Skip to content

The Watcher in the Water + Greater Good Combo

  • Prerequisites

    What do I need to start this combo?

    • The Watcher in the Water and Greater Good on the battlefield.
    • It is not your turn. You control at least one other creature with power one or greater.
  • Steps

    How does this combo work?

    • 1
      During an opponent's turn, activate Greater Good by sacrificing another creature with power one or greater.
    • 2
      If the creature was a Tentacle, The Watcher triggers, untapping up to one Kraken you control and putting a stun counter on up to one nonland permanent.
    • 3
      Resolve the Greater Good ability, causing you to draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power and then discard three cards.
    • 4
      For each card drawn this way, The Watcher's first ability triggers, creating that many 1/1 Tentacle creature tokens.
    • 5
      Repeat.
  • Results

    What do I get from this combo?

    • Infinite draw triggers
    • Infinite self-discard triggers
    • Significant death triggers
    • Significant creature ETB
    • Significant creature LTB
    • Significant creature sacrifice triggers
    • Significant untap of some creatures you control

Combo Metadata

Decks

Combo Rank

Commander Bracket Information

In which Commander Bracket(s) am I allowed to play this combo?

1-2

Exhibition and Core

(no 2-card combos)

The community has determined this is a true 2-card combo.

3

Upgraded

(no early game 2-card combos)

The community has determined this is a true, early game, 2-card combo.

4-5

Optimized and CEDH

(all combos are allowed)

All combos are allowed.

Combo Voting

Does the community think this a true 2-card combo (both trivial prerequisites and significant results)? Do they think it can be executed before turn 6 or so?

Trivial Prerequisites
64%
Significant Results
64%
Early Game
86%
Size
View
New Commanders
Top Commanders
New Cards
Top Cards
High Lift
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands