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The Watcher in the Water

Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation

The Watcher in the Water

Current Era

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #765 · mythic · 2023

Legendary Creature — Kraken

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Market reference

$5.27

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Card facts

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Collector number
765 / 856
Release year
2023
Rarity
mythic
Illustrator
Chris Cold
Colors
U
Frame
2015
Border
black
Security stamp
triangle
Finishes
foil
Promo types
surgefoil · universesbeyond · boosterfun
Printed
2023-11-03

About this card

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}

Type: Legendary Creature — Kraken

The Watcher in the Water enters tapped with nine stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Whenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token. Whenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.

P/T: 9/9

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

duelLegal
brawlLegal
pennyLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
vintageLegal
historicLegal
timelessLegal
commanderLegal
gladiatorLegal
oathbreakerLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

Scryfall pricing

VariantPrice
USD (foil)$5.27
EUR (foil)€3.47

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my The Watcher in the Water is real?

The Watcher in the Water is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is The Watcher in the Water worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for The Watcher in the Water is $5.27; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is The Watcher in the Water from?

The Watcher in the Water is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2023.

What rarity is The Watcher in the Water?

The Watcher in the Water is a mythic card in the The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.

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