The Watcher in the Water
$2.87
$2.87
New Cards
Recent-set cards that The Watcher in the Water players are trying out in Control decks.
Harmonized Trio+34% Synergy
$0.77
Nexus Mentality+16% Synergy
$0.25
Emeritus of Ideation+7% Synergy
$5.54
Petrified Hamlet+5% Synergy
$0.58
Mathemagics+4% Synergy
$3.63
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
$0.33
Transcendent Message+71% Synergy
$0.39
Nadir Kraken+69% Synergy
$0.40
Harmonized Crescendo+57% Synergy
$1.19
Ominous Seas+56% Synergy
$1.22
Tolarian Winds+56% Synergy
$1.02
Wavebreak Hippocamp+55% Synergy
$0.94
Brainsurge+54% Synergy
$0.38
Ashnod's Altar+54% Synergy
$15.57
Pull from Tomorrow+53% Synergy
$0.22
Top Cards
The staple cards most The Watcher in the Water Control decks run as their core.
Teferi's Ageless Insight+51% Synergy
$4.78
Brainstorm+49% Synergy
$1.41
Chasm Skulker+42% Synergy
$0.65
Opt+41% Synergy
$0.23
Frantic Search+39% Synergy
$1.94
Psychosis Crawler+37% Synergy
$2.40
Arcane Denial+31% Synergy
$1.67
Sapphire Medallion+16% Synergy
$6.98
High Tide+14% Synergy
$1.66
Counterspell0% Synergy
$3.32
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a The Watcher in the Water Control game on their own.
Consecrated Sphinx+32% Synergy
$29.93
Rhystic Study+13% Synergy
$69.93
The One Ring+8% Synergy
$115.22
Cyclonic Rift-4% Synergy
$38.67
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$57.26
Thassa's Oracle-4% Synergy
$21.94
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$134.99
Force of Will-6% Synergy
$59.38
Mystical Tutor-12% Synergy
$16.42
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in The Watcher in the Water decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Ledger Shredder+39% Synergy
$9.20
Faerie Mastermind+37% Synergy
$11.91
Nezahal, Primal Tide+37% Synergy
$8.26
Drowned Rusalka+36% Synergy
$0.33
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+35% Synergy
$1.28
Archmage Emeritus+31% Synergy
$0.59
Scourge of Fleets+31% Synergy
$3.38
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+26% Synergy
$5.25
Jace's Archivist+26% Synergy
$8.51
Wonder+22% Synergy
$3.24
Laboratory Maniac+21% Synergy
$2.52
Merfolk Looter+20% Synergy
$0.37
Hullbreaker Horror+19% Synergy
$6.29
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+18% Synergy
$36.40
Monstrosity of the Lake+18% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Courier+16% Synergy
$0.28
Archmage of Runes+15% Synergy
$3.75
Zenith Chronicler+15% Synergy
$0.64
Fear of Sleep Paralysis+15% Synergy
$0.39
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+14% Synergy
$4.57
Tolarian Kraken+13% Synergy
$0.32
Homunculus Horde+11% Synergy
$1.56
Ioreth of the Healing House+10% Synergy
$0.37
O'aka, Traveling Merchant+10% Synergy
$0.35
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.97
Body of Knowledge+9% Synergy
$0.32
Arcanis the Omnipotent+9% Synergy
$0.28
Emrakul's Messenger+9% Synergy
$0.29
Talrand, Sky Summoner+8% Synergy
$1.55
Baral, Chief of Compliance+8% Synergy
$3.04
Krang, the All-Powerful+8% Synergy
$0.41
Stormsurge Kraken+8% Synergy
$0.52
Spawning Kraken+7% Synergy
$13.40
Floodpits Drowner+7% Synergy
$0.35
Oneirophage+6% Synergy
$0.23
Grappling Kraken+6% Synergy
$0.30
Roaming Throne+5% Synergy
$48.86
Toothy, Imaginary Friend+5% Synergy
$9.91
Octavia, Living Thesis+5% Synergy
$0.91
Twenty-Toed Toad+4% Synergy
$5.38
Ghostly Pilferer+4% Synergy
$3.41
PuPu UFO+4% Synergy
$0.46
