The Watcher in the Water
$2.14
$2.14
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Watcher in the Water players are trying out in Control decks.
Harmonized Trio+34% Synergy
$0.72
Nexus Mentality+16% Synergy
$0.35
Emeritus of Ideation+7% Synergy
$6.38
Petrified Hamlet+5% Synergy
$0.71
Mathemagics+4% Synergy
$2.92
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Watcher in the Water's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Junk Winder+71% Synergy
$0.34
Transcendent Message+71% Synergy
$0.34
Nadir Kraken+69% Synergy
$0.39
Harmonized Crescendo+57% Synergy
$0.84
Ominous Seas+56% Synergy
$1.16
Tolarian Winds+56% Synergy
$4.05
Wavebreak Hippocamp+55% Synergy
$0.84
Brainsurge+54% Synergy
$0.38
Ashnod's Altar+54% Synergy
$14.95
Pull from Tomorrow+53% Synergy
$0.27
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Watcher in the Water Control decks run as their core.
Teferi's Ageless Insight+51% Synergy
$4.99
Brainstorm+49% Synergy
$1.62
Chasm Skulker+42% Synergy
$0.48
Opt+41% Synergy
$0.26
Frantic Search+39% Synergy
$1.55
Psychosis Crawler+37% Synergy
$1.80
Arcane Denial+31% Synergy
$1.92
Sapphire Medallion+16% Synergy
$5.28
High Tide+14% Synergy
$1.53
Counterspell0% Synergy
$3.77
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Watcher in the Water Control game on their own.
Consecrated Sphinx+32% Synergy
$34.33
Rhystic Study+13% Synergy
$72.26
The One Ring+8% Synergy
$104.30
Cyclonic Rift-4% Synergy
$40.14
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$54.33
Thassa's Oracle-4% Synergy
$23.44
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$131.68
Force of Will-6% Synergy
$62.85
Mystical Tutor-12% Synergy
$16.95
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Watcher in the Water decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Ledger Shredder+39% Synergy
$7.65
Faerie Mastermind+37% Synergy
$10.47
Nezahal, Primal Tide+37% Synergy
$9.88
Drowned Rusalka+36% Synergy
$0.35
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+35% Synergy
$1.10
Archmage Emeritus+31% Synergy
$0.51
Scourge of Fleets+31% Synergy
$2.18
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+26% Synergy
$4.07
Jace's Archivist+26% Synergy
$9.36
Wonder+22% Synergy
$1.70
Laboratory Maniac+21% Synergy
$1.74
Merfolk Looter+20% Synergy
$0.35
Hullbreaker Horror+19% Synergy
$6.10
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+18% Synergy
$35.25
Monstrosity of the Lake+18% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Courier+16% Synergy
$0.29
Archmage of Runes+15% Synergy
$3.31
Zenith Chronicler+15% Synergy
$0.53
Fear of Sleep Paralysis+15% Synergy
$0.47
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+14% Synergy
$3.76
Tolarian Kraken+13% Synergy
$0.18
Homunculus Horde+11% Synergy
$0.64
Ioreth of the Healing House+10% Synergy
$0.32
O'aka, Traveling Merchant+10% Synergy
$0.38
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.72
Body of Knowledge+9% Synergy
$0.30
Arcanis the Omnipotent+9% Synergy
$0.28
Emrakul's Messenger+9% Synergy
$0.30
Talrand, Sky Summoner+8% Synergy
$0.82
Baral, Chief of Compliance+8% Synergy
$2.65
Krang, the All-Powerful+8% Synergy
$0.40
Stormsurge Kraken+8% Synergy
$0.55
Spawning Kraken+7% Synergy
$13.72
Floodpits Drowner+7% Synergy
$0.30
Oneirophage+6% Synergy
$0.26
Grappling Kraken+6% Synergy
$0.35
Roaming Throne+5% Synergy
$47.63
Toothy, Imaginary Friend+5% Synergy
$9.14
Octavia, Living Thesis+5% Synergy
$0.89
Twenty-Toed Toad+4% Synergy
$4.86
Ghostly Pilferer+4% Synergy
$3.68
PuPu UFO+4% Synergy
$0.56
Irma, Part-Time Mutant+4% Synergy
$4.95
Flux Channeler+3% Synergy
$3.77
Vizier of Tumbling Sands+3% Synergy
$0.25
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+2% Synergy
$3.59
Unctus, Grand Metatect+1% Synergy
$0.46
Spark Double0% Synergy
$13.70
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.68
Solemn Simulacrum-6% Synergy
$0.34
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Watcher in the Water's Control deck ahead.
