The Watcher in the Water
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 734 • mythic
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Collector number
- 734
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pedro Correa
- Market price
- $62.74
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 card was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set titled The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. This expansion was a high-profile collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Middle-earth Enterprises, designed to bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium into the mechanics of a tabletop trading card game. The card itself portrays the tentacled creature that guards the Doors of Durin in the Mines of Moria, drawing directly from the iconic scene in The Fellowship of the Ring.
The artwork for this specific card was illustrated by Wisnu Tan, who aimed to capture the terrifying, visceral presence of the creature emerging from the dark waters. The design emphasizes the fluidity and monstrous scale of the beast, utilizing the game's creature-type mechanics to represent its ability to lurk and strike. Upon release, the card was well-received by players for its thematic resonance and utility within the blue-black color identity, serving as a distinct piece of visual interpretation within the broader set.
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