First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)
All 7 prints
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #526, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #734, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #734z, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #765, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #354, 2023
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The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #75, 2023
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Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #75s, 2023
Legendary Creature — Kraken
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.
9/9
- Illustrated by
- Chris Cold
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft | 41.7% | -13.9 | -3.5 | 1333 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
175 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Kindred Discovery + The Watcher in the Water
- Creatures opponents control do not untap, Tap all creatures opponents control…: Junk Winder + The Watcher in the Water + Verity Circle
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB…: The Watcher in the Water + Unctus, Grand Metatect (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Symmetry Matrix + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Marneus Calgar + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Sage of the Falls + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Phyrexian Altar + Symmetry Matrix + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite self-discard triggers…: Greater Good + The Watcher in the Water
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Opposition + The Watcher in the Water + Unctus, Grand Metatect
- Infinite self-discard triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB…: Grand Architect + The Watcher in the Water + Unctus, Grand Metatect
