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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
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Willbreaker
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Remora
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Cryptic Command
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Cephalid Scout
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Sage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Cephalid Looter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
High Tide
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Fabricate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Broker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Intuition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Cephalid Constable
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Shapesharer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Shield Broker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Clever Impersonator
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Universal Automaton
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Wonder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Callous Oppressor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Starwinder
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Palinchron
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Omen Hawker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cephalid Inkshrouder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Metallic Mimic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Warrior
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Patron Wizard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fleet Swallower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Nadir Kraken
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mistform Ultimus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thousand Winds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Deluge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Delay
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mana Short
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Time Stop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Divert
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Spelljack
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Capsize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Trickery Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Infiltrate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tolarian Winds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Twincast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Plagiarize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Evacuation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Whir of Invention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Fervent Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Defy Gravity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Long-Term Plans
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Desertion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Theft of Dreams
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Whelming Wave
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bribery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fascination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sleep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Concentrate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Energy Tap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Time Spiral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Timetwister
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Winter Orb
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Buster Sword
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shuko
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Winter Moon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Eye
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Birthing Boughs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Static Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Leyline Axe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mana Web
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Storage Matrix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Chain Veil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Discovery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Levitation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Betrayal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Cowardice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Power Artifact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Persuasion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Frozen Aether
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Lash
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Treachery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dream Leash
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opposition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Faces of the Past
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Lost in the Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Equilibrium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shimmer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Think Tank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Maze of Ith
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Castle Vantress
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Academy Ruins
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Halimar Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Detection Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ghost Quarter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Inventors' Fair
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Remote Isle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Memorial to Genius
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eye of Ugin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Cataract
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Caged Sun
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Clock
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Star Compass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Island
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
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