The Watcher in the Water: Control
$2.08
$2.08
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Watcher in the Water players are trying out in Control decks.
Harmonized Trio+34% Synergy
$0.48
Nexus Mentality+12% Synergy
$0.33
Emeritus of Ideation+9% Synergy
$11.54
Petrified Hamlet+6% Synergy
$0.53
Mathemagics+5% Synergy
$5.46
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for The Watcher in the Water's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Transcendent Message+71% Synergy
$0.37
Junk Winder+71% Synergy
$0.24
Nadir Kraken+70% Synergy
$0.34
Tolarian Winds+56% Synergy
$1.08
Ominous Seas+56% Synergy
$1.54
Wavebreak Hippocamp+56% Synergy
$0.66
Harmonized Crescendo+56% Synergy
$1.03
Brainsurge+55% Synergy
$0.40
Ashnod's Altar+54% Synergy
$15.31
Pull from Tomorrow+53% Synergy
$0.32
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Watcher in the Water Control decks run as their core.
Teferi's Ageless Insight+52% Synergy
$3.91
Brainstorm+49% Synergy
$1.43
Opt+42% Synergy
$0.26
Chasm Skulker+42% Synergy
$0.50
Frantic Search+39% Synergy
$0.51
Arcane Denial+28% Synergy
$1.46
Mystic Remora+27% Synergy
$11.44
Sapphire Medallion+15% Synergy
$6.10
High Tide+14% Synergy
$1.21
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.43
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Watcher in the Water Control game on their own.
Consecrated Sphinx+32% Synergy
$34.59
Rhystic Study+14% Synergy
$69.44
The One Ring+8% Synergy
$101.75
Cyclonic Rift-4% Synergy
$41.26
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$56.78
Thassa's Oracle-4% Synergy
$22.93
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$125.34
Force of Will-6% Synergy
$70.22
Mystical Tutor-12% Synergy
$17.28
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Watcher in the Water decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Ledger Shredder+39% Synergy
$7.55
Psychosis Crawler+38% Synergy
$2.78
Nezahal, Primal Tide+38% Synergy
$8.14
Faerie Mastermind+37% Synergy
$10.47
Drowned Rusalka+36% Synergy
$0.34
Archmage Emeritus+32% Synergy
$0.76
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+32% Synergy
$1.61
Scourge of Fleets+31% Synergy
$3.05
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+27% Synergy
$4.00
Jace's Archivist+26% Synergy
$8.74
Laboratory Maniac+23% Synergy
$2.24
Wonder+21% Synergy
$1.44
Hullbreaker Horror+20% Synergy
$6.00
Merfolk Looter+20% Synergy
$0.33
Monstrosity of the Lake+19% Synergy
$0.36
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+17% Synergy
$43.37
Thought Courier+17% Synergy
$0.27
Archmage of Runes+15% Synergy
$3.20
Zenith Chronicler+15% Synergy
$0.51
Fear of Sleep Paralysis+15% Synergy
$0.42
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+14% Synergy
$4.45
Tolarian Kraken+13% Synergy
$0.26
Homunculus Horde+11% Synergy
$0.47
Emrakul's Messenger+11% Synergy
$0.31
Ioreth of the Healing House+10% Synergy
$0.33
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.78
Body of Knowledge+9% Synergy
$0.27
Arcanis the Omnipotent+9% Synergy
$0.41
Krang, the All-Powerful+9% Synergy
$0.42
Talrand, Sky Summoner+8% Synergy
$0.52
Baral, Chief of Compliance+8% Synergy
$2.61
O'aka, Traveling Merchant+8% Synergy
$0.35
Stormsurge Kraken+8% Synergy
$0.48
Spawning Kraken+7% Synergy
$14.93
Floodpits Drowner+7% Synergy
$0.41
Oneirophage+6% Synergy
$0.30
Grappling Kraken+6% Synergy
$0.30
Roaming Throne+5% Synergy
$52.17
Toothy, Imaginary Friend+5% Synergy
$9.39
Irma, Part-Time Mutant+5% Synergy
$4.49
Octavia, Living Thesis+5% Synergy
$0.63
Twenty-Toed Toad+4% Synergy
$3.31
Ghostly Pilferer+4% Synergy
$2.95
Flux Channeler+3% Synergy
$3.90
Walking Atlas+3% Synergy
$1.35
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+2% Synergy
$4.63
Spark Double0% Synergy
$13.50
Alandra, Sky Dreamer0% Synergy
$4.68
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.70
Solemn Simulacrum-6% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Watcher in the Water's Control deck ahead.
