Magic: The Gathering

The Watcher in the Water

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 765 • mythic

Set: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Collector number: 765
Rarity: Mythic
Mana cost: 3UU
Type: Creature
Colors: Blue
Artist: Chris Cold
Finish: Surge

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$4.66market price via TCGplayer · Aug 4, 2026$4.63 – $5.31 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This mythic creature from the Tales of Middle-earth set brings to life the formidable guardian of the Doors of Durin. Collectors prize this card for Chris Cold’s atmospheric illustration, which captures the immense, tentacled terror that famously barred the Fellowship's path into Moria.

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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.

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