The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Budget Wheels

The Watcher in the Water
89 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
93% of 89 decks +87% synergy
Ominous Seas
88% of 89 decks +77% synergy
Junk Winder
75% of 89 decks +73% synergy
Transcendent Message
75% of 89 decks +73% synergy
Chasm Skulker
83% of 89 decks +71% synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
76% of 89 decks +65% synergy
Tolarian Winds
69% of 89 decks +65% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
79% of 89 decks +62% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
70% of 89 decks +60% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
74% of 89 decks +60% synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
83% of 89 decks +42% synergy
Frantic Search
79% of 89 decks +50% synergy
Opt
69% of 89 decks +44% synergy
High Tide
65% of 89 decks +20% synergy
Perilous Research
62% of 89 decks +59% synergy
Counterspell
62% of 89 decks -6% synergy
Meeting of Minds
61% of 89 decks +57% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
61% of 89 decks +54% synergy
Negate
61% of 89 decks +22% synergy
Scourge of Fleets
57% of 89 decks +44% synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
8% of 89 decks -5% synergy
Creatures
Drowned Rusalka
55% of 89 decks +53% synergy
Tolarian Kraken
54% of 89 decks +53% synergy
Body of Knowledge
52% of 89 decks +45% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
48% of 89 decks +41% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
48% of 89 decks +47% synergy
Wonder
47% of 89 decks +42% synergy
Merfolk Looter
47% of 89 decks +45% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
45% of 89 decks +21% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
43% of 89 decks +31% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
39% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39% of 89 decks +18% synergy
Oneirophage
37% of 89 decks +33% synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
35% of 51 decks +31% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
35% of 89 decks +34% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
33% of 42 decks +25% synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
31% of 35 decks +30% synergy
Homunculus Horde
30% of 27 decks +23% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
27% of 89 decks +13% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25% of 89 decks +13% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
24% of 42 decks +18% synergy
Flux Channeler
24% of 89 decks +18% synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
24% of 89 decks +20% synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
24% of 89 decks +21% synergy
Archmage of Runes
22% of 27 decks +11% synergy
Reservoir Kraken
21% of 89 decks +20% synergy
Tromokratis
21% of 89 decks +20% synergy
Geyser Drake
21% of 58 decks +19% synergy
Floodpits Drowner
20% of 35 decks +19% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20% of 50 decks +7% synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
19% of 89 decks +18% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
17% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Clinquant Skymage
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Thought Courier
16% of 89 decks +14% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16% of 89 decks +2% synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
14% of 50 decks +10% synergy
Spawning Kraken
13% of 89 decks +12% synergy
Jace's Archivist
13% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Burnished Hart
12% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Academy Wall
11% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
11% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
9% of 74 decks +4% synergy
Sage of the Falls
9% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
9% of 89 decks -1% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
8% of 89 decks +2% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
8% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
8% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Consider
55% of 89 decks +41% synergy
Keep Watch
53% of 89 decks +50% synergy
Quick Study
51% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Brainsurge
49% of 51 decks +41% synergy
Abjure
47% of 89 decks +42% synergy
Read the Runes
44% of 89 decks +42% synergy
Artistic Refusal
38% of 89 decks +37% synergy
Arcane Denial
37% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Aetherize
37% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Keep Safe
36% of 89 decks +34% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33% of 89 decks +28% synergy
Deduce
32% of 72 decks +30% synergy
Ice Out
31% of 84 decks +29% synergy
Refute
30% of 27 decks +24% synergy
Hithlain Knots
29% of 89 decks +28% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
28% of 89 decks +16% synergy
Reality Shift
28% of 89 decks -1% synergy
Resculpt
27% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Even the Score
25% of 89 decks +24% synergy
Mystic Confluence
24% of 89 decks +14% synergy
Archmage's Charm
22% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Pongify
22% of 89 decks -18% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
21% of 89 decks +18% synergy
Dream Fracture
21% of 89 decks +19% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18% of 89 decks -17% synergy
Complete the Circuit
13% of 89 decks +13% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13% of 89 decks -21% synergy
Filter Out
13% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Stroke of Genius
12% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
10% of 58 decks +1% synergy
Metamorphic Blast
10% of 58 decks +10% synergy
Engulf the Shore
10% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Thought Scour
10% of 89 decks +2% synergy
Sink into Stupor
10% of 51 decks -11% synergy
Diviner's Portent
9% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Commander's Insight
9% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Deliberate
9% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Glimmerburst
9% of 35 decks +7% synergy
Unfathomable Truths
8% of 50 decks +8% synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8% of 89 decks +3% synergy
Change of Plans
8% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Shore Up
8% of 89 decks +3% synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7% of 89 decks +3% synergy
Snap
7% of 89 decks -10% synergy
Decoy Gambit
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Refocus
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Stubborn Denial
7% of 89 decks +4% synergy
Flare of Denial
6% of 52 decks -1% synergy
Aetherspouts
6% of 89 decks -2% synergy
Curate
6% of 89 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Whelming Wave
51% of 89 decks +46% synergy
Ravenform
22% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Spectral Deluge
20% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
18% of 89 decks +16% synergy
Curse of the Swine
18% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Wash Out
13% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Windfall
11% of 89 decks -13% synergy
Solve the Equation
9% of 89 decks -5% synergy
Deem Inferior
8% of 50 decks +8% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
8% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Ponder
7% of 89 decks -24% synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6% of 89 decks -3% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Finale of Revelation
6% of 89 decks -1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Symmetry Matrix
52% of 89 decks +51% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
38% of 89 decks +34% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38% of 89 decks +19% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
33% of 89 decks +28% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
29% of 89 decks -26% synergy
Skullclamp
28% of 89 decks +22% synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
17% of 89 decks +16% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
14% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Folio of Fancies
11% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Banner of Kinship
11% of 27 decks +9% synergy
Culling Dais
10% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Mind's Eye
10% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
8% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
8% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Collector's Vault
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Stone of Erech
6% of 89 decks +4% synergy
Lightning Greaves
6% of 89 decks -21% synergy
Credit Voucher
6% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
51% of 65 decks +49% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
47% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Verity Circle
47% of 89 decks +46% synergy
Wizard Class
47% of 89 decks +31% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
30% of 89 decks +29% synergy
Opposition
26% of 89 decks +25% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
24% of 89 decks +22% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
22% of 89 decks +11% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
20% of 74 decks +17% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20% of 65 decks +15% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
18% of 89 decks +17% synergy
Mystic Remora
15% of 89 decks -14% synergy
Propaganda
15% of 89 decks -14% synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14% of 65 decks +6% synergy
Thought Reflection
12% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Kindred Discovery
11% of 89 decks +4% synergy
Shark Typhoon
9% of 89 decks +2% synergy
Inexorable Tide
9% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Unable to Scream
9% of 35 decks +4% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Psychic Possession
8% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Curator's Ward
6% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Insight
6% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Compulsion
6% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
37% of 89 decks +35% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
18% of 89 decks +3% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
15% of 89 decks +9% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
71% of 89 decks +14% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
52% of 89 decks +37% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
44% of 89 decks -8% synergy
Nesting Grounds
35% of 89 decks +32% synergy
Rogue's Passage
34% of 89 decks +19% synergy
Remote Isle
34% of 89 decks +28% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
28% of 89 decks +24% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
21% of 89 decks +17% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
20% of 89 decks +16% synergy
War Room
17% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Castle Vantress
17% of 89 decks -3% synergy
Rivendell
15% of 89 decks +2% synergy
Sunken Palace
14% of 50 decks +9% synergy
Terrain Generator
12% of 89 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
12% of 89 decks +2% synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10% of 89 decks +8% synergy
Fountainport
10% of 42 decks +7% synergy
The Surgical Bay
9% of 89 decks +7% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8% of 89 decks -1% synergy
High Market
8% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Coral Atoll
7% of 89 decks +3% synergy
Karn's Bastion
6% of 89 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
82% of 89 decks +30% synergy
Sol Ring
76% of 89 decks -10% synergy
Midnight Clock
71% of 89 decks +49% synergy
Mind Stone
70% of 89 decks +31% synergy
Arcane Signet
64% of 89 decks -1% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
55% of 89 decks +40% synergy
Sky Diamond
47% of 89 decks +22% synergy
Commander's Sphere
36% of 89 decks +25% synergy
Hedron Archive
27% of 89 decks +21% synergy
Heraldic Banner
25% of 89 decks +19% synergy
Caged Sun
19% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
13% of 89 decks -7% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9% of 89 decks -8% synergy
Thran Dynamo
6% of 89 decks -8% synergy
Worn Powerstone
6% of 89 decks +0% synergy
Lands
Island
99% of 89 decks +6% synergy
Myriad Landscape
43% of 89 decks +15% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20% of 50 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
10% of 51 decks -11% synergy