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The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Core Control
The Watcher in the Water
9 decks (0.000%)
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
Ominous Seas
100% of 9 decks
+89% synergy
Chasm Skulker
100% of 9 decks
+88% synergy
Nadir Kraken
89% of 9 decks
+83% synergy
Transcendent Message
78% of 9 decks
+75% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
78% of 9 decks
+67% synergy
Junk Winder
67% of 9 decks
+65% synergy
Consider
78% of 9 decks
+64% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
78% of 9 decks
+63% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
78% of 9 decks
+61% synergy
Refute
67% of 6 decks
+61% synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
100% of 9 decks
+58% synergy
Frantic Search
78% of 9 decks
+49% synergy
Arcane Denial
78% of 9 decks
+42% synergy
High Tide
67% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Opt
67% of 9 decks
+42% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
67% of 9 decks
+12% synergy
Brainsurge
62% of 8 decks
+55% synergy
Drowned Rusalka
56% of 9 decks
+54% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
56% of 9 decks
+38% synergy
Negate
56% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Game Changers
Core (Bracket 2) typically disallows Game Changers. Check with your playgroup before including any.
Consecrated Sphinx
11% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Creatures
Psychosis Crawler
56% of 9 decks
+42% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
44% of 9 decks
+28% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
44% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
33% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
33% of 9 decks
+24% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
33% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33% of 9 decks
+12% synergy
Homunculus Horde
33% of 6 decks
+26% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
33% of 6 decks
+29% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
25% of 8 decks
+22% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
25% of 8 decks
+16% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22% of 9 decks
-0% synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Thought Courier
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Merfolk Looter
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Ledger Shredder
22% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Tolarian Kraken
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Archmage of Runes
17% of 6 decks
+5% synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17% of 6 decks
+10% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12% of 8 decks
+9% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
12% of 8 decks
+8% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12% of 8 decks
-0% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
12% of 8 decks
+8% synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12% of 8 decks
+9% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
12% of 8 decks
+7% synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
12% of 8 decks
+11% synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
12% of 8 decks
+12% synergy
Overcharged Amalgam
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Haughty Djinn
11% of 9 decks
+4% synergy
Spectral Sailor
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Captain of Umbar
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11% of 9 decks
+1% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
11% of 9 decks
+4% synergy
Jace's Archivist
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Geyser Drake
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Reef Worm
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Fatespinner
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Illithid Harvester
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Goldberry, River-Daughter
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Tromokratis
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Oneirophage
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Roaming Throne
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Instants
Pull from Tomorrow
56% of 9 decks
+46% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
44% of 9 decks
+40% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
44% of 9 decks
+37% synergy
Perilous Research
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Counterspell
44% of 9 decks
-23% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
44% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Resculpt
44% of 9 decks
+24% synergy
Reality Shift
44% of 9 decks
+15% synergy
Abjure
44% of 9 decks
+40% synergy
Meeting of Minds
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Tolarian Winds
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Sink into Stupor
38% of 8 decks
+17% synergy
Hithlain Knots
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Deduce
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Quick Study
33% of 9 decks
+26% synergy
Dream Fracture
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Pongify
33% of 9 decks
-7% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
33% of 9 decks
+24% synergy
Jwari Disruption
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Thought Scour
33% of 9 decks
+25% synergy
Read the Runes
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Artistic Refusal
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Occult Epiphany
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Shore Up
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Diviner's Portent
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Mystic Confluence
22% of 9 decks
+12% synergy
Ice Out
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Unsubstantiate
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Keep Safe
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Stubborn Denial
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22% of 9 decks
-12% synergy
Remand
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Archmage's Charm
22% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Flare of Denial
12% of 8 decks
+6% synergy
Strix Serenade
12% of 8 decks
+3% synergy
Long River's Pull
12% of 8 decks
+8% synergy
Keep Watch
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Press the Enemy
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Cryptic Command
11% of 9 decks
+0% synergy
Decoy Gambit
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Leadership Vacuum
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Mission Briefing
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Essence Scatter
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Commandeer
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Dismiss
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Swan Song
11% of 9 decks
-14% synergy
Even the Score
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Sorceries
Curse of the Swine
33% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Ravenform
33% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Spectral Deluge
33% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Whelming Wave
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Preordain
22% of 9 decks
-3% synergy
Lórien Revealed
22% of 9 decks
+13% synergy
Merchant Scroll
11% of 9 decks
+1% synergy
Pore Over the Pages
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Crush of Tentacles
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Clear the Mind
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
11% of 9 decks
-1% synergy
Distant Melody
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
11% of 9 decks
+3% synergy
Serum Visions
11% of 9 decks
+0% synergy
Sleep
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Commit // Memory
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Bond of Insight
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Windfall
11% of 9 decks
-13% synergy
Ponder
11% of 9 decks
-19% synergy
Flood of Recollection
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Wash Out
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 9 decks
-3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of 9 decks
+14% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
33% of 9 decks
+30% synergy
Skullclamp
22% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 9 decks
-4% synergy
Eldrazi Monument
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Vedalken Orrery
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Brainstone
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22% of 9 decks
+18% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Stone of Erech
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Void Mirror
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Glamdring
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Spawning Pit
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Hithlain Rope
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Kefnet's Monument
11% of 9 decks
+4% synergy
Champion's Helm
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Altar of Dementia
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Mind's Eye
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Symmetry Matrix
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Cranial Archive
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Winter Moon
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Runechanter's Pike
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
The Golden Throne
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
56% of 9 decks
+54% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
38% of 8 decks
+32% synergy
Kindred Discovery
33% of 9 decks
+27% synergy
Mystic Remora
33% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
22% of 9 decks
+12% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
22% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Verity Circle
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Shark Typhoon
22% of 9 decks
+15% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Propaganda
22% of 9 decks
-6% synergy
Wiretapping
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Time of Ice
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Future Sight
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Intruder Alarm
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Wizard Class
11% of 9 decks
-5% synergy
As Foretold
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Opposition
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Confounding Conundrum
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Quiet Contemplation
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Witness Protection
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
44% of 9 decks
+42% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
78% of 9 decks
+26% synergy
Reliquary Tower
67% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Fountainport
38% of 8 decks
+35% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Rivendell
33% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Terrain Generator
33% of 9 decks
+26% synergy
Remote Isle
33% of 9 decks
+28% synergy
Three Tree City
25% of 8 decks
+22% synergy
War Room
22% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
High Market
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Rogue's Passage
22% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Nesting Grounds
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Blighted Cataract
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Sunken Palace
12% of 8 decks
+8% synergy
The Biblioplex
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11% of 9 decks
+3% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11% of 9 decks
-5% synergy
Hidden Cataract
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Memorial to Genius
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Drownyard Temple
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Detection Tower
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Tolaria West
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 9 decks
+1% synergy
Lotus Field
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Field of Ruin
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Buried Ruin
11% of 9 decks
-1% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11% of 9 decks
-0% synergy
Mage-Ring Network
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Castle Vantress
11% of 9 decks
-9% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Mind Stone
89% of 9 decks
+51% synergy
Sol Ring
89% of 9 decks
+3% synergy
Thought Vessel
78% of 9 decks
+26% synergy
Arcane Signet
67% of 9 decks
+1% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
67% of 9 decks
+52% synergy
Heraldic Banner
56% of 9 decks
+49% synergy
Commander's Sphere
56% of 9 decks
+45% synergy
Midnight Clock
44% of 9 decks
+23% synergy
Caged Sun
44% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Sky Diamond
22% of 9 decks
-3% synergy
Hedron Archive
22% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Worn Powerstone
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Thran Dynamo
11% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Nyx Lotus
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Patriar's Seal
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11% of 9 decks
+1% synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Springleaf Drum
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Prismatic Lens
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Lands
Island
100% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
89% of 9 decks
+61% synergy
Sink into Stupor
38% of 8 decks
+17% synergy
Jwari Disruption
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Demolition Field
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12% of 8 decks
-0% synergy
Horizon of Progress
12% of 8 decks
+11% synergy
Lazotep Quarry
12% of 8 decks
+12% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
12% of 8 decks
+9% synergy
Ash Barrens
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11% of 9 decks
-3% synergy