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"Find me cards equivalent to: Cruel Witness"

Here are cards similar to Cruel Witness (blue flying creatures with noncreature spell or surveil triggers):
1. Sage Owl – Creature — Bird, flying, lets you look at the top four cards of your library when it enters the battlefield.
2. Watcher in the Mist – Creature — Spirit, flying, surveils 2 when it enters the battlefield.
3. Nimble Obstructionist – Creature — Bird Wizard, flying, can affect spells and has cycling.
4. Faerie Vandal – Creature — Faerie Rogue, flying, gets a +1/+1 counter whenever you draw your second card each turn.

All examples are blue flyers with triggered abilities related to spells or card manipulation. Cruel Witness is unique for surveil 1 on noncreature spells, but the above are the closest blue equivalents.

Found Cards

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Cruel Witness

Faerie Vandal

Nimble Obstructionist

Sage Owl

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
    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD / 0.26 USD
    Cardmarket 0.1 EUR / 0.69 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.36 USD
    Cardkingdom / 1.49 USD 0.35 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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    Tcgplayer / 0.25 USD 0.12 USD
    Cardmarket 0.05 EUR / 0.26 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 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

    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.

    Nimble Obstructionist #40 Creature — Bird Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Cycling Flash Flying

    Rules

  • Abilities that create replacement effects, such as a permanent entering the battlefield tapped or with counters on it, can't be targeted. Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" are also replacement effects and can't be targeted.
  • Activated abilities are written in the form "Cost: Effect." Some keyword abilities, such as equip and eternalize, are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts.
  • If you counter a delayed triggered ability that triggers at the beginning of the "next" occurrence of a specified step or phase, that ability won't trigger again the following time that phase or step occurs.
  • Mana abilities can't be targeted. An activated mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves, doesn't have a target, and isn't a loyalty ability. A triggered mana ability is one that could add mana as it resolves and triggers on an activated mana ability.
  • Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities, such as prowess and afflict, are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text.
  • The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
  • When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.

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    Manapool / 2.03 USD 0.36 USD
    Cardkingdom / 3.49 USD 1.29 USD
    Cardmarket / 4.15 EUR 0.33 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.4 USD / 2.52 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 Flying Cycling (,Discardthis card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card,countertarget activated or triggered ability you don't control.

    Sage Owl #95 Creature — Bird

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    Info

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

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.12 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.27 EUR

    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, look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

    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

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.04 USD / 0.3 USD
    Manapool / 0.23 USD 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.1 EUR 0.03 EUR

    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.)