Eternal Witness
Fifth Dawn 86 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 86
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $4.29
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 released in the 2004 set Fifth Dawn, the concluding chapter of the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the intersection of the game's artifact mechanics with traditional colored spells, and the Witness was crafted to provide green with a repeatable, efficient way to recur cards from the graveyard to the hand, a utility that became a staple of the color's mechanical identity.
The card’s iconic illustration was created by artist Terese Nielsen, who depicted the figure with an ethereal, serene quality that emphasized the card's function of retrieval and memory. Upon its release, Eternal Witness was immediately recognized by players for its high power level in both casual and competitive formats, eventually becoming one of the most widely played green creatures in the history of the game.
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