Commander

The Watcher in the Water

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 35%
151 Wins
279 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Watcher in the Water is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 430 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (151279) at an Elo of 1,544, ranking #1194 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Watcher in the Water's win rate?
The Watcher in the Water has a 35% win rate across 430 recorded Playgroup games (151 wins, 279 losses).
How long do winning games with The Watcher in the Water take?
Wins with The Watcher in the Water take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use The Watcher in the Water?
193 decks list The Watcher in the Water as their commander on Playgroup, of which 120 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1194
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1544
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.6
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 193
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 120
No. games played with this commander 430
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1536 Lasse-Gøran Vagle Jensen 1 1
2 1531 Adoom 3 2
3 1500 AlexPepperoni 1 0
4 1488 OseOseOse 1 0
5 1488 AnaVamp 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Watcher in the Water wins, 55.96% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
55.96%
Alternative
22.94%
Non Combat Damage
9.17%
Combo
7.34%
Commander Damage
2.75%
Mill
1.83%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 153 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Watcher in the Water wins 44.44% of games from position 1 and 30.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.44% n=117
2
Seat 2
32.8% n=125
3
Seat 3
30.0% n=100
4
Seat 4
30.16% n=63
5
Seat 5
33.33% n=12
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Watcher in the Water wins 34.12% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.12% n=170
1
1 mulligan
36.36% n=66
2
2 mulligans
30.43% n=23
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=8
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Watcher in the Water 3.84/5 on average, across 316 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Watcher in the Water wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.3% of the time across 152 tracked wins.

74.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The Watcher in the Water. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
45.45%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
40.0%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
31.25%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
31.25%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
40.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
45.45%