Irma, Part-Time Mutant+4% Synergy
$4.96
Flux Channeler+3% Synergy
$3.57
Vizier of Tumbling Sands+3% Synergy
$0.18
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch+2% Synergy
$4.24
Unctus, Grand Metatect+1% Synergy
$0.43
Spark Double0% Synergy
$13.14
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.88
Solemn Simulacrum-6% Synergy
$0.32
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
$0.30
Consider+37% Synergy
$0.32
Abjure+37% Synergy
$2.19
Keep Watch+37% Synergy
$3.25
Borne Upon a Wind+34% Synergy
$4.70
Flow of Knowledge+33% Synergy
$0.31
Meeting of Minds+32% Synergy
$0.37
Read the Runes+32% Synergy
$0.66
Blue Sun's Zenith+31% Synergy
$3.17
Deduce+21% Synergy
$0.21
Artistic Refusal+21% Synergy
$0.14
Quick Study+20% Synergy
$0.21
Refute+19% Synergy
$0.25
Stubborn Denial+18% Synergy
$3.83
Keep Safe+18% Synergy
$0.28
Unexpected Assistance+17% Synergy
$0.23
Ice Out+15% Synergy
$0.24
Archmage's Charm+14% Synergy
$1.88
Cryptic Command+14% Synergy
$7.44
Dream Fracture+13% Synergy
$0.14
Three Steps Ahead+12% Synergy
$5.23
Hithlain Knots+12% Synergy
$2.03
Change of Plans+12% Synergy
$14.40
Stroke of Genius+10% Synergy
$0.29
Reality Shift+9% Synergy
$0.32
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.39
Complete the Circuit+8% Synergy
$0.36
Pongify+7% Synergy
$1.91
Resculpt+7% Synergy
$0.28
Filter Out+7% Synergy
$0.35
Mirrorform+6% Synergy
$1.63
Aetherize+5% Synergy
$0.73
Rewind+5% Synergy
$0.55
Remand+5% Synergy
$0.37
Exclude+5% Synergy
$0.24
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$6.91
Mystic Confluence+3% Synergy
$1.06
Thought Scour+3% Synergy
$1.01
Engulf the Shore+2% Synergy
$2.90
Shore Up+2% Synergy
$0.30
Sublime Epiphany+1% Synergy
$0.33
Rapid Hybridization0% Synergy
$1.20
Unwind-1% Synergy
$0.98
An Offer You Can't Refuse-3% Synergy
$3.83
Swan Song-3% Synergy
$11.36
Snap-3% Synergy
$3.65
Force of Negation-5% Synergy
$49.89
Mana Drain-6% Synergy
$57.71
Negate-10% Synergy
$0.31
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for The Watcher in the Water.
Whelming Wave+31% Synergy
$2.21
Spectral Deluge+15% Synergy
$3.94
Curse of the Swine+6% Synergy
$0.32
Candlekeep Inspiration+6% Synergy
$0.24
Lórien Revealed+5% Synergy
$4.76
Wash Out+3% Synergy
$0.40
Echo of Eons+3% Synergy
$12.84
Ravenform+2% Synergy
$0.36
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+2% Synergy
$11.93
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$35.68
Windfall-12% Synergy
$5.05
Fabricate-14% Synergy
$10.13
Ponder-23% Synergy
$2.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Skullclamp+37% Synergy
$5.65
Phyrexian Altar+23% Synergy
$56.15
Idol of Oblivion+21% Synergy
$1.99
Symmetry Matrix+20% Synergy
$0.26
Eldrazi Monument+18% Synergy
$10.44
Wayfarer's Bauble+15% Synergy
$4.67
Banner of Kinship+15% Synergy
$8.17
The Golden Throne+13% Synergy
$9.24
Alhammarret's Archive+10% Synergy
$10.62
Rimefire Torque+10% Synergy
$0.29
Altar of Dementia+10% Synergy
$17.24
Mind's Eye+9% Synergy
$4.65
Hylda's Crown of Winter+8% Synergy
$0.47
Dragon Throne of Tarkir+8% Synergy
$0.54
Endless Atlas+5% Synergy
$2.49
Blasting Station+5% Synergy
$11.11
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
$2.37
Waterbending Scroll+1% Synergy
$0.22
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$2.28
Bident of Thassa-5% Synergy
$0.40
Lightning Greaves-9% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in The Watcher in the Water decks.
