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The Watcher in the Water
Legendary Creature — Kraken · {3}{U}{U} · EDHREC #5661
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #526 · mythic · 2023-11-03 · nonfoil, foil · art by Chris Cold
dealers pay 69% of retail
Price history (EUR)
Marketplace prices
| Marketplace | List | Finish | Native | EUR · SEK · USD | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | retail | normal | 11,68 € | 11,68 €128,22 kr · $13.05 | 2026-11-05 |
| Card Kingdom | buylist (cash offer) | foil | $11.50 | 10,29 €113,00 kr · $11.50 | 2026-11-05 |
| Card Kingdom | buylist (cash offer) | normal | $9.00 | 8,06 €88,44 kr · $9.00 | 2026-11-05 |
| Card Kingdom | retail | foil | $22.99 | 20,58 €225,91 kr · $22.99 | 2026-11-05 |
| Card Kingdom | retail | normal | $14.99 | 13,42 €147,30 kr · $14.99 | 2026-11-05 |
| Mana Pool | retail | foil | $14.27 | 12,77 €140,22 kr · $14.27 | 2026-11-05 |
| Mana Pool | retail | normal | $12.61 | 11,29 €123,91 kr · $12.61 | 2026-11-05 |
| TCGplayer | retail | foil | $16.89 | 15,12 €165,97 kr · $16.89 | 2026-11-05 |
| TCGplayer | retail | normal | $12.67 | 11,34 €124,50 kr · $12.67 | 2026-11-05 |
Card text and legality
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.
9/9
Legal in: historic, timeless, gladiator, modern, legacy, vintage, penny, commander, oathbreaker, brawl, competitivebrawl, duel
All printings of The Watcher in the Water (7)
| Set | # | Rarity | Released | Cardmarket € | TCGplayer $ | Shop | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 526 | mythic | 2023-11-03 | 11,68 € | $12.67 | 15,60 €171,26 kr · $17.43 | |
 | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 734 | mythic | 2023-11-03 | 122,25 € | $71.67 | 146,10 €1 603,89 kr · $163.22 | |
 | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 734z | mythic | 2023-11-03 | – | – | – | |
 | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 765 | mythic | 2023-11-03 | – | – | – | |
 | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 354 | mythic | 2023-06-23 | 5,53 € | $3.98 | 8,30 €91,12 kr · $9.27 | |
 | The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth LTR | 75 | mythic | 2023-06-23 | 1,77 € | $2.34 | 3,90 €42,81 kr · $4.36 | |
 | Tales of Middle-earth Promos PLTR | 75s | mythic | 2023-06-23 | – | – | – |