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The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Core
The Watcher in the Water
258 decks (0.004%)
Rank #659
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.
Deck Filters
The Eternity Elevator
14% of 7 decks
+13% synergy
Insight Engine
14% of 7 decks
+13% synergy
Moonlit Meditation
14% of 7 decks
+14% synergy
Summon: Leviathan
6% of 49 decks
+5% synergy
O'aka, Traveling Merchant
6% of 49 decks
+5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nadir Kraken
81% of 258 decks
+75% synergy
Ominous Seas
75% of 258 decks
+64% synergy
Transcendent Message
62% of 258 decks
+60% synergy
Chasm Skulker
71% of 258 decks
+59% synergy
Junk Winder
59% of 258 decks
+57% synergy
Tolarian Winds
60% of 258 decks
+56% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
64% of 258 decks
+53% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
60% of 258 decks
+51% synergy
Whelming Wave
51% of 258 decks
+46% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
64% of 258 decks
+46% synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
79% of 258 decks
+37% synergy
Frantic Search
73% of 258 decks
+44% synergy
Opt
68% of 258 decks
+43% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
61% of 258 decks
+44% synergy
Counterspell
60% of 258 decks
-7% synergy
High Tide
59% of 258 decks
+14% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
57% of 258 decks
+43% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
51% of 258 decks
+37% synergy
Consider
50% of 258 decks
+36% synergy
Brainsurge
49% of 199 decks
+42% synergy
Game Changers
Core (Bracket 2) typically disallows Game Changers. Check with your playgroup before including any.
Consecrated Sphinx
11% of 258 decks
-2% synergy
Creatures
Drowned Rusalka
41% of 258 decks
+39% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
39% of 258 decks
+30% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
38% of 258 decks
+37% synergy
Merfolk Looter
36% of 258 decks
+34% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36% of 258 decks
+11% synergy
Wonder
35% of 258 decks
+30% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
33% of 258 decks
+22% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33% of 258 decks
+12% synergy
Tolarian Kraken
30% of 258 decks
+29% synergy
Archmage of Runes
28% of 154 decks
+16% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
28% of 258 decks
+20% synergy
Homunculus Horde
26% of 153 decks
+19% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
26% of 258 decks
+12% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
26% of 188 decks
+17% synergy
Body of Knowledge
25% of 258 decks
+18% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
24% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24% of 258 decks
+9% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of 258 decks
+0% synergy
Oneirophage
22% of 258 decks
+18% synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
20% of 172 decks
+19% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20% of 198 decks
+15% synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
19% of 258 decks
+17% synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
18% of 258 decks
+15% synergy
Thought Courier
17% of 258 decks
+16% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Jace's Archivist
17% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Tromokratis
16% of 258 decks
+14% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
16% of 258 decks
+15% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
16% of 188 decks
+11% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
16% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Ledger Shredder
16% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
Grappling Kraken
16% of 152 decks
+15% synergy
Spawning Kraken
15% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Reservoir Kraken
14% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
14% of 152 decks
+10% synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
12% of 258 decks
+11% synergy
Geyser Drake
12% of 212 decks
+10% synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12% of 153 decks
+6% synergy
Burnished Hart
11% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11% of 189 decks
+8% synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
10% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
10% of 258 decks
+6% synergy
Flux Channeler
9% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
9% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
9% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9% of 198 decks
-4% synergy
Kraken of the Straits
9% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
8% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
8% of 258 decks
+1% synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
7% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Instants
Meeting of Minds
49% of 258 decks
+45% synergy
Keep Watch
48% of 258 decks
+45% synergy
Arcane Denial
48% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
47% of 258 decks
+40% synergy
Perilous Research
47% of 258 decks
+43% synergy
Negate
43% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Quick Study
43% of 247 decks
+35% synergy
Deduce
38% of 229 decks
+36% synergy
Abjure
38% of 258 decks
+33% synergy
Keep Safe
37% of 258 decks
+35% synergy
Read the Runes
34% of 258 decks
+32% synergy
Hithlain Knots
32% of 258 decks
+31% synergy
Refute
31% of 154 decks
+25% synergy
Reality Shift
29% of 258 decks
-1% synergy
Artistic Refusal
29% of 258 decks
+27% synergy
Aetherize
28% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
28% of 258 decks
+23% synergy
Pongify
27% of 258 decks
-13% synergy
Resculpt
27% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
27% of 258 decks
+15% synergy
Archmage's Charm
26% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26% of 258 decks
-9% synergy
Dream Fracture
25% of 258 decks
+23% synergy
Ice Out
20% of 250 decks
+19% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20% of 258 decks
-15% synergy
Deliberate
19% of 258 decks
+16% synergy
Mystic Confluence
17% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
17% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Even the Score
16% of 258 decks
+15% synergy
Stroke of Genius
15% of 258 decks
+12% synergy
Cryptic Command
15% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14% of 216 decks
+5% synergy
Stubborn Denial
14% of 258 decks
+11% synergy
Peek
12% of 258 decks
+9% synergy
Filter Out
12% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Exclude
12% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
Thought Scour
12% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Obsessive Search
11% of 258 decks
+9% synergy
Engulf the Shore
11% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Remand
10% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Think Twice
10% of 258 decks
+6% synergy
Shore Up
10% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Curate
9% of 258 decks
+6% synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
9% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Bane's Contingency
8% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Sink into Stupor
8% of 199 decks
-13% synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
7% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Chemister's Insight
7% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Change of Plans
7% of 258 decks
+6% synergy
Sorceries
Spectral Deluge
19% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Ravenform
16% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Windfall
14% of 258 decks
-10% synergy
Curse of the Swine
13% of 258 decks
+1% synergy
Wash Out
12% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Ponder
11% of 258 decks
-19% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
10% of 258 decks
+9% synergy
Lórien Revealed
10% of 258 decks
+1% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
10% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Preordain
8% of 258 decks
-17% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7% of 258 decks
+6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5% of 258 decks
-9% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
47% of 258 decks
-8% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
40% of 258 decks
+35% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38% of 258 decks
+19% synergy
Skullclamp
33% of 258 decks
+27% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
31% of 258 decks
+27% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29% of 258 decks
+1% synergy
Symmetry Matrix
24% of 258 decks
+24% synergy
Mind's Eye
12% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
The Golden Throne
11% of 258 decks
+11% synergy
Banner of Kinship
11% of 152 decks
+8% synergy
Eldrazi Monument
10% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
10% of 258 decks
+9% synergy
Endless Atlas
9% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 258 decks
-17% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
9% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Spawning Pit
8% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Bident of Thassa
7% of 258 decks
-4% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6% of 258 decks
+1% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6% of 258 decks
-1% synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
6% of 248 decks
+6% synergy
Culling Dais
6% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Folio of Fancies
6% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Blasting Station
5% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Venser's Journal
5% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
39% of 258 decks
+22% synergy
Lost in the Maze
36% of 225 decks
+35% synergy
Verity Circle
30% of 258 decks
+28% synergy
Mystic Remora
22% of 258 decks
-7% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
21% of 258 decks
+20% synergy
Opposition
18% of 258 decks
+17% synergy
Propaganda
15% of 258 decks
-13% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Kindred Discovery
14% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
14% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14% of 233 decks
+10% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Thought Reflection
12% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
Witness Protection
10% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Psychic Possession
10% of 258 decks
+9% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
9% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Intruder Alarm
9% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 258 decks
+1% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7% of 225 decks
+2% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
6% of 258 decks
-2% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6% of 198 decks
+0% synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
5% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
31% of 258 decks
+29% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
14% of 258 decks
-1% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5% of 258 decks
-1% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
70% of 258 decks
+14% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
49% of 258 decks
-3% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
44% of 258 decks
+29% synergy
Nesting Grounds
34% of 258 decks
+32% synergy
Remote Isle
25% of 258 decks
+20% synergy
War Room
21% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20% of 258 decks
+16% synergy
Rogue's Passage
20% of 258 decks
+6% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
19% of 258 decks
+18% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
17% of 258 decks
+13% synergy
High Market
17% of 258 decks
+15% synergy
Rivendell
15% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
14% of 258 decks
+10% synergy
Fountainport
13% of 188 decks
+10% synergy
Terrain Generator
12% of 258 decks
+5% synergy
Castle Vantress
12% of 258 decks
-8% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 258 decks
-0% synergy
Sunken Palace
10% of 198 decks
+5% synergy
Three Tree City
8% of 190 decks
+5% synergy
Karn's Bastion
8% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8% of 258 decks
-1% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6% of 258 decks
-10% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6% of 258 decks
-19% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6% of 258 decks
-5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79% of 258 decks
-7% synergy
Thought Vessel
75% of 258 decks
+24% synergy
Mind Stone
69% of 258 decks
+31% synergy
Arcane Signet
68% of 258 decks
+2% synergy
Midnight Clock
50% of 258 decks
+28% synergy
Sky Diamond
42% of 258 decks
+17% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
38% of 258 decks
+23% synergy
Commander's Sphere
33% of 258 decks
+22% synergy
Heraldic Banner
20% of 258 decks
+14% synergy
Caged Sun
19% of 258 decks
+7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 258 decks
-2% synergy
Hedron Archive
15% of 258 decks
+8% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14% of 258 decks
-2% synergy
Worn Powerstone
10% of 258 decks
+4% synergy
Patchwork Banner
9% of 189 decks
+6% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9% of 247 decks
-1% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Thran Dynamo
7% of 258 decks
-6% synergy
Gilded Lotus
5% of 258 decks
-7% synergy
Lands
Island
96% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Myriad Landscape
47% of 258 decks
+19% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9% of 198 decks
-4% synergy
Demolition Field
8% of 258 decks
+3% synergy
Sink into Stupor
8% of 199 decks
-13% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5% of 258 decks
-9% synergy