The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Core Combo

The Watcher in the Water
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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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Tolarian Winds
100% of 4 decks +97% synergy
Brainsurge
100% of 4 decks +92% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
100% of 4 decks +89% synergy
Chasm Skulker
100% of 4 decks +88% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
100% of 4 decks +86% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
100% of 4 decks +83% synergy
Frantic Search
100% of 4 decks +71% synergy
Arcane Denial
100% of 4 decks +64% synergy
Brainstorm
100% of 4 decks +58% synergy
High Tide
100% of 4 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
100% of 4 decks +45% synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
100% of 3 decks +89% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
75% of 4 decks +51% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
75% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Junk Winder
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Mischievous Mystic
67% of 3 decks +60% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
50% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Body of Knowledge
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Tolarian Kraken
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Nadir Kraken
50% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
50% of 4 decks +41% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50% of 4 decks +33% synergy
High Fae Trickster
33% of 3 decks +28% synergy
Homunculus Horde
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Merfolk Looter
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Detective of the Month
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
25% of 4 decks +16% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Silver Myr
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Mocking Sprite
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Aura Thief
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Kitesail Larcenist
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Geyser Drake
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Reckless Scholar
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Ledger Shredder
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25% of 4 decks +13% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Spellskite
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Aeon Chronicler
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Drowned Rusalka
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Sturmgeist
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Ethereal Investigator
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Valley Floodcaller
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Wonder
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Jace's Archivist
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Instants
Refute
100% of 3 decks +94% synergy
Transcendent Message
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Abjure
75% of 4 decks +70% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
75% of 4 decks +66% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
75% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
75% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Reality Shift
50% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Resculpt
50% of 4 decks +30% synergy
Aetherize
50% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Keep Watch
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Opt
50% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Counterspell
50% of 4 decks -18% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
50% of 4 decks +33% synergy
Pongify
50% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Perilous Research
50% of 4 decks +47% synergy
Consider
50% of 4 decks +36% synergy
Negate
25% of 4 decks -14% synergy
Read the Runes
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Snap
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Neutralize
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Keep Safe
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Quick Study
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Ice Out
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 4 decks +5% synergy
Deliberate
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Deluge
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Dispel
25% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Stubborn Denial
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Force Away
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Stroke of Genius
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Neutralizing Blast
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25% of 4 decks -10% synergy
Hithlain Knots
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
25% of 4 decks +15% synergy
Memory Lapse
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Cryptic Command
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
25% of 4 decks +13% synergy
Consign to Memory
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Sorceries
Recurring Insight
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Curse of the Swine
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Ravenform
25% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Windfall
25% of 4 decks +1% synergy
Ponder
25% of 4 decks -5% synergy
Extract
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Distant Melody
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Enter the Enigma
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Whelming Wave
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Silent Departure
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Clear the Mind
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy
Season of Weaving
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
75% of 4 decks +71% synergy
Eldrazi Monument
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Altar of Dementia
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Symmetry Matrix
50% of 4 decks +49% synergy
Lightning Greaves
50% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Thopter Fabricator
33% of 3 decks +29% synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Hand of Vecna
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Vedalken Orrery
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Brainstone
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Vexing Bauble
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of 4 decks +6% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Altar of the Brood
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Bident of Thassa
25% of 4 decks +13% synergy
Empyrial Plate
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
75% of 4 decks +68% synergy
Ominous Seas
75% of 4 decks +64% synergy
Verity Circle
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
As Foretold
50% of 4 decks +46% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
50% of 4 decks +40% synergy
Wizard Class
50% of 4 decks +33% synergy
Mystic Remora
50% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Unstoppable Plan
33% of 3 decks +26% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Steal Enchantment
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Future Sight
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Shark Typhoon
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Opposition
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Intruder Alarm
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
25% of 4 decks +18% synergy
Propaganda
25% of 4 decks -3% synergy
Coastal Piracy
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25% of 4 decks +17% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Arcane Strategist
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
100% of 4 decks +44% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
100% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Nesting Grounds
75% of 4 decks +73% synergy
Fountainport
50% of 4 decks +48% synergy
War Room
50% of 4 decks +33% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
Detection Tower
25% of 4 decks +24% synergy
Rivendell
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Tolaria West
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
25% of 4 decks +10% synergy
Three Tree City
25% of 4 decks +22% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
25% of 4 decks +21% synergy
High Market
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Buried Ruin
25% of 4 decks +13% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 4 decks +14% synergy
Thought Vessel
100% of 4 decks +48% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50% of 4 decks +35% synergy
Midnight Clock
50% of 4 decks +29% synergy
Arcane Signet
50% of 4 decks -15% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25% of 4 decks +8% synergy
Thran Dynamo
25% of 4 decks +12% synergy
Heraldic Banner
25% of 4 decks +19% synergy
Nyx Lotus
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Mind Stone
25% of 4 decks -13% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 4 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
25% of 4 decks +5% synergy
Myriad Landscape
25% of 4 decks -2% synergy
Demolition Field
25% of 4 decks +20% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of 4 decks +11% synergy