Perilous Research+43% Synergy
$0.59
Consider+37% Synergy
$0.30
Thirst for Discovery+37% Synergy
$0.38
Keep Watch+37% Synergy
$3.07
Abjure+36% Synergy
$1.73
Borne Upon a Wind+34% Synergy
$5.09
Flow of Knowledge+33% Synergy
$0.27
Meeting of Minds+33% Synergy
$0.28
Read the Runes+31% Synergy
$0.70
Blue Sun's Zenith+30% Synergy
$2.20
Quick Study+21% Synergy
$0.22
Deduce+21% Synergy
$0.18
Artistic Refusal+21% Synergy
$0.20
Refute+18% Synergy
$0.29
Stubborn Denial+18% Synergy
$4.72
Keep Safe+18% Synergy
$0.16
Unexpected Assistance+17% Synergy
$0.23
Ice Out+15% Synergy
$0.26
Cryptic Command+14% Synergy
$5.74
Archmage's Charm+13% Synergy
$1.39
Dream Fracture+13% Synergy
$0.11
Three Steps Ahead+12% Synergy
$7.84
Hithlain Knots+12% Synergy
$0.25
Jwari Disruption+11% Synergy
$0.39
Change of Plans+11% Synergy
$8.03
Stroke of Genius+10% Synergy
$0.31
Pongify+8% Synergy
$1.98
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.28
Complete the Circuit+8% Synergy
$0.31
Filter Out+7% Synergy
$0.32
Resculpt+6% Synergy
$0.22
Rewind+6% Synergy
$0.41
Mirrorform+6% Synergy
$2.87
Rowdy Research+6% Synergy
$0.16
Even the Score+6% Synergy
$0.80
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.37
Remand+5% Synergy
$0.39
Thought Scour+3% Synergy
$0.70
Sink into Stupor+2% Synergy
$7.11
Mystic Confluence+2% Synergy
$0.74
Engulf the Shore+1% Synergy
$2.89
Sublime Epiphany+1% Synergy
$0.30
Rapid Hybridization-1% Synergy
$0.60
An Offer You Can't Refuse-2% Synergy
$2.26
Swan Song-2% Synergy
$7.86
Unwind-2% Synergy
$1.02
Snap-4% Synergy
$3.66
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$49.82
Mana Drain-6% Synergy
$52.75
Negate-11% Synergy
$0.14
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Watcher in the Water.
Whelming Wave+30% Synergy
$0.70
Spectral Deluge+14% Synergy
$4.86
Curse of the Swine+6% Synergy
$0.28
Candlekeep Inspiration+6% Synergy
$0.27
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$3.39
Secret of Bloodbending+5% Synergy
$0.80
Echo of Eons+3% Synergy
$15.16
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+2% Synergy
$12.94
Ravenform+2% Synergy
$0.34
Wash Out+2% Synergy
$0.43
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$35.07
Windfall-12% Synergy
$4.34
Fabricate-14% Synergy
$9.41
Ponder-23% Synergy
$2.00
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Skullclamp+38% Synergy
$6.62
Phyrexian Altar+22% Synergy
$54.11
Idol of Oblivion+21% Synergy
$0.92
Symmetry Matrix+20% Synergy
$0.25
Eldrazi Monument+18% Synergy
$7.56
Wayfarer's Bauble+15% Synergy
$0.32
Banner of Kinship+15% Synergy
$5.68
The Golden Throne+13% Synergy
$9.52
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$16.99
Alhammarret's Archive+9% Synergy
$11.35
Mind's Eye+9% Synergy
$5.16
Dragon Throne of Tarkir+9% Synergy
$0.56
Rimefire Torque+8% Synergy
$0.30
Hylda's Crown of Winter+8% Synergy
$0.46
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.02
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
$2.23
Vedalken Orrery+3% Synergy
$18.68
Waterbending Scroll+1% Synergy
$0.24
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$2.99
Bident of Thassa-5% Synergy
$0.45
Lightning Greaves-8% Synergy
$3.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Watcher in the Water decks.
