---
name: "Eyes of the Watcher"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "350b3c1c-b37e-4279-9b49-0fb93c5e7e33"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eyes-of-the-watcher-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Eyes of the Watcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eyes Everywhere](/printing/eyes-everywhere-rna.md) — Enchantment
2. [Watchful Automaton](/printing/watchful-automaton-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Oracle's Insight](/printing/oracles-insight-bbd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Nimrodel Watcher](/printing/nimrodel-watcher-ltr.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
5. [Omen of the Sea](/printing/omen-of-the-sea-plst.md) — Enchantment
6. [Witches' Eye](/printing/witches-eye-ths.md) — Artifact — Equipment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #30
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`