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Magic · Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #526 · Mythic

The Watcher in the Water (Showcase Scrolls)

Magic card price for The Watcher in the Water (Showcase Scrolls): $16.89 market, from $12.46 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 20, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 20, 2026
$16.89
+0.8% this week · −0.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+0.8%
30 days−0.1%
90 days+1.5%
1 year+13.8%
All time+740.3%

Sellers right now

$12.46lowest listing$94.71highest
Market price$16.89
Mid listing$21.12
30-day avg$16.74

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$16.89
Cardmarket$13.10 €11.68

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

One year

$13.7652-week low$17.0452-week high
In the range95%
All-time low$1.90
All-time high$20.16
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$11.19$13.32$15.46$17.59
$16.89
Jul 22Aug 21Sep 20Oct 20
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

The Watcher in the Water (Showcase Scrolls) (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $2.01 and stands at $16.89 today, up 740% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +13.8%, trading between $13.76 and $17.04. The current price is near the top of that range. Its all-time high in our data is $20.16, still 19.4% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $12.46, and the 30-day average market price is $16.74.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$16.89$12.46$94.71+0.8%
Normal$12.60$9.24$94.710.0%

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 permament.

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 (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) (Surge Foil) (765), Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth — Magic card price +0.8% 7d The Watcher in the Water (Extended Art) (Surge Foil) Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · #765 $5.25 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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