The Watcher in the Water
Legendary Creature — Kraken · 
The Watcher in the Water is part of 175 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero and Heart of Kiran.
The Watcher in the Water
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.
- Mana value
- 5
- Power/Toughness
- 9/9
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join The Watcher in the Water in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
The Watcher in the Water can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with The Watcher in the Water
175 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Kindred Discovery
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Verity Circle
Junk Winder
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Creatures opponents control do not untap
Tap all creatures opponents control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
+ Vehicle with Crew 1
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Symmetry Matrix
Ashnod's Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite colorless mana
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Marneus Calgar
The Watcher in the Water
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Sage of the Falls
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Symmetry Matrix
Phyrexian Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Greater Good
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Opposition
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Grand Architect
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to cast artifact spells
Near-infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities of artifacts
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Dire Undercurrents
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature tokens
Near-infinite creature ETB
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Drowned Rusalka
Relic of Legends
+3 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite rummaging
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Kels, Fight Fixer
The Watcher in the Water
Phyrexian Altar
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Mothdust Changeling
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Color Identity: W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Hardened Tactician
The Watcher in the Water
Pitiless Plunderer
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
The Watcher in the Water
Woe Strider
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
The Watcher in the Water
Viscera Seer
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite untap of some creatures you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Hair-Strung Koto
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite mill
Near-infinite self-mill
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Unctus, Grand Metatect
The Watcher in the Water
Telethopter
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite tapped creature tokens
Color Identity: W, U
Cards in combo:
The Watcher in the Water
Enchanted Evening
Shoal Kraken
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Near-infinite creature tokens