Lost in the Maze+31% Synergy
$0.33
Opposition+28% Synergy
$0.89
Verity Circle+18% Synergy
$0.96
Kindred Discovery+16% Synergy
$14.98
Ever-Watching Threshold+15% Synergy
$0.54
Psychic Possession+14% Synergy
$17.63
Wizard Class+10% Synergy
$2.82
Leyline of Anticipation+9% Synergy
$8.51
Moonlit Meditation+9% Synergy
$0.42
Amphibian Downpour+7% Synergy
$1.04
Eaten by Piranhas+6% Synergy
$0.36
Observed Stasis+5% Synergy
$0.33
Intruder Alarm+4% Synergy
$3.92
Curse of Verbosity+4% Synergy
$0.65
Unstoppable Plan+1% Synergy
$2.88
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$5.82
Imprisoned in the Moon-3% Synergy
$0.30
Propaganda-10% Synergy
$3.52
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Watcher in the Water's Control game plan.
Teferi, Master of Time+30% Synergy
$9.13
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+5% Synergy
$10.01
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+5% Synergy
$4.26
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Nesting Grounds+44% Synergy
$0.30
Reliquary Tower+35% Synergy
$2.76
Lonely Sandbar+33% Synergy
$0.27
High Market+28% Synergy
$0.48
War Room+27% Synergy
$1.99
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+25% Synergy
$5.35
Three Tree City+23% Synergy
$24.13
Mystic Sanctuary+20% Synergy
$0.85
Fountainport+19% Synergy
$2.76
Geier Reach Sanitarium+18% Synergy
$1.71
Agna Qel'a+12% Synergy
$1.35
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+11% Synergy
$49.84
Bonders' Enclave+11% Synergy
$0.95
Remote Isle+10% Synergy
$0.30
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.74
Terrain Generator+9% Synergy
$2.18
Sunken Palace+9% Synergy
$0.82
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+8% Synergy
$60.97
Desert of the Mindful+8% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of the False God+6% Synergy
$0.32
Karn's Bastion+4% Synergy
$2.16
Command Beacon+4% Synergy
$6.42
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.32
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.36
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$9.24
Otawara, Soaring City-1% Synergy
$31.72
Halimar Depths-2% Synergy
$0.38
Castle Vantress-8% Synergy
$0.29
Academy Ruins-13% Synergy
$8.69
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Watcher in the Water's Control strategy.
Midnight Clock+36% Synergy
$0.57
Thought Vessel+33% Synergy
$2.60
Decanter of Endless Water+26% Synergy
$4.11
Mind Stone+24% Synergy
$0.34
Bender's Waterskin+16% Synergy
$0.73
Throne of Eldraine+16% Synergy
$36.37
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+10% Synergy
$19.24
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.25
White Lotus Tile+9% Synergy
$4.30
Heraldic Banner+8% Synergy
$0.33
Caged Sun+7% Synergy
$3.83
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.40
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.46
Sky Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.26
Extraplanar Lens+5% Synergy
$11.33
Fellwar Stone+1% Synergy
$0.60
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo-7% Synergy
$4.03
Lands
The mana base behind The Watcher in the Water's Control decks.
Myriad Landscape+26% Synergy
$0.24
Jwari Disruption+11% Synergy
$0.39
Sink into Stupor+2% Synergy
$7.11
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.52
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.41
Island-1% Synergy
$0.07
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.70
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$35.07
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
Soramaro, First to Dream
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Feywild Visitor
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // The Prismatic Piper
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Faceless One
Atemsis, All-Seeing
Kiora, the Rising Tide
The Second Doctor
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
The Eighth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
The Tenth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Alexi, Zephyr Mage
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
The Eleventh Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
The Second Doctor // Vislor Turlough
The Second Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Second Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Second Doctor // Yasmin Khan
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
Kianne, Corrupted Memory
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Dragon Cultist
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Alora, Merry Thief // Agent of the Iron Throne