The Watcher in the Water
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.
How The Watcher in the Water decks play in EDH
The Watcher in the Water is a mono-blue commander costing 3UU, and its legendary creature - kraken line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones The Watcher in the Water decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $75.47Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (12)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Watcher in the Water decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a The Watcher in the Water deck?
The Watcher in the Water has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Watcher in the Water?
The cards played most often in The Watcher in the Water decks include The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Uncover the Moon-Letters, Geist of Saint Thalia. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a The Watcher in the Water deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $75.47 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a The Watcher in the Water deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.