Thijarian Witness
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Alien Cleric
Oracle Text:
Flash
Bear Witness — Whenever another creature dies, if it was attacking or blocking alone, exile it and investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Power/Toughness: 0/4
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
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Character Background
Thijarian Witness is a quintessential value-and-control piece: a flashy 0/4 that deters single-creature attacks and turns lone combatants into card advantage while also exiling them to blunt graveyard strategies. The trigger rewards attrition play—if an opposing creature dies while it was attacking or blocking alone, you exile it and investigate, generating repeatable Clue tokens that fuel card draw or artifact synergies. Build this in green-based midrange or control shells that want tempo protection and incremental advantage; it pairs especially well with sacrifice outlets (Altar of Dementia, Ashnod’s Altar) or artifact recursion like Emry-style engines so Clues become recurring resources. Leverage removal and combat tricks to engineer “alone” deaths—bounce or kill one of an opponent’s attackers, then flash in Witness to deny yard-based answers and profit. The Alien Cleric theme fits neatly—preserving a singular moment and turning it into investigation—and mechanically it’s a soft answer to aggro and reanimator while generating long-term card advantage.
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