The Watcher in the Water
$2.64
$2.64
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Watcher in the Water players are trying out in Control decks.
Harmonized Trio+34% Synergy
$0.76
Nexus Mentality+16% Synergy
$0.28
Emeritus of Ideation+7% Synergy
$6.17
Petrified Hamlet+5% Synergy
$1.03
Mathemagics+4% Synergy
$2.91
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
$0.37
Transcendent Message+71% Synergy
$0.37
Nadir Kraken+69% Synergy
$0.44
Harmonized Crescendo+57% Synergy
$1.32
Ominous Seas+56% Synergy
$1.54
Tolarian Winds+56% Synergy
$1.00
Wavebreak Hippocamp+55% Synergy
$0.75
Brainsurge+54% Synergy
$0.24
Ashnod's Altar+54% Synergy
$16.64
Pull from Tomorrow+53% Synergy
$0.31
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Watcher in the Water Control decks run as their core.
Teferi's Ageless Insight+51% Synergy
$5.63
Brainstorm+49% Synergy
$0.56
Chasm Skulker+42% Synergy
$0.83
Opt+41% Synergy
$0.25
Frantic Search+39% Synergy
$2.09
Psychosis Crawler+37% Synergy
$2.54
Arcane Denial+31% Synergy
$1.72
Sapphire Medallion+16% Synergy
$8.14
High Tide+14% Synergy
$1.57
Counterspell0% Synergy
$4.28
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Watcher in the Water Control game on their own.
Consecrated Sphinx+32% Synergy
$32.89
Rhystic Study+13% Synergy
$69.59
The One Ring+8% Synergy
$115.41
Cyclonic Rift-4% Synergy
$39.16
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$63.43
Thassa's Oracle-4% Synergy
$22.51
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$119.25
Force of Will-6% Synergy
$59.96
Mystical Tutor-12% Synergy
$18.67
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Watcher in the Water decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Ledger Shredder+39% Synergy
$9.69
Faerie Mastermind+37% Synergy
$11.62
Nezahal, Primal Tide+37% Synergy
$9.11
Drowned Rusalka+36% Synergy
$0.31
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+35% Synergy
$1.15
Archmage Emeritus+31% Synergy
$0.59
Scourge of Fleets+31% Synergy
$2.37
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+26% Synergy
$4.85
Jace's Archivist+26% Synergy
$7.85
Wonder+22% Synergy
$3.79
Laboratory Maniac+21% Synergy
$2.21
Merfolk Looter+20% Synergy
$0.39
Hullbreaker Horror+19% Synergy
$5.98
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+18% Synergy
$32.89
Monstrosity of the Lake+18% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Courier+16% Synergy
$0.30
Archmage of Runes+15% Synergy
$3.51
Zenith Chronicler+15% Synergy
$0.57
Fear of Sleep Paralysis+15% Synergy
$0.39
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+14% Synergy
$5.17
Tolarian Kraken+13% Synergy
$0.22
Homunculus Horde+11% Synergy
$1.12
Ioreth of the Healing House+10% Synergy
$0.35
O'aka, Traveling Merchant+10% Synergy
$0.33
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.85
Body of Knowledge+9% Synergy
$0.27
Arcanis the Omnipotent+9% Synergy
$0.28
Emrakul's Messenger+9% Synergy
$0.36
Talrand, Sky Summoner+8% Synergy
$1.84
Baral, Chief of Compliance+8% Synergy
$3.36
Krang, the All-Powerful+8% Synergy
$0.35
Stormsurge Kraken+8% Synergy
$0.56
Spawning Kraken+7% Synergy
$14.16
Floodpits Drowner+7% Synergy
$0.53
Oneirophage+6% Synergy
$0.35
Grappling Kraken+6% Synergy
$0.26
Roaming Throne+5% Synergy
$52.83
Toothy, Imaginary Friend+5% Synergy
$11.28
Octavia, Living Thesis+5% Synergy
$0.84
Twenty-Toed Toad+4% Synergy
$7.13
Ghostly Pilferer+4% Synergy
$2.73
PuPu UFO+4% Synergy
$0.50
Irma, Part-Time Mutant+4% Synergy
$4.62
Flux Channeler+3% Synergy
$2.99
Vizier of Tumbling Sands+3% Synergy
$0.21
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+2% Synergy
$4.04
Unctus, Grand Metatect+1% Synergy
$0.38
Spark Double0% Synergy
$10.96
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$1.82
Solemn Simulacrum-6% Synergy
$0.31
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep The Watcher in the Water's Control deck ahead.
