The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Budget Krakens

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
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Trench Behemoth
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Kraken of the Straits
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Tolarian Kraken
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Reservoir Kraken
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
100% of 6 decks +99% synergy
Tromokratis
100% of 6 decks +98% synergy
Nadir Kraken
100% of 6 decks +94% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
100% of 6 decks +86% synergy
Top Cards
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
83% of 6 decks +83% synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
83% of 6 decks +82% synergy
Whelming Wave
83% of 6 decks +78% synergy
Hedron Archive
83% of 6 decks +76% synergy
Ominous Seas
83% of 6 decks +72% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
83% of 6 decks +60% synergy
Opt
83% of 6 decks +59% synergy
Biblioplex Kraken
67% of 6 decks +66% synergy
Hithlain Knots
67% of 6 decks +66% synergy
Spawning Kraken
67% of 6 decks +65% synergy
Creatures
Grappling Kraken
100% of 1 decks +99% synergy
Chasm Skulker
67% of 6 decks +55% synergy
Kraken Hatchling
50% of 6 decks +50% synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Shoal Kraken
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Tidal Kraken
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Icebreaker Kraken
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Reef Worm
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
33% of 6 decks +21% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Polar Kraken
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Isleback Spawn
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Daring Sleuth
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Thing in the Ice
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Drowned Rusalka
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Walking Atlas
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Body of Knowledge
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
17% of 6 decks +9% synergy
Burnished Hart
17% of 6 decks +9% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
67% of 6 decks +39% synergy
Counterspell
67% of 6 decks -2% synergy
Deduce
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Confound
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Keep Safe
50% of 6 decks +48% synergy
Keep Watch
50% of 6 decks +47% synergy
Leap
50% of 6 decks +46% synergy
Abjure
50% of 6 decks +45% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
50% of 6 decks +41% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
50% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Brainstorm
50% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Transcendent Message
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Curate
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Deliberate
33% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Thought Scour
33% of 6 decks +25% synergy
Consider
33% of 6 decks +20% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
33% of 6 decks +20% synergy
Resculpt
33% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Denial
33% of 6 decks -1% synergy
High Tide
33% of 6 decks -12% synergy
Trap the Trespassers
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Illusion of Choice
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Succumb to the Cold
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Squelch
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Grip of Amnesia
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Faerie Trickery
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Wicked Slumber
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Glimpse of Freedom
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Secrets of the Key
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Sapphire Charm
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Refocus
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Hinder
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Disrupt
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Time Stop
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Radical Idea
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Neutralize
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Ice Out
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Obsessive Search
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Read the Runes
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Chemister's Insight
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Dream Fracture
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Remand
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Think Twice
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Tolarian Winds
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Peek
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Into the Roil
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Perilous Research
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
50% of 6 decks +45% synergy
Wash Out
33% of 6 decks +28% synergy
Spectral Deluge
33% of 6 decks +20% synergy
Involuntary Cooldown
17% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Sanity Grinding
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Freeze in Place
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Impede Momentum
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Sleep
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Treasure Cruise
17% of 6 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kefnet's Monument
67% of 6 decks +59% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50% of 6 decks +30% synergy
Treasure Chest
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Kraken's Eye
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
33% of 6 decks +33% synergy
Folio of Fancies
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33% of 6 decks -15% synergy
Lantern of the Lost
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Symmetry Matrix
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Endless Atlas
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Temple Bell
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Witching Well
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Herald's Horn
17% of 6 decks +14% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Bident of Thassa
17% of 6 decks +5% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of 6 decks -12% synergy
Enchantments
Ever-Watching Threshold
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Verity Circle
33% of 6 decks +32% synergy
Kindred Discovery
33% of 6 decks +26% synergy
Wizard Class
33% of 6 decks +17% synergy
Lost in the Maze
25% of 4 decks +23% synergy
Aura of Dominion
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Call to the Kindred
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Opposition
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Trail of Evidence
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Drowned Secrets
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17% of 6 decks +5% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
17% of 6 decks -1% synergy
Propaganda
17% of 6 decks -9% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Invasion of Arcavios
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Utility Lands
Coral Atoll
33% of 6 decks +29% synergy
Temple of the False God
33% of 6 decks +23% synergy
Rogue's Passage
33% of 6 decks +20% synergy
Mouth of Ronom
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Mystifying Maze
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Dark Depths
17% of 6 decks +15% synergy
Karn's Bastion
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Halimar Depths
17% of 6 decks +6% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17% of 6 decks +1% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17% of 6 decks -36% synergy
Reliquary Tower
17% of 6 decks -39% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
67% of 6 decks +55% synergy
Thought Vessel
67% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Arcane Signet
67% of 6 decks +2% synergy
Sol Ring
67% of 6 decks -20% synergy
Mind Stone
50% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Fellwar Stone
33% of 6 decks +13% synergy
Midnight Clock
33% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Sky Diamond
33% of 6 decks +7% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Worn Powerstone
17% of 6 decks +11% synergy
Gilded Lotus
17% of 6 decks +4% synergy
Thran Dynamo
17% of 6 decks +3% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17% of 6 decks +1% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17% of 6 decks -1% synergy
Lands
Path of Ancestry
17% of 6 decks +12% synergy
Myriad Landscape
17% of 6 decks -12% synergy