First printed in Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005)

All 22 prints

Star Trek (TRK) #306, 2026
Star Trek (TRK) #393, 2026
Star Trek (TRK) #488, 2026
Edge of Eternities (EOE) #261, 2025
Edge of Eternities (EOE) #286, 2025
Edge of Eternities (EOE) #381, 2025
Edge of Eternities Promos (PEOE) #261p, 2025
Edge of Eternities Promos (PEOE) #261s, 2025
Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU) #283, 2024
Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #291, 2024
Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #301, 2024
Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #415, 2024
Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #415z, 2024
Unfinity (UNF) #278, 2022
Unfinity (UNF) #529, 2022
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #124, 2021
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #72299, 2019 (digital)
Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #259, 2018
Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #259p, 2018
Zendikar Expeditions (EXP) #7, 2015
Gatecrash (GTC) #249, 2013
Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #286, 2005

Watery Grave

Land — Island Swamp

( tap : Add Blue or Black .)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

In the last 30 days 24.6% of Standard decks played it (101 of 410). Most played in UB (unclassified). In the last 30 days 11.2% of Modern decks played it (30 of 268). Most played in Affinity.

Staple

Standard staples: main deck, 20% of decks (#6)
Lands
Modern staples: main deck, 14% of decks (#45)
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Vintage staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#254)
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Commander staples: main deck, 18% of decks (#135)
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Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Standard Other periods →

In 101 of 410 decks (24.6%).

Share of decks

24.6%

▲ 13.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

101

101 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.7

in the main deck

Win rate

67%

7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UB (unclassified)	10.5%	100%
Dimir Midrange	7.1%	100%
UBR (unclassified)	3.7%	67%
UBG (unclassified)	1.7%	86%
WUBR (unclassified)	1.7%	43%
WUB (unclassified)	1.5%	100%
UBRG (unclassified)	1.0%	75%
WUBG (unclassified)	0.5%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Gloomlake Verge	89%	4.0
Requiting Hex	89%	2.9
Bitter Triumph	85%	3.2
Restless Reef	77%	4.1
Shipwreck Marsh	68%	4.0
Strategic Betrayal	62%	3.5
Superior Spider-Man	58%	4.1
Deceit	55%	4.0
Seasoned Cryomancer	55%	3.9
The Theorist, Jace Beleren	54%	2.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UB pepeteam in Standard Challenge 32	9-1 90%
Dimir Midrange claudioh in Standard Challenge 16	8-1 89%
UB vtuberArmpits in Standard Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UBR hankthepigeon in Standard Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Dimir Midrange itstime in Standard Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UB sedotwc in Standard Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UB peter780108 in Standard Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UB peter780108 in Standard Challenge 16	5-2 71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UB KevinCon, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
UB Kneki, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
UB pepeteam, 27 Oct	4 main	#1 9-1
UB vtuberArmpits, 27 Oct	4 main	#4 7-2
Dimir Midrange itstime, 27 Oct	4 main	#9 5-2
UB sedotwc, 27 Oct	4 main	#10 5-2
UB peter780108, 27 Oct	4 main	#14 5-2
UBR GWT, 27 Oct	4 main	#20 4-3

Modern Other periods →

In 30 of 268 decks (11.2%).

Share of decks

11.2%

▼ 13.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

30 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.5

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Affinity	4.9%	8%
Esper Blink	3.0%	100%
Goryo's Vengeance	2.6%	100%
UB (unclassified)	1.9%	40%
UBG (unclassified)	1.9%	80%
WUB (unclassified)	1.9%	100%
UBRG (unclassified)	0.7%	100%
UBR (unclassified)	0.4%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Polluted Delta	100%	4.6
Undercity Sewers	97%	8.9
Thoughtseize	90%	4.6
Quantum Riddler	83%	5.4
Marsh Flats	80%	3.6
Flooded Strand	80%	3.2
Fatal Push	70%	4.3
Shadowy Backstreet	67%	8.5
Ephemerate	67%	7.4
Godless Shrine	67%	6.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Goryo's Vengeance Jorge Alen in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	7-1 88%
Affinity sioutis_kk in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Esper Blink Dioferreira in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UBG BvV in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UBR adrian mejuto in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern	5-2 71%
UBRG tailorman in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBG ETBJezus in Modern Challenge 32	5-3 63%
WUB LuRu in Modern Challenge 16	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Esper Blink Dioferreira, 28 Oct	1 main	#5 5-2
UB huyuCD, 28 Oct	3 main	#18 3-3
Esper Blink Dasikk, 28 Oct	1 main	#31 2-2
Esper Blink CharonsObol, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
Goryo's Vengeance Rvng, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
Affinity sioutis_kk, 27 Oct	1 main	#3 6-2
UBG BvV, 27 Oct	3 main	#7 5-2
UBRG DB_cntrlfreak_ttv, 27 Oct	2 main	#17 3-3

