---
name: "Eternal Witness"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Shaman"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1522"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "30b24e8e-3b0e-4d8e-90f3-f66eb7c1858c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eternal-witness-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Eternal Witness
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Shaman

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Timeless Witness](/printing/timeless-witness-tdc.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Golgari Findbroker](/printing/golgari-findbroker-rvr.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
3. [Ardent Elementalist](/printing/ardent-elementalist-mid.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
4. [Dowsing Shaman](/printing/dowsing-shaman-pca.md) — Creature — Centaur Shaman
5. [Masked Admirers](/printing/masked-admirers-khc.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
6. [Genesis](/printing/genesis-mh1.md) — Creature — Incarnation

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1522
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2021-03-19)* 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.