Magic: The Gathering · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

The Watcher in the Water

French name: Le Guetteur de l'Eau (Borderless Poster)

734MythicBorderlessFull ArtPoster

The Watcher in the Water (Borderless Poster) (Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth 734) has a market price of US$72.22 to US$155.09 as of Nov 10, 2026.

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Market price

FoilUS$155.09Low US$106.54

NormalUS$72.22Low US$68.92

As of Nov 10, 2026 · The market price is TCGplayer’s, in US dollars. It is a guide, not an offer.

Card details

Type: Legendary Creature: Kraken
Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}
Power / toughness: 9/9
Artist: Pedro Correa

Card text

The Watcher in the Water enters the battlefield tapped with nine stun counters on it. 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.

About this card

The Watcher in the Water (Borderless Poster) is card 734 in Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, a Magic: The Gathering set released Jun 23, 2023. Rarity: Mythic. Finishes: Foil, Normal. Illustrated by Pedro Correa. Reference market price on Nov 10, 2026: US$155.09 (Foil), US$72.22 (Normal). Over the last 30 days, the Foil price went up 3.9%. Source: TCGplayer market data via tcgcsv.com, updated daily. A reference price is not an offer.

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