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The Watcher in the Water

{3}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Kraken

LTRThe Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth#354mythic
Extended Art
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 65–557
Illustrator
Chris Cold
Found in
The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Pack · The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle earth Collector Booster Sample Pack
Printings7Combos175EDHREC rank#5,654
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
9/9
Plays as:
Card DrawDraw PayoffLtb TriggerCreature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 16h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+9.0%
$3.88
$2.17 low-$0.08 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$2.94· across 7 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

1 · latest Jun 16, 2023
  • WotCJun 16, 2023

    For the last ability, the target Kraken can (and probably will) be The Watcher in the Water. If it is, and if it has at least one stun counter on it, you'll remove a stun counter from it instead of untapping it.

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