Legacy Other periods →

In 8 of 264 decks (3.0%).

Share of decks

3.0%

▲ 1.0 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

8 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

58%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBG (unclassified)	6.4%	24%
Dimir Midrange	4.5%	8%
Dimir Tempo	3.4%	22%
Cephalid Breakfast	1.9%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Daze	100%	3.8
Brainstorm	100%	2.1
Force of Will	100%	1.9
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares	88%	6.8
Moonshadow	88%	6.2
Orcish Bowmasters	88%	4.2
Undercity Sewers	88%	3.7
Verdant Catacombs	88%	3.5
Underground Sea	88%	3.0
Ponder	88%	2.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dimir Tempo Zhiwei Zhang in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K	5-1 83%
UBG 416FrowningTable in Legacy Challenge 32	4-3 57%
Dimir Midrange Johnny Taylor in BCDL 29 - Texas	3-3 50%
Dimir Tempo Rheagan David [Monolith] in BCDL 29 - Texas	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Cephalid Breakfast casper_x, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG ThreeApes1312, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG 416FrowningTable, 27 Oct	1 main	#8 4-3
UBG ecobaronen, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG JustCallMeJick, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
Dimir Midrange Johnny Taylor, 24 Oct	1 main	#19 3-3
Dimir Tempo Rheagan David [Monolith], 24 Oct	1 main	#28 2-3
Dimir Tempo Zhiwei Zhang, 3 Oct	1 main	#2 5-1

Commander Other periods →

In 1145 of 6150 decks (18.6%).

Share of decks

18.6%

▲ 0.7 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1145

1145 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

32%

262 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver	8.3%	37%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	4%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	99%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	16%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	2%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	100%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets	0.9%	100%
Marneus Calgar	0.9%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Command Tower	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Polluted Delta	97%	1.4
Demonic Tutor	97%	2.1
Vampiric Tutor	97%	2.0
Mystic Remora	96%	1.4
Chrome Mox	96%	1.0
Lotus Petal	96%	1.0
Force of Will	95%	1.5
Rhystic Study	95%	1.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver Jorge Canales in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta	5-0 100%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang Gabe LaGree in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	5-1 83%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow Julien Vlaminck in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Kyle Schaff in Spells and Scares CEDH Tournament	5-1 83%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets IGNACIO CORTES H in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Lorenzo Lazzarino in LA GIOSTRA DEL REGNO ATTO III: GLI ULTIMI EROI(VIII)	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Jwood in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Ervin Kuc in Piece of Cake (unofficial Czech cEDH championship)	4-1 80%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Micheal, 26 Oct	1 main	#7 2-3
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver Calvin Ng, 26 Oct	1 main	#8 2-3
Nissa, Leyline Tamer Abe pinto, 26 Oct	1 main	#13 1-4
Kefka, Court Mage Ethan, 26 Oct	1 main	#20 0-4
Raffine, Scheming Seer Brandon Kawamura, 26 Oct	1 main	#21 0-4
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jack Aris, 26 Oct	1 main	#22 0-4
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Peter Neipp, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver Will Seguin, 25 Oct	1 main	#5 2-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 9 decks (22.2%).

Share of decks

22.2%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UBG (unclassified)	11.1%	100%
WUB (unclassified)	11.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Professor-Rex, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBG Betosore, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Vintage.