The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Budget Cantrips

The Watcher in the Water
39 decks (0.001%) Rank #659
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Sikora
Jul 2, 2025
How To Play Blue Differently in EDH
Blue is known for control in Magic, but that's far from the only thing it does. Let's look at ways you can play blue "off-color" in Commander.
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Nadir Kraken
87% of 39 decks +81% synergy
Hithlain Knots
64% of 39 decks +63% synergy
Opt
87% of 39 decks +62% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
69% of 39 decks +60% synergy
Transcendent Message
62% of 39 decks +59% synergy
Quick Study
64% of 36 decks +57% synergy
Keep Watch
59% of 39 decks +56% synergy
Junk Winder
56% of 39 decks +54% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
64% of 39 decks +53% synergy
Meeting of Minds
56% of 39 decks +53% synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
74% of 39 decks +46% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
67% of 39 decks +53% synergy
Ominous Seas
62% of 39 decks +51% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
56% of 39 decks +37% synergy
Deduce
55% of 33 decks +52% synergy
High Tide
54% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Consider
54% of 39 decks +40% synergy
Whelming Wave
54% of 39 decks +49% synergy
Tolarian Winds
54% of 39 decks +50% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
54% of 39 decks +37% synergy
Creatures
Chasm Skulker
51% of 39 decks +39% synergy
Merfolk Looter
44% of 39 decks +41% synergy
Drowned Rusalka
44% of 39 decks +42% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
41% of 39 decks +27% synergy
Tolarian Kraken
41% of 39 decks +40% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
41% of 39 decks +34% synergy
Wonder
38% of 39 decks +33% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
38% of 39 decks +37% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38% of 39 decks +16% synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
38% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Oneirophage
36% of 39 decks +32% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
31% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
31% of 39 decks +19% synergy
Body of Knowledge
31% of 39 decks +24% synergy
Thought Courier
28% of 39 decks +27% synergy
Reservoir Kraken
28% of 39 decks +27% synergy
Geyser Drake
24% of 29 decks +22% synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
21% of 39 decks +18% synergy
Tromokratis
21% of 39 decks +19% synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
21% of 39 decks +19% synergy
Homunculus Horde
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Mischievous Mystic
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Archmage of Runes
18% of 11 decks +7% synergy
Academy Wall
18% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Archetype of Imagination
18% of 39 decks +13% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
18% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Reckless Scholar
15% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Paragon of Gathering Mists
15% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Bonded Fetch
15% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15% of 39 decks -6% synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
15% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Burnished Hart
15% of 39 decks +8% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
15% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
14% of 21 decks +6% synergy
Dreamscape Artist
13% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Archivist
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13% of 39 decks +1% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Captain of Umbar
13% of 39 decks +13% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
10% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Kraken of the Straits
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Lunar Mystic
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
10% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Erudite Wizard
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Clinquant Skymage
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Dream Fracture
54% of 39 decks +51% synergy
Negate
51% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Brainstorm
51% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Keep Safe
49% of 39 decks +47% synergy
Perilous Research
44% of 39 decks +40% synergy
Counterspell
44% of 39 decks -24% synergy
Artistic Refusal
41% of 39 decks +40% synergy
Abjure
38% of 39 decks +34% synergy
Brainsurge
38% of 26 decks +31% synergy
Curate
36% of 39 decks +33% synergy
Exclude
36% of 39 decks +34% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
36% of 39 decks +29% synergy
Deliberate
33% of 39 decks +30% synergy
Ice Out
32% of 37 decks +31% synergy
Resculpt
31% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
31% of 39 decks +27% synergy
Refute
27% of 11 decks +21% synergy
Think Twice
26% of 39 decks +21% synergy
Read the Runes
26% of 39 decks +24% synergy
Aetherize
23% of 39 decks -3% synergy
Repulse
23% of 39 decks +22% synergy
Even the Score
23% of 39 decks +22% synergy
Into the Roil
23% of 39 decks +20% synergy
Thought Scour
21% of 39 decks +12% synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
21% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Peek
21% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Stroke of Genius
18% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Council's Deliberation
18% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Bone to Ash
18% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Refocus
18% of 39 decks +17% synergy
Reality Shift
18% of 39 decks -11% synergy
Cerulean Wisps
18% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Learn from the Past
15% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Disrupt
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Dismiss
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
15% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Bane's Contingency
15% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Radical Idea
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Arcane Denial
15% of 39 decks -20% synergy
Chemister's Insight
13% of 39 decks +11% synergy
Quicken
13% of 39 decks +11% synergy
Artificer's Epiphany
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Mystic Confluence
13% of 39 decks +3% synergy
Commander's Insight
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Archmage's Charm
13% of 39 decks -3% synergy
Rewind
13% of 39 decks +0% synergy
Leave in the Dust
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Drown in Dreams
10% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Mnemonic Nexus
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Sorceries
Ravenform
26% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Spectral Deluge
18% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Commit // Memory
15% of 39 decks +13% synergy
Nanogene Conversion
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Preordain
10% of 39 decks -15% synergy
Cone of Cold
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Clear the Mind
10% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10% of 39 decks +2% synergy
Wash Out
10% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Rooftop Nuisance
8% of 39 decks +8% synergy
Curse of the Swine
8% of 39 decks -5% synergy
Contentious Plan
8% of 39 decks +3% synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
8% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Birthday Escape
8% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Flood of Recollection
8% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Enter the Enigma
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Ponder
5% of 39 decks -25% synergy
Distant Melody
5% of 39 decks -0% synergy
Serum Visions
5% of 39 decks -6% synergy
Lórien Revealed
5% of 39 decks -4% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Sleep
5% of 39 decks +3% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Deep Analysis
5% of 39 decks -1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Idol of Oblivion
31% of 39 decks +27% synergy
Symmetry Matrix
21% of 39 decks +20% synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
16% of 37 decks +16% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Endless Atlas
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Collector's Vault
14% of 36 decks +13% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13% of 39 decks -16% synergy
Culling Dais
13% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
10% of 39 decks +3% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10% of 39 decks -44% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10% of 39 decks +6% synergy
The Golden Throne
8% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Mind's Eye
8% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Champion's Helm
8% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Carnage Altar
8% of 39 decks +8% synergy
Mirror Shield
8% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Aether Spellbomb
5% of 39 decks -3% synergy
Skullclamp
5% of 39 decks -1% synergy
Surgical Skullbomb
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Grafted Wargear
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Blasting Station
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5% of 39 decks +2% synergy
Brainstone
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Stone of Erech
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Liar's Pendulum
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
44% of 32 decks +42% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
38% of 39 decks +37% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
33% of 39 decks +16% synergy
Thought Reflection
26% of 39 decks +24% synergy
Wizard Class
26% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Verity Circle
23% of 39 decks +21% synergy
Levitation
21% of 39 decks +20% synergy
Opposition
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
15% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
15% of 33 decks +12% synergy
Intruder Alarm
13% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10% of 39 decks -2% synergy
Compulsion
8% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Curator's Ward
8% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Unable to Scream
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Leyline of Transformation
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5% of 39 decks -5% synergy
Dress Down
5% of 39 decks +3% synergy
Propaganda
5% of 39 decks -23% synergy
Mystic Remora
5% of 39 decks -23% synergy
Public Enemy
5% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
28% of 39 decks +26% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
8% of 39 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64% of 39 decks +8% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
51% of 39 decks +36% synergy
Remote Isle
28% of 39 decks +23% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26% of 39 decks -26% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
26% of 39 decks +22% synergy
Nesting Grounds
26% of 39 decks +23% synergy
Rogue's Passage
21% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Temple of the False God
15% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Halimar Depths
13% of 39 decks +2% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13% of 39 decks +9% synergy
The Surgical Bay
13% of 39 decks +11% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
13% of 39 decks +11% synergy
Sunken Palace
12% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Castle Vantress
10% of 39 decks -10% synergy
War Room
8% of 39 decks -9% synergy
High Market
8% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Terrain Generator
5% of 39 decks -2% synergy
Coral Atoll
5% of 39 decks +1% synergy
Blighted Cataract
5% of 39 decks +4% synergy
Karn's Bastion
5% of 39 decks +0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
72% of 39 decks +20% synergy
Mind Stone
72% of 39 decks +33% synergy
Arcane Signet
72% of 39 decks +6% synergy
Midnight Clock
67% of 39 decks +45% synergy
Sol Ring
67% of 39 decks -19% synergy
Sky Diamond
67% of 39 decks +42% synergy
Commander's Sphere
64% of 39 decks +53% synergy
Hedron Archive
41% of 39 decks +35% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
38% of 39 decks +23% synergy
Fellwar Stone
18% of 39 decks -2% synergy
Heraldic Banner
18% of 39 decks +12% synergy
Bonder's Ornament
15% of 39 decks +15% synergy
Prismatic Lens
13% of 39 decks +9% synergy
Thran Dynamo
10% of 39 decks -3% synergy
Worn Powerstone
10% of 39 decks +5% synergy
Honored Heirloom
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Victory Chimes
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Unstable Obelisk
10% of 39 decks +10% synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8% of 39 decks +0% synergy
Gilded Lotus
5% of 39 decks -7% synergy
Caged Sun
5% of 39 decks -7% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5% of 39 decks -12% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 39 decks +7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
51% of 39 decks +24% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12% of 26 decks -1% synergy
Command Tower
5% of 39 decks +1% synergy
Path of Ancestry
5% of 39 decks +1% synergy