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The Watcher in the Water

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{3}{U}{U}
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Card details
Artist
Chris Cold
Frame
legendary
Language
EN
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Oracle text

Legendary Creature — Kraken

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.

P/T9/9
Abilities
StaticThe 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.)
TriggeredWhenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.
TriggeredWhenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.
Plays as
Card DrawDraw PayoffLtb TriggerCreature Token Maker
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Chris Cold
Rulings
  • 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.