Perilous Research+42% Synergy
$0.84
Thirst for Discovery+38% Synergy
$0.28
Consider+37% Synergy
$0.33
Abjure+37% Synergy
$1.67
Keep Watch+37% Synergy
$2.85
Borne Upon a Wind+34% Synergy
$3.61
Flow of Knowledge+33% Synergy
$0.27
Meeting of Minds+32% Synergy
$0.27
Read the Runes+32% Synergy
$0.82
Blue Sun's Zenith+31% Synergy
$3.37
Deduce+21% Synergy
$0.22
Artistic Refusal+21% Synergy
$0.15
Quick Study+20% Synergy
$0.24
Refute+19% Synergy
$0.21
Stubborn Denial+18% Synergy
$4.48
Keep Safe+18% Synergy
$0.22
Unexpected Assistance+17% Synergy
$0.25
Ice Out+15% Synergy
$0.23
Archmage's Charm+14% Synergy
$2.16
Cryptic Command+14% Synergy
$7.98
Dream Fracture+13% Synergy
$0.17
Three Steps Ahead+12% Synergy
$5.90
Hithlain Knots+12% Synergy
$3.73
Change of Plans+12% Synergy
$13.68
Stroke of Genius+10% Synergy
$0.28
Reality Shift+9% Synergy
$0.35
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.38
Complete the Circuit+8% Synergy
$0.38
Pongify+7% Synergy
$3.05
Resculpt+7% Synergy
$0.34
Filter Out+7% Synergy
$0.27
Mirrorform+6% Synergy
$2.13
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.44
Rewind+5% Synergy
$0.46
Remand+5% Synergy
$0.37
Exclude+5% Synergy
$0.21
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$9.48
Mystic Confluence+3% Synergy
$1.00
Thought Scour+3% Synergy
$0.57
Engulf the Shore+2% Synergy
$3.09
Shore Up+2% Synergy
$0.30
Sublime Epiphany+1% Synergy
$0.35
Rapid Hybridization0% Synergy
$0.79
Unwind-1% Synergy
$1.69
An Offer You Can't Refuse-3% Synergy
$3.07
Swan Song-3% Synergy
$10.69
Snap-3% Synergy
$3.78
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$49.60
Mana Drain-6% Synergy
$56.44
Negate-10% Synergy
$0.24
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Watcher in the Water.
Whelming Wave+31% Synergy
$1.40
Spectral Deluge+15% Synergy
$4.60
Curse of the Swine+6% Synergy
$0.30
Candlekeep Inspiration+6% Synergy
$0.29
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$5.68
Wash Out+3% Synergy
$0.39
Echo of Eons+3% Synergy
$11.57
Ravenform+2% Synergy
$0.35
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+2% Synergy
$9.57
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$35.15
Windfall-12% Synergy
$6.10
Fabricate-14% Synergy
$10.36
Ponder-23% Synergy
$3.54
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Skullclamp+37% Synergy
$5.18
Phyrexian Altar+23% Synergy
$53.98
Idol of Oblivion+21% Synergy
$3.15
Symmetry Matrix+20% Synergy
$0.40
Eldrazi Monument+18% Synergy
$10.65
Wayfarer's Bauble+15% Synergy
$5.61
Banner of Kinship+15% Synergy
$7.41
The Golden Throne+13% Synergy
$10.48
Alhammarret's Archive+10% Synergy
$10.49
Rimefire Torque+10% Synergy
$0.33
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$17.15
Mind's Eye+9% Synergy
$5.56
Hylda's Crown of Winter+8% Synergy
$0.44
Dragon Throne of Tarkir+8% Synergy
$0.46
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.56
Blasting Station+5% Synergy
$12.27
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
$3.08
Waterbending Scroll+1% Synergy
$0.27
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$1.98
Bident of Thassa-5% Synergy
$0.45
Lightning Greaves-9% Synergy
$4.10
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Watcher in the Water decks.
