Eternal Witness

Green Recovery Limitation

Why is it that green graveyard recovery effects for a while now have been relentlessly limited to permanent cards?Unrestricted graveyard recovery, as represented by 《Regrowth》 and 《Eternal Witness》, should have been Green's prerogative and traditional strength.The limitation to permanent cards is a pointless and unfair restriction on green.

Green still can get back any card, but not every regrowing card needs to get back everything.

Eternal Eternal Witness Green Limited Regrowth The Graveyard

Eternal Witness Card Classification

Is Eternal Witness a bend, break, or neither? Most green graveyard return only can hit permanents these days.

Green is still allowed to get back any card.

Bend / Break Eternal Eternal Witness Green Permanents The Graveyard

Graveyard Busybody's Ability

Does Graveyard Busybody allow me to put my opponent's cards into my hand with cards like Name Dropping and Eternal Witness?

Yes.

Eternal Eternal Witness Graveyard Busybody Name Dropping The Graveyard Your Hand

Elf Creature with Eternal Witness

If or when? An Eternal Witness ability on an elf creature?

Probably when. It’s a green ability and elves are green’s characteristic race.

Creatures Elf Eternal Eternal Witness Green If/When

White's Card Advantage

One potent form of card advantage is reusable graveyard recursion, like Eternal Witness and the Cauldron of Eternity. Is it possible for White to see reusable recursion effects more often as a solution to their problem with card advantage? (Another thing to note: graveyard recursion often excludes instants and sorceries, so you wouldn't be undermining it's "draw into it's answers" weakness)

White can “regrow” artifacts, enchantments, planeswalkers and cheaper creatures, so there’s plenty to work with.

Artifacts Creatures Enchantments Eternal Eternal Witness Instants Planeswalkers Sorceries The Cauldron of Eternity The Graveyard White

Artifact Eternal Witness

Could there be an artifact creature version of Eternal Witness if it costs enough?

Sure.

Artifacts Creatures Eternal Eternal Witness

Eternal Witness Analysis

Is a less efficient Eternal Witness still in Green's color pie?

Regrowing cards is completely in green’s section of the color pie.

Color Pie Colors Eternal Eternal Witness Green

Exile Clause Reasoning

Is the Exile clause on Rescue from the Underworld to stop Archaeomancer/Eternal Witness looping?

It’s to stop all sorts of loops.

Archaeomancer Eternal Eternal Witness Rescue from the Underworld The Exile Zone

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