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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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Verity Circle
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
98%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
80%synergy
Callous Oppressor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Cephalid Constable
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Willbreaker
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
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Pongify
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Denial
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Scout
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Wonder
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Universal Automaton
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Summon: Shiva
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Shapesharer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Cephalid Broker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Shield Broker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Metallic Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Omen Hawker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Subtlety
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Clever Conjurer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Reality Chip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Soulless Jailer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Body of Knowledge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Fallowsage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Tidal Terror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Niblis of Frost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Illithid Harvester
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Surgespanner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Turnabout
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Archmage's Charm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cryptic Command
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Snap
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Deluge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Strix Serenade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Shadow Rift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Capsize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Keep Watch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Hydroblast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unsubstantiate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ojutai's Breath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cyber Conversion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Suspend
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Blustersquall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Aetherspouts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Forbid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mnemonic Nexus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Engulf the Shore
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Memory Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sorceries
Theft of Dreams
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Ravenform
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Curse of the Swine
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Paradigm Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Whelming Wave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Inundate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Exhaustion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Divination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Recall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fabricate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Spectral Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Cone of Cold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of the Animist
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Plate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Helm of Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Brainstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Winged Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Betrayal
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Levitation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Lost in the Maze
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Opposition
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cowardice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Frozen Aether
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Xenograft
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shark Typhoon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Time of Ice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Counterbalance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Well of Ideas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Eel Umbra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Spreading Seas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aether Barrier
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Omen of the Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Web of Inertia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Distortion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
44%synergy
Wasteland
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Castle Vantress
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Archway of Innovation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Desert
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Diamond City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shelldock Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Detection Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Endless Sands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Seat of the Synod
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Mutavault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Springleaf Drum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Caged Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Island
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-33%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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