Perilous Research+42% Synergy
$0.72
Thirst for Discovery+38% Synergy
$0.29
Consider+37% Synergy
$0.29
Abjure+37% Synergy
$2.14
Keep Watch+37% Synergy
$3.22
Borne Upon a Wind+34% Synergy
$3.86
Flow of Knowledge+33% Synergy
$0.27
Meeting of Minds+32% Synergy
$0.27
Read the Runes+32% Synergy
$0.73
Blue Sun's Zenith+31% Synergy
$2.94
Deduce+21% Synergy
$0.21
Artistic Refusal+21% Synergy
$0.12
Quick Study+20% Synergy
$0.19
Refute+19% Synergy
$0.20
Stubborn Denial+18% Synergy
$3.04
Keep Safe+18% Synergy
$0.18
Unexpected Assistance+17% Synergy
$0.22
Ice Out+15% Synergy
$0.32
Archmage's Charm+14% Synergy
$1.61
Cryptic Command+14% Synergy
$6.46
Dream Fracture+13% Synergy
$0.15
Three Steps Ahead+12% Synergy
$5.12
Hithlain Knots+12% Synergy
$0.20
Change of Plans+12% Synergy
$12.22
Stroke of Genius+10% Synergy
$0.27
Reality Shift+9% Synergy
$0.40
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.38
Complete the Circuit+8% Synergy
$0.35
Pongify+7% Synergy
$1.54
Resculpt+7% Synergy
$0.38
Filter Out+7% Synergy
$0.27
Mirrorform+6% Synergy
$2.22
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.38
Rewind+5% Synergy
$0.53
Remand+5% Synergy
$0.30
Exclude+5% Synergy
$0.19
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$5.19
Mystic Confluence+3% Synergy
$0.98
Thought Scour+3% Synergy
$1.45
Engulf the Shore+2% Synergy
$3.06
Shore Up+2% Synergy
$0.22
Sublime Epiphany+1% Synergy
$0.28
Rapid Hybridization0% Synergy
$0.96
Unwind-1% Synergy
$0.97
An Offer You Can't Refuse-3% Synergy
$2.39
Swan Song-3% Synergy
$8.50
Snap-3% Synergy
$3.46
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$52.62
Mana Drain-6% Synergy
$56.81
Negate-10% Synergy
$0.24
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Watcher in the Water.
Whelming Wave+31% Synergy
$1.10
Spectral Deluge+15% Synergy
$4.40
Curse of the Swine+6% Synergy
$0.26
Candlekeep Inspiration+6% Synergy
$0.29
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$4.59
Wash Out+3% Synergy
$0.43
Echo of Eons+3% Synergy
$12.88
Ravenform+2% Synergy
$0.45
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+2% Synergy
$11.28
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$38.15
Windfall-12% Synergy
$5.08
Fabricate-14% Synergy
$9.41
Ponder-23% Synergy
$1.84
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Skullclamp+37% Synergy
$4.93
Phyrexian Altar+23% Synergy
$55.96
Idol of Oblivion+21% Synergy
$1.25
Symmetry Matrix+20% Synergy
$0.23
Eldrazi Monument+18% Synergy
$9.35
Wayfarer's Bauble+15% Synergy
$0.33
Banner of Kinship+15% Synergy
$5.54
The Golden Throne+13% Synergy
$10.64
Alhammarret's Archive+10% Synergy
$10.64
Rimefire Torque+10% Synergy
$0.21
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$16.89
Mind's Eye+9% Synergy
$5.82
Hylda's Crown of Winter+8% Synergy
$0.51
Dragon Throne of Tarkir+8% Synergy
$0.59
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.64
Blasting Station+5% Synergy
$10.06
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
$2.26
Waterbending Scroll+1% Synergy
$0.19
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$2.46
Bident of Thassa-5% Synergy
$0.39
Lightning Greaves-9% Synergy
$3.66
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Watcher in the Water decks.
