Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness: Creature - Human Shaman, Commander Masters. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Shaman
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 2/1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 286
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
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About Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 286 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {1}{G}{G} (one generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 25 sets, from Fifth Dawn (2004) to Modern Horizons 3 Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.91 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.91 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Eternal Witness by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness has been printed in 25 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Anthology 2 (AA2) #13 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #227 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1522 | Rare | 2024 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #181 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| 30th Anniversary Play Promos (P30A) #12 | Rare | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #145 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #368 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #138 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #361 | Special | 2021 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #425 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #5DN-86 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #UMA-163 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Eternal Witness.
- If a resolving spell puts Eternal Witness onto the battlefield, Eternal Witness's ability can target that card if it's put into your graveyard as it resolves.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.