Lost in the Maze+31% Synergy
$0.27
Opposition+28% Synergy
$0.97
Mystic Remora+26% Synergy
$13.04
Verity Circle+19% Synergy
$0.91
Kindred Discovery+16% Synergy
$5.80
Ever-Watching Threshold+14% Synergy
$0.52
Psychic Possession+13% Synergy
$16.55
Wizard Class+10% Synergy
$3.26
Leyline of Anticipation+9% Synergy
$6.81
Moonlit Meditation+9% Synergy
$0.39
Amphibian Downpour+6% Synergy
$2.09
Eaten by Piranhas+6% Synergy
$0.39
Observed Stasis+5% Synergy
$0.28
Intruder Alarm+4% Synergy
$5.84
Curse of Verbosity+4% Synergy
$0.78
Unstoppable Plan+1% Synergy
$2.85
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$6.57
Imprisoned in the Moon-3% Synergy
$0.33
Propaganda-10% Synergy
$2.54
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up The Watcher in the Water's Control game plan.
Teferi, Master of Time+30% Synergy
$8.46
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+5% Synergy
$5.00
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$9.36
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
$1.33
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in The Watcher in the Water Control decks.
Nesting Grounds+45% Synergy
$0.35
Reliquary Tower+35% Synergy
$3.52
Lonely Sandbar+33% Synergy
$0.23
High Market+28% Synergy
$0.45
War Room+27% Synergy
$5.79
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+25% Synergy
$6.85
Three Tree City+23% Synergy
$28.42
Mystic Sanctuary+20% Synergy
$1.09
Fountainport+20% Synergy
$3.01
Geier Reach Sanitarium+18% Synergy
$3.38
Agna Qel'a+13% Synergy
$1.08
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+12% Synergy
$53.41
Bonders' Enclave+11% Synergy
$0.71
Remote Isle+10% Synergy
$0.25
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+9% Synergy
$60.52
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.69
Terrain Generator+9% Synergy
$2.02
Sunken Palace+9% Synergy
$0.99
Desert of the Mindful+8% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of the False God+7% Synergy
$0.26
Karn's Bastion+4% Synergy
$2.57
Cephalid Coliseum+3% Synergy
$0.31
Command Beacon+3% Synergy
$9.73
Rogue's Passage+2% Synergy
$0.36
Mistrise Village+1% Synergy
$8.61
Otawara, Soaring City0% Synergy
$28.30
Halimar Depths-2% Synergy
$0.39
Castle Vantress-8% Synergy
$0.34
Academy Ruins-13% Synergy
$8.07
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out The Watcher in the Water's Control strategy.
Midnight Clock+36% Synergy
$0.62
Thought Vessel+32% Synergy
$2.59
Decanter of Endless Water+25% Synergy
$5.39
Mind Stone+23% Synergy
$0.31
Bender's Waterskin+17% Synergy
$1.04
Throne of Eldraine+15% Synergy
$28.49
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.34
Heraldic Banner+9% Synergy
$0.37
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+9% Synergy
$20.04
White Lotus Tile+9% Synergy
$4.58
Sol Ring+7% Synergy
$1.55
Caged Sun+7% Synergy
$3.72
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.89
Sky Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.26
Extraplanar Lens+5% Synergy
$12.93
Fellwar Stone+2% Synergy
$0.89
Patchwork Banner+2% Synergy
$2.50
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.30
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.34
Lands
The mana base behind The Watcher in the Water's Control decks.
Myriad Landscape+25% Synergy
$0.37
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.39
Sink into Stupor+3% Synergy
$6.91
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.24
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.47
Island-1% Synergy
$0.08
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.88
Sea Gate Restoration-3% Synergy
$35.68
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
Minn, Wily Illusionist
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Feywild Visitor
Kami of the Crescent Moon
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Faceless One
Alexi, Zephyr Mage
Kiora, the Rising Tide
The Second Doctor
Ghost of Ramirez DePietro // The Prismatic Piper
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Atemsis, All-Seeing
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
The Eighth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
The Tenth Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
Kianne, Corrupted Memory
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
The Eleventh Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Popular Entertainer
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Queza, Augur of Agonies
The Second Doctor // Leela, Sevateem Warrior
The Second Doctor // Vislor Turlough
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
The Second Doctor // Ryan Sinclair
The Second Doctor // Yasmin Khan
Alora, Merry Thief // Agent of the Iron Throne
Elenda and Azor
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix
The Council of Four
Sai, Master Thopterist
Stitcher Geralf
The Locust God