen depicted the Witness as a grounded, shamanistic figure, using soft lighting and detailed textures to emphasize its role as a bridge between the living and the lost. Upon its release, the card was widely praised for its simple yet powerful design, earning a permanent place in the game’s enduring metagame and frequently appearing in curated sets like The List.
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