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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
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Willbreaker
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
72%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
63%synergy
Cephalid Constable
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
62%synergy
Cephalid Looter
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
60%synergy
Theft of Dreams
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Callous Oppressor
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
56%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Dismiss into Dream
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Mana Drain
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Force of Negation
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
42%synergy
High Tide
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Broker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Shield Broker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
50%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Winter Orb
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
71%synergy
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
80%inclusion24 decks30 decks
44%synergy
Force of Will
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Mystical Tutor
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Grim Monolith
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Chrome Mox
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Mox Diamond
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Facetaker
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
49%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Shapesharer
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
46%synergy
Cephalid Scout
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Universal Automaton
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Cephalid Sage
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
40%synergy
Clever Impersonator
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Omen Hawker
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Floodgate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Metallic Mimic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Palladium Myr
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Archaic
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Pact of Negation
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptic Command
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Whir of Invention
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Chain of Vapor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Daze
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Engulf the Shore
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Kozilek's Command
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ugin's Binding
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Stifle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Deluge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Long-Term Plans
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-22%synergy
Capsize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mental Misstep
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Timetwister
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Energy Tap
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Bribery
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Time Stretch
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fascination
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Reshape
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
All Is Dust
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Lunar Insight
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Maskwood Nexus
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Static Orb
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Storage Matrix
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Shuko
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Birthing Boughs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Idol of False Gods
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Repurposing Bay
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Monument
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Adaptation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Faces of the Past
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Cowardice
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Power Artifact
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Frozen Aether
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Opposition
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Betrayal
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Levitation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Equilibrium
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Time of Ice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Flood
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Treachery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Mastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
28%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Eye of Ugin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Field
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Workshop
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Mana Crypt
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Caged Sun
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Basalt Monolith
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Skyclave Relic
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
-23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Cavern of Souls
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Planar Nexus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
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