---
name: "Call a Surprise Witness"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Julia Metzger"
oracle_id: "9038a457-ce01-4f6d-9e2b-5220f08b4290"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/call-a-surprise-witness-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Call a Surprise Witness
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a flying counter on it. It's a Spirit in addition to its other types.

> *「死亡这种小事，又怎能阻止我继续统领欧佐夫集团？我会在这个位置待上很久、很久。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Returned Pastcaller](/printing/returned-pastcaller-stx.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
2. [Pillardrop Rescuer](/printing/pillardrop-rescuer-stx.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric
3. [Flickering Spirit](/printing/flickering-spirit-tsp.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Unconventional Tactics](/printing/unconventional-tactics-hou.md) — Sorcery
5. [Where We're Going...](/printing/where-were-going-unk.md) — Instant
6. [View from Above](/printing/view-from-above-con.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #6
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Julia Metzger
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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