The Watcher in the Water
Legendary Creature — Kraken
The Watcher in the Water
Legendary Creature — Kraken
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 9 / 9
- EDHREC Rank
- #5,621
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (18)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #734 | mythic | en | Pedro Correa | $40.17 | $44.96 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #526 | mythic | en | Chris Cold | $9.71 | $13.86 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #734z | mythic | en | Pedro Correa | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #765 | mythic | en | Chris Cold | — | $5.39 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #354 | mythic | en | Chris Cold | $3.74 | — |
| Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) | #75s | mythic | en | Chris Cold | — | $4.94 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | en | Chris Cold | $2.77 | $2.89 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #354 | mythic | de | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | de | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | es | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | fr | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #354 | mythic | fr | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | it | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | ja | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #354 | mythic | ja | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | pt | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #354 | mythic | zhs | Chris Cold | — | — |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) | #75 | mythic | zhs | Chris Cold | — | — |
Official Rulings (1)
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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