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Jul 2, 2025
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How To Play Blue Differently in EDH
Blue is known for control in Magic, but that's far from the only thing it does. Let's look at ways you can play blue "off-color" in Commander.
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Cephalid Looter
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
80%synergy
Cephalid Broker
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
73%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
70%synergy
Cephalid Sage
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
67%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Theft of Dreams
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Kefnet's Monument
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Betrayal
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Wonder
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
48%synergy
High Tide
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Scout
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Callous Oppressor
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Verity Circle
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Creatures
Shield Broker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Omen Hawker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Constable
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Tidal Terror
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Universal Automaton
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Floodgate
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Scaretiller
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Bubble Smuggler
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Fallowsage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mechanozoa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Willbreaker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Octoprophet
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mulldrifter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Illithid Harvester
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Giant Octopus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Paragon of Gathering Mists
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Peregrine Drake
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sealock Monster
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Shapesharer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Clone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Clever Conjurer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Silver Myr
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Walking Atlas
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blustersquall
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Deluge
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Keep Watch
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Engulf the Shore
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Turnabout
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Evacuation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Circular Logic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Plagiarize
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
False Memories
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Countervailing Winds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Power Sink
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Curate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Focus the Mind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Unsummon
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Think Twice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Chilling Grasp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dissipate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Defabricate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Gigadrowse
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Riptide
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Enervate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Galestrike
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Twiddle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Capsize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Foil
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Dream's Grip
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Curse of the Swine
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ravenform
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Distant Melody
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Whelming Wave
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Sleep
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Energy Tap
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Wash Out
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Tide
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Unending Whisper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Stall Out
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gust of Wind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Concentrate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Winged Words
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Divination
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Misstep
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Open into Wonder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Replicator
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Birthing Boughs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-50%synergy
Enchantments
Levitation
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Lost in the Maze
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Time of Ice
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Opposition
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Flood
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Think Tank
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Cowardice
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Distortion
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chronic Flooding
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Web of Inertia
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Observed Stasis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Aether Barrier
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Frogify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Tightening Coils
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Wings
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Dream Leash
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Faces of the Past
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Deluge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Short Circuit
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Venom
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Enthralling Hold
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Drake Haven
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Shrine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cephalid Coliseum
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Coral Atoll
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-33%synergy
Halimar Depths
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Remote Isle
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Cataract
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Skyline Cascade
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Tolaria West
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Moonring Island
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Memorial to Genius
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-36%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Midnight Clock
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Heraldic Banner
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Manalith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
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