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Equivalent cards to Cruel Witness (U, Creature with flying that triggers on noncreature spell cast for Surveil or similar effect):
1. Watcher in the Mist — U, Creature, Flying, surveil 2 when it enters (not noncreature-spell, but surveil/flying synergy).
2. Nivix Guildmage — U, allows manipulation of library (but not surveil).
3. Sea-Dasher Octopus — U, triggers on attack/cast, but draws, not surveil.
4. Faerie Vandal — U, flying, triggers on drawing your second card, synergy with noncreature spell decks.
5. Moon-Circuit Hacker — U, triggers on damage, draws-discard.

Closest direct equivalent with surveil triggers and flying is rare for just blue. Cruel Witness is unique in surveil-on-noncreature-cast, but Watcher in the Mist and Faerie Vandal offer similar flying/utility in blue.

Found Cards

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Cruel Witness

Faerie Vandal

Moon-Circuit Hacker

Nivix Guildmage

Sea-Dasher Octopus

Watcher in the Mist

Cruel Witness #322 Creature — Bird Horror

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Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Horror
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Surveil

    Rules

  • If you don't put the card into your graveyard, it stays on top of your library.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 0.57 EUR 0.12 EUR
    Manapool / 0.34 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.2 USD / 0.36 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

    Faerie Vandal #44 Creature — Faerie Rogue

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Faerie
  • Rogue
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Flying

    Rules

  • If a spell or ability causes you to put cards into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," it's not a card drawn.
  • If an effect instructs you to draw multiple cards, the ability triggers after you draw whichever is the second one for the turn. You choose a target (if any) for the ability after you've drawn and looked at all of the cards and finished resolving the spell or ability that caused you to draw them.
  • The triggered ability can trigger only once each turn. It doesn't matter whether the permanent with that ability was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If it's not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can't trigger at all that turn. It won't trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.14 EUR / 0.33 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD / 0.29 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Flying Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1counteron this creature.

    Moon-Circuit Hacker #334 Enchantment Creature — Human Ninja

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/1
    Types:
  • Enchantment
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Ninja
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Ninjutsu

    Rules

  • Although the Ninja is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature (for purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks, for example).
  • As you activate a ninjutsu ability, you reveal the Ninja card in your hand and return the attacking creature. The Ninja card stays revealed and isn't put onto the battlefield until the ability resolves. If it leaves your hand before then, it won't enter the battlefield at all.
  • If a creature in combat has first strike or double strike, you can activate the ninjutsu ability during the first-strike combat damage step. The Ninja will deal combat damage during the regular combat damage step, even if it has first strike.
  • Puff of smoke not included.
  • The creature with ninjutsu enters the battlefield attacking the same player or planeswalker that the returned creature was attacking. This is a rule specific to ninjutsu; in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player or planeswalker it's attacking.
  • The ninjutsu ability can be activated during the declare blockers step, combat damage step, or end of combat step. In most cases (see below), if you wait until the combatdamage step or end of combat step, it will be after combat damage has been dealt, so the Ninja won't deal combat damage.
  • The ninjutsu ability can be activated only after blockers have been declared. Before then, attacking creatures are neither blocked nor unblocked.

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    Manapool 0.18 USD / 0.2 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.4 USD 0.18 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.61 EUR 0.37 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.59 USD / 0.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Ninjutsu (, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do,discarda card unless this creature entered this turn.

    Nivix Guildmage #202 Creature — Human Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • If the copied spell has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Sphinx’s Revelation does), the copy has the same value of X.
  • If the copied spell is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), the copy will have the same mode. You can’t choose a different one.
  • Nivix Guildmage’s second ability can target (and copy) any instant or sorcery spell you control, not just one with targets.
  • The copy will have the same targets as the spell it’s copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can’t choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).
  • When the second ability resolves, it creates a copy of a spell. That copy is created on the stack, so it’s not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won’t trigger. The copy will then resolve like a normal spell, after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.
  • You can’t choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional or alternative costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too. For example, if you copy a spell that you cast by paying its overload cost, the copy will resolve as though its overload cost had been paid as well.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 0.13 EUR 0.12 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Draw a card, thendiscarda card. : Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

    Sea-Dasher Octopus #66s Creature — Octopus

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Octopus
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Mutate
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Mutate

    Rules

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    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 1.63 USD
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.81 EUR / 1.45 EUR
    Manapool 1.44 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Flash Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

    Watcher in the Mist #59 Creature — Spirit

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 3/4
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Surveil

    Rules

  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.

    • Prices

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool / 0.23 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.06 EUR / 0.09 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.36 USD 0.05 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)