The Watcher in the Water
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 75 • mythic
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 75
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Chris Cold
- Market price
- $2.50
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Watcher in the Water was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set 'The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth.' This set represents a collaborative expansion that translates J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium into the mechanics of the collectible card game. The card depicts the titular kraken-like creature that guards the Doors of Durin, drawing upon the harrowing sequence from 'The Fellowship of the Ring' where the creature ambushes the party outside the Mines of Moria.
The artwork was created by illustrator Antonio José Manzanedo, who aimed to capture the terrifying, tentacled presence of the beast as it emerges from the murky waters of the Sirannon. The design emphasizes the creature's bioluminescent-like scales and multi-limbed threat, aligning with the dark, atmospheric tone of the encounter. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its thematic ability to create creature tokens, effectively replicating the feeling of being overwhelmed by the Watcher's many tentacles.
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