Witness This!

Power in a small package

Come into play/Enter the Battlefield effects have always been a source of contention in magic. Essentially, they are spells with bodies, which means they have more inherent value than every other spell in magic. To make up for this, an ability will often bump up a creature's cost. Eternal Witness does not have this modifier and I doubt a more versitile 3 drop exists in Modern.

Another time, Another time

Eternal Witness has been a star since it's first printing. Sharing space with Ravager Affinity and Skullclamp, Eternal Witness was a key piece of Astral Slide based decks that thrived off the card advantage Witness provided. Since then Witness has been a low-key contributor to pretty much any deck playing green in both Extended and Modern. Notable decks with E. Witness include Pod, some zoo archetypes, and b/g rock.

The Witness does best in longer, grinding games, although it's recollect effect is quite powerful in shells looking to double their burn/counters/removal. It also provides a good bump against opposing Tarmogoyfs. 2 power enables it to contribute to combat and it will always positively trade against x/2's.

Next week I'll be returning to Standard. There's a a cycle of CHARMING cards I'd like to review.

Until then, stay Silver!