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The Watcher in the Water deck
Legendary Creature — Kraken · blue
The Watcher in the Water enters tapped with nine stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Whenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token. Whenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.
Mana cost
3
U
U
Mana value
5
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$2.50
EDHREC rank
#5658
Decks
42
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What 42 The Watcher in the Water decks play
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Creatures
What the deck puts on the table.
Nadir Kraken
in 86% of decks
Chasm Skulker
in 81% of decks
Wavebreak Hippocamp
in 81% of decks
Faerie Mastermind
in 69% of decks
Nezahal, Primal Tide
in 69% of decks
Junk Winder
in 69% of decks
Archmage Emeritus
in 64% of decks
Psychosis Crawler
in 64% of decks
Scourge of Fleets
in 60% of decks
Wonder
in 52% of decks
Laboratory Maniac
in 50% of decks
GC
Consecrated Sphinx
in 48% of decks
Ledger Shredder
in 48% of decks
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
in 40% of decks
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
in 38% of decks
Artifacts
Mana rocks, equipment, and the rest of the hardware.
Sol Ring
in 86% of decks
Sapphire Medallion
in 83% of decks
Thought Vessel
in 79% of decks
Midnight Clock
in 69% of decks
Arcane Signet
in 64% of decks
Skullclamp
in 64% of decks
Mind Stone
in 62% of decks
Idol of Oblivion
in 62% of decks
Ashnod's Altar
in 52% of decks
Eldrazi Monument
in 48% of decks
Sky Diamond
in 40% of decks
Wayfarer's Bauble
in 36% of decks
Bender's Waterskin
in 36% of decks
Fellwar Stone
in 33% of decks
Bident of Thassa
in 29% of decks
Sorceries
One-shot effects, cast on your own turn.
Whelming Wave
in 29% of decks
Preordain
in 14% of decks
Gitaxian Probe
in 12% of decks
Spectral Deluge
in 12% of decks
Ponder
in 10% of decks
Windfall
in 10% of decks
Candlekeep Inspiration
in 10% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
in 5% of decks
Raise the Palisade
in 5% of decks
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
in 5% of decks
Tezzeret's Gambit
in 5% of decks
Finale of Revelation
in 5% of decks
Contentious Plan
in 5% of decks
Wash Out
in 5% of decks
Fabricate
in 2% of decks
Instants
Answers and tricks, held up for anyone else’s turn.
Brainstorm
in 90% of decks
Brainsurge
in 79% of decks
Consider
in 74% of decks
Opt
in 71% of decks
Pull from Tomorrow
in 71% of decks
Thirst for Discovery
in 64% of decks
Transcendent Message
in 64% of decks
Arcane Denial
in 62% of decks
Tolarian Winds
in 62% of decks
Counterspell
in 60% of decks
Frantic Search
in 60% of decks
Harmonized Crescendo
in 57% of decks
Blue Sun's Zenith
in 52% of decks
Meeting of Minds
in 52% of decks
Reality Shift
in 48% of decks
Lands
The mana base, basics aside — a deck may run as many of those as it likes, so nobody chooses them.
Reliquary Tower
in 86% of decks
War Room
in 50% of decks
Myriad Landscape
in 48% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
in 48% of decks
Lonely Sandbar
in 48% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
in 45% of decks
High Market
in 40% of decks
Three Tree City
in 36% of decks
Nesting Grounds
in 29% of decks
Sunken Palace
in 26% of decks
Agna Qel'a
in 19% of decks
Fountainport
in 17% of decks
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
in 14% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
in 12% of decks
Rogue's Passage
in 7% of decks
Enchantments
Effects that stay on the table once they land.
Teferi's Ageless Insight
in 81% of decks
Ominous Seas
in 81% of decks
GC
Rhystic Study
in 60% of decks
Mystic Remora
in 50% of decks
Wizard Class
in 26% of decks
Propaganda
in 24% of decks
Kindred Discovery
in 17% of decks
Lost in the Maze
in 17% of decks
Ever-Watching Threshold
in 12% of decks
Leyline of Anticipation
in 10% of decks
Shark Typhoon
in 10% of decks
Opposition
in 10% of decks
Uncover the Moon-Letters
in 10% of decks
Imprisoned in the Moon
in 7% of decks
Unstoppable Plan
in 7% of decks
Planeswalkers
Repeating effects, for as long as they are defended.
Teferi, Master of Time
in 62% of decks
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
in 12% of decks
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
in 5% of decks
Jace, Arcane Strategist
in 2% of decks
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
in 2% of decks
Battles
Sieges, and whatever is on the back.
Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia
in 10% of decks
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Card draw
The Watcher in the Water rewards drawing. These draw more, and more often.
Faerie Mastermind
Skullclamp
GC
Rhystic Study
Kindred Discovery
Teferi's Ageless Insight
GC
The One Ring
Mystic Remora
War Room
Idol of Oblivion
Sensei's Divining Top
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Tokens
The Watcher in the Water makes tokens or wants them. These make more, make them bigger, or turn them into something.
Fountainport
Academy Manufactor
Helm of the Host
Worldwalker Helm
Transmutation Font
GC
Field of the Dead
Maskwood Nexus
Sai, Master Thopterist
Donatello, the Brains
Ice Out
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Sacrifice
The Watcher in the Water sacrifices things or profits when they die. These are the fodder, the outlets and the payoffs.
Ashnod's Altar
Lazotep Quarry
Solemn Simulacrum
Phyrexian Altar
Trading Post
Mimic Vat
High Market
Spawning Pit
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Endless Evil
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Kraken tribal
The Watcher in the Water leads a Kraken deck. These are the Krakens worth a slot and the cards that reward running them.
Hullbreaker Horror
Scourge of Fleets
Nadir Kraken
Spawning Kraken
Tromokratis
Deep-Sea Kraken
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Grappling Kraken
Monstrosity of the Lake
Stormsurge Kraken
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Combos with The Watcher in the Water
Cards The Watcher in the Water goes infinite with, from Commander Spellbook. The card page has each combo's steps.
Verity Circle
combo piece
Junk Winder
combo piece
Unctus, Grand Metatect
combo piece
Symmetry Matrix
combo piece
Sage of the Falls
combo piece
Opposition
combo piece
Grand Architect
combo piece
Drowned Rusalka
combo piece
Relic of Legends
combo piece
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