Release the Kraken! (The Watcher in the Water)

Commander / EDH Mono-Blue

DayjobDracula

Instant (24)

• 1x Abjure
• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Archmage's Charm
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Chemister's Insight
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyber Conversion
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dream Fracture
• 1x Flow of Knowledge
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Ice Out
• 1x Opt
• 1x Peek
• 1x Perilous Research
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Quick Study
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Read the Runes
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Thirst for Discovery
• 1x Tolarian Winds
• 1x Transcendent Message

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Psychic Possession
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Shark Typhoon
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight

Artifact (16)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Land (37)

• 1x Demolition Field
• 28x Island
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Terrain Generator

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Silver Scrutiny
• 1x Whelming Wave

Commander (1)

Creature (15)

• 1x Archmage Emeritus
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Drowned Rusalka
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Jace, Vryn's Prodigy  ^Flip
• 1x Ledger Shredder
• 1x Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch  ^Flip
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Wavebreak Hippocamp
• 1x Zygon Infiltrator

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Teferi, Master of Time

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I'm really taken by this commander as a powerful creature who rewards you for drawing massive amounts of cards, but I wanted to see if I could generate a win con for this deck that isn't based in combos or drawing out my library because apparently I enjoy making life harder for myself.

Henceforth, the idea behind this deck is to protect its commander, generate a ridiculous amount of tokens, control the board with counterspells and the Watcher's second ability, then eventually draw into something like a Shark Typhoon, Eldrazi Monument, or Dragon Throne of Tarkir and win by combat damage.

Dirty Tricks include Snapcaster Mage for flashback on my draw spells, making the most of sacrificing a Solemn Simulacrum, and using Spark Double to duplicate my commander. I could have included card: Wandering Throne, but I thought Spark Double was funnier and [card: Zygon Infiltrator] was more flexible.

Psychosis Crawler also does a lot of labor in this deck.

Exclusions:

I didn't want to jump through all the hoops required to play Kindred Discovery and not immediately deck myself either for better or worse. Although it would be funny.

Date added	11 months
Last updated	11 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.68
Tokens	Elemental 4/4 UR, Emblem Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Shark */* U, Squid 1/1 U, Tentacle 1/1 U, Treasure