Lost in the Maze+31% Synergy
$0.22
Opposition+28% Synergy
$1.04
Mystic Remora+26% Synergy
$13.77
Verity Circle+19% Synergy
$1.12
Kindred Discovery+16% Synergy
$4.65
Ever-Watching Threshold+14% Synergy
$0.52
Psychic Possession+13% Synergy
$14.51
Wizard Class+10% Synergy
$3.13
Leyline of Anticipation+9% Synergy
$5.40
Moonlit Meditation+9% Synergy
$0.45
Amphibian Downpour+6% Synergy
$1.86
Eaten by Piranhas+6% Synergy
$0.37
Observed Stasis+5% Synergy
$0.27
Intruder Alarm+4% Synergy
$5.75
Curse of Verbosity+4% Synergy
$0.85
Unstoppable Plan+1% Synergy
$2.30
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$6.09
Imprisoned in the Moon-3% Synergy
$0.31
Propaganda-10% Synergy
$2.17
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Watcher in the Water's Control game plan.
Teferi, Master of Time+30% Synergy
$9.85
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+5% Synergy
$4.84
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$10.72
Battles
Battles worth siding into a The Watcher in the Water Control build for the payoff on the back face.
Invasion of Segovia+31% Synergy
$1.53
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Nesting Grounds+45% Synergy
$0.32
Reliquary Tower+35% Synergy
$4.23
Lonely Sandbar+33% Synergy
$0.24
High Market+28% Synergy
$0.53
War Room+27% Synergy
$5.22
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+25% Synergy
$4.48
Three Tree City+23% Synergy
$29.95
Mystic Sanctuary+20% Synergy
$1.34
Fountainport+20% Synergy
$2.95
Geier Reach Sanitarium+18% Synergy
$2.39
Agna Qel'a+13% Synergy
$0.93
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+12% Synergy
$45.74
Bonders' Enclave+11% Synergy
$0.96
Remote Isle+10% Synergy
$0.24
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+9% Synergy
$58.92
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.04
Terrain Generator+9% Synergy
$2.24
Sunken Palace+9% Synergy
$1.20
Desert of the Mindful+8% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of the False God+7% Synergy
$0.32
Karn's Bastion+4% Synergy
$2.71
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.32
Command Beacon+3% Synergy
$9.86
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.77
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$7.72
Otawara, Soaring City0% Synergy
$26.55
Halimar Depths-2% Synergy
$0.37
Castle Vantress-8% Synergy
$0.31
Academy Ruins-13% Synergy
$9.06
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+32% Synergy
$2.35
Decanter of Endless Water+25% Synergy
$5.10
Mind Stone+23% Synergy
$0.34
Bender's Waterskin+17% Synergy
$0.93
Throne of Eldraine+15% Synergy
$29.40
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.31
Heraldic Banner+9% Synergy
$0.36
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+9% Synergy
$20.16
White Lotus Tile+9% Synergy
$4.33
Sol Ring+7% Synergy
$1.34
Caged Sun+7% Synergy
$3.87
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.49
Sky Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.25
Extraplanar Lens+5% Synergy
$13.30
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$1.04
Patchwork Banner+2% Synergy
$2.89
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.30
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.36
Lands
The mana base behind The Watcher in the Water's Control decks.
Myriad Landscape+25% Synergy
$0.34
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.38
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$9.48
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.31
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.18
Island-1% Synergy
$0.07
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$1.82
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$35.15
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like The Watcher in the Water: Control.
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Candlekeep Sage
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Faceless One
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Feywild Visitor
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Kiora, the Rising Tide
The Second Doctor
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // The Prismatic Piper
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
The Eighth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Atemsis, All-Seeing
Stitcher Geralf
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
The Tenth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Kianne, Corrupted Memory
The Eleventh Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
Sai, Master Thopterist
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Gwendlyn Di Corci
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Queza, Augur of Agonies
Alora, Merry Thief // Agent of the Iron Throne
The Second Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Second Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
The Second Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
The Second Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Second Doctor // Yasmin Khan
Elenda and Azor
Emperor Mihail II
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces