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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #765 · Mythic

The Watcher in the Water (Extended Art) (Surge Foil)

Magic card price for The Watcher in the Water (Extended Art) (Surge Foil): $5.25 market, from $3.79 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$5.25
+0.8% this week · +2.3% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+0.8%
30 days+2.3%
90 days+11.0%
1 year−11.5%
All time+720.3%

Sellers right now

$3.79lowest listing$49.71highest
Market price$5.25
Mid listing$5.45
Direct$6.09
30-day avg$5.17

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$5.25
Cardmarket$5.91 €5.27

EUR converted at 1.1215 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$4.6652-week low$6.2652-week high
In the range37%
All-time low$0.50
All-time high$6.26
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$3.76$4.67$5.58$6.50
$5.25
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

The Watcher in the Water (Extended Art) (Surge Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.64 and stands at $5.25 today, up 720% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved −11.5%, trading between $4.66 and $6.26. The current price is in the middle of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $6.26, 19.2% above today. Listings currently start at $3.79; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $5.17.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$5.25$3.79$49.71+0.8%

The card in play

Power / Toughness9 / 9
Type line
Legendary Creature — Kraken
Rules 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.

Other printings of The Watcher in the Water

6 more · $3.47 – $152.91
All printings
The Watcher in the Water (Borderless Poster) (734), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +2.4% 7d The Watcher in the Water (Borderless Poster) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #734 $152.91 The Watcher in the Water (Showcase Scrolls) (526), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +0.8% 7d The Watcher in the Water (Showcase Scrolls) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #526 $16.89 The Watcher in the Water (75), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d The Watcher in the Water Prerelease Cards · #75 $6.45 The Watcher in the Water (Extended Art) (354), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +3.7% 7d The Watcher in the Water (Extended Art) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #354 $3.92 The Watcher in the Water (75), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price −4.4% 7d The Watcher in the Water Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #75 $3.47

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