Timeless Witness
Creature — Human Shaman2/1$0.31
When this creature enters, return target card from your graveyard to your hand. Eternalize (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Human Shaman with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 102
Timeless Witness + Doppelgang
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of all permanents
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
There are four permanents on the battlefield that can collectively tap to produce at least {2}{G}{U}.
Steps
Cast Doppelgang by paying {15}{G}{U}, creating five token copies of Timeless Witness and of the four mana-producing permanents. When the Timeless Witness tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Doppelgang and up to four other instant or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand. Activate seventeen of the mana-producing permanent tokens by tapping them, adding at least {15}{G}{U}. Repeat. Once you have infinite tokens and mana, you may instead target any other permanents using Doppelgang.
Timeless Witness + Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Timeless Witness and Peregrine Drake. When Timeless Witness and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker to your hand from your graveyard. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Displace + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {2}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}. Cast Displace by paying {2}{U}, blinking Timeless Witness and Peregrine Drake When Timeless Witness and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Displace from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Rise of the Dark Realms + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite colored mana
- Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
The number of nontoken creatures you control plus the number of creature cards in all graveyards is at least nine.
Steps
Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Timeless Witness, adding {B}. Repeat step 1 for each other nontoken creature you control. Cast Rise of the Dark Realms by paying {7}{B}{B}, returning all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control. When Timeless Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Rise of the Dark Realms to your hand from your graveyard. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Cloudshift
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have any number of other nonland permanents that enter the battlefield untapped, and that can collectively tap to produce enough mana to cast Cloudshift exiled by Abdel Adrian. Timeless Witness exiled by Abdel Adrian. You have enough mana to cast Cloudshift.
Steps
Cast Cloudshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Timeless Witness and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield. Abdel Adrian and Timeless Witness trigger. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Cloudshift from your graveyard to your hand. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Cloudshift. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Timeless Witness and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Illusionist's Stratagem + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Near-infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {3}{U}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}. Cast Illusionist's Stratagem by paying {3}{U}, blinking Timeless Witness and Peregrine Drake and causing you to draw a card. When Timeless Witness and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Illusionist's Stratagem to your hand from your graveyard. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Ghostly Flicker
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have any number of other nonland permanents that enter the battlefield untapped, and that can collectively tap to produce enough mana to cast Ghostly Flicker exiled by Abdel Adrian. Timeless Witness exiled by Abdel Adrian. You have enough mana to cast Ghostly Flicker.
Steps
Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Timeless Witness and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield. Abdel Adrian and Timeless Witness trigger. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Ghostly Flicker. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Timeless Witness and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Saw in Half + Sacrifice
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite storm count
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Timeless Witness and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Timeless Witness tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Sacrifice from your graveyard to your hand. Cast Sacrifice by paying {B} and sacrificing a Timeless Witness token, adding an amount of {B} equal to its mana value. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Saw in Half + Cabal Ritual
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least seven cards in your graveyard.
Steps
Cast Cabal Ritual by paying {1}{B}, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Timeless Witness and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time. When the Timeless Witness tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Cabal Ritual from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat.
Timeless Witness + Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Momentary Blink
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have any number of other nonland permanents that enter the battlefield untapped, and that can collectively tap to produce enough mana to cast Momentary Blink exiled by Abdel Adrian. Timeless Witness exiled by Abdel Adrian. You have enough mana to cast Momentary Blink.
Steps
Cast Momentary Blink by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Timeless Witness and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield. Abdel Adrian and Timeless Witness trigger. Resolve the Timeless Witness trigger, returning Momentary Blink from your graveyard to your hand. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Momentary Blink. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Timeless Witness and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- The Fourteenth DoctorThe Fourteenth Doctor copies creatures, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Yarok, the DesecratedYarok, the Desecrated copies your triggered abilities, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Mister FantasticMister Fantastic copies your triggered abilities, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Emiel the BlessedEmiel the Blessed blinks / re-enters your creatures, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Moritte of the FrostMoritte of the Frost copies creatures, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- The MimeoplasmThe Mimeoplasm copies creatures, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Ulalek, Fused AtrocityUlalek, Fused Atrocity copies your triggered abilities, which Timeless Witness can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.
- Sachi, Daughter of SeshiroTimeless Witness is a Shaman, which Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro can use.
- Kogla, the Titan ApeTimeless Witness is a Human, which Kogla, the Titan Ape can use.
- Sigarda, Font of BlessingsTimeless Witness is a Human, which Sigarda, Font of Blessings can use.