Witness of the Ages
Artifact Creature — Golem
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #28775
Witness of the Ages is a 4/4 artifact creature for five mana with ward 2 — passable stats, reasonable protection, and absolutely nothing that justifies a slot in a tuned deck. Cheaper generically powerful artifacts crowd it out at every point on the curve.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Witness of the Ages is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but that breadth is academic — competitive builds in any of those formats have no reason to run it. In Commander, where the bar for a five-mana artifact creature is high, Witness of the Ages doesn't produce mana, draw cards, or enable a combo line. Ward 2 is a speed bump, not real protection, and a 4/4 body without evasion or a meaningful enters-the-battlefield effect is the definition of an underwhelming top-end play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Witness of the Ages is deep bulk — the price reflects demand accurately. It won't depreciate further, but there's no pressure to acquire copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.