---
name: "Always Watching"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "SOI-1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "c2153115-bc12-458d-baeb-538ec61e1242"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/always-watching-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Always Watching
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Nontoken creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.

> *"We pray to Avacyn on high. On snow-white wings fearless you fly. Keep safe our souls. Keep safe our lives. May angels watch us from the skies."
—Children's prayer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thraben Watcher](/printing/thraben-watcher-mh2.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Oathsworn Giant](/printing/oathsworn-giant-rav.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
3. [Captain of the Watch](/printing/captain-of-the-watch-ddo.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Serra's Blessing](/printing/serras-blessing-wth.md) — Enchantment
5. [Intangible Virtue](/printing/intangible-virtue-ema.md) — Enchantment
6. [Keensight Mentor](/printing/keensight-mentor-iko.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #SOI-1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`