Lost in the Maze+31% Synergy
$0.29
Opposition+28% Synergy
$0.93
Mystic Remora+26% Synergy
$12.67
Verity Circle+19% Synergy
$0.93
Kindred Discovery+16% Synergy
$5.49
Ever-Watching Threshold+14% Synergy
$0.54
Psychic Possession+13% Synergy
$17.71
Wizard Class+10% Synergy
$2.47
Leyline of Anticipation+9% Synergy
$7.91
Moonlit Meditation+9% Synergy
$0.35
Amphibian Downpour+6% Synergy
$1.41
Eaten by Piranhas+6% Synergy
$0.43
Observed Stasis+5% Synergy
$0.24
Intruder Alarm+4% Synergy
$4.63
Curse of Verbosity+4% Synergy
$0.99
Unstoppable Plan+1% Synergy
$2.22
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$6.53
Imprisoned in the Moon-3% Synergy
$0.24
Propaganda-10% Synergy
$2.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Watcher in the Water's Control game plan.
Teferi, Master of Time+30% Synergy
$9.51
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+5% Synergy
$4.88
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$8.52
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Nesting Grounds+45% Synergy
$0.31
Reliquary Tower+35% Synergy
$3.36
Lonely Sandbar+33% Synergy
$0.24
High Market+28% Synergy
$0.78
War Room+27% Synergy
$2.87
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+25% Synergy
$5.92
Three Tree City+23% Synergy
$27.19
Mystic Sanctuary+20% Synergy
$1.09
Fountainport+20% Synergy
$2.95
Geier Reach Sanitarium+18% Synergy
$1.64
Agna Qel'a+13% Synergy
$0.97
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+12% Synergy
$54.27
Bonders' Enclave+11% Synergy
$0.71
Remote Isle+10% Synergy
$0.22
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+9% Synergy
$62.31
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.96
Terrain Generator+9% Synergy
$2.17
Sunken Palace+9% Synergy
$0.85
Desert of the Mindful+8% Synergy
$0.28
Temple of the False God+7% Synergy
$0.29
Karn's Bastion+4% Synergy
$2.27
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.29
Command Beacon+3% Synergy
$7.41
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.40
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$8.25
Otawara, Soaring City0% Synergy
$27.39
Halimar Depths-2% Synergy
$0.33
Castle Vantress-8% Synergy
$0.33
Academy Ruins-13% Synergy
$9.00
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Watcher in the Water's Control strategy.
Midnight Clock+36% Synergy
$0.65
Thought Vessel+32% Synergy
$1.92
Decanter of Endless Water+25% Synergy
$4.13
Mind Stone+23% Synergy
$0.31
Bender's Waterskin+17% Synergy
$1.04
Throne of Eldraine+15% Synergy
$30.81
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.26
Heraldic Banner+9% Synergy
$0.36
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+9% Synergy
$19.75
White Lotus Tile+9% Synergy
$4.14
Sol Ring+7% Synergy
$1.84
Caged Sun+7% Synergy
$3.57
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.69
Sky Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.26
Extraplanar Lens+5% Synergy
$12.42
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$0.70
Patchwork Banner+2% Synergy
$1.89
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.28
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.35
Lands
The mana base behind The Watcher in the Water's Control decks.
Myriad Landscape+25% Synergy
$0.31
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.38
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$5.19
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.27
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.03
Island-1% Synergy
$0.21
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.68
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$38.15
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Watcher in the Water: Control.
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Candlekeep Sage
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Feywild Visitor
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Kiora, the Rising Tide
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // The Prismatic Piper
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Faceless One
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Soramaro, First to Dream
The Second Doctor
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Alexi, Zephyr Mage
The Eighth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
The Tenth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Eleventh Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Atemsis, All-Seeing
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Kianne, Corrupted Memory
The Second Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Second Doctor // Vislor Turlough
The Second Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Second Doctor // Yasmin Khan
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Elenda and Azor
Queza, Augur of Agonies
The Council of Four
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Mr. Foxglove
The Locust God
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix