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Jul 2, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sewer-veillance Cam
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Skateboard
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver Myr
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
79%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
72%synergy
Corridor Monitor
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
71%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
71%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
68%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Combat Courier
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Mishra's Factory
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Ornithopter
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Spellskite
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
60%synergy
Sculpting Steel
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
55%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Myr Convert
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Manakin
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Mana Vault
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Grim Monolith
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
47%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Mox Diamond
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Force of Will
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Mox
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Shield Sphere
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Walking Ballista
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Memnite
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Myr Retriever
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Hangarback Walker
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Filigree Sages
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Plague Myr
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Tomb Trawler
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Hedron Crawler
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Myr Sire
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Metalworker
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
17%synergy
K-9, Mark I
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Junk Diver
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Palladium Myr
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Scrap Trawler
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Myr Moonvessel
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Voltaic Servant
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Foundry Inspector
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
2%synergy
The Reality Chip
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Cogwork Wrestler
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Dross Scorpion
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Silver Raven
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Myr
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Thought Monitor
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Master Transmuter
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Shimmer Myr
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Diversion Unit
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Workshop Assistant
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Network Disruptor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Master of Etherium
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Pact of Negation
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Mental Misstep
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Flusterstorm
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Magic Damper
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Whir of Invention
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
-35%synergy
Octopus Form
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Shore Up
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Misdirection
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-27%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Trickbind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-28%synergy
Commandeer
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Vapor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Turn Aside
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Disruption Protocol
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Transmute Artifact
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Reshape
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Step Through
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
One with the Machine
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
All Is Dust
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtcast
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-21%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Strings
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Voltaic Key
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Unwinding Clock
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Manifold Key
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Citanul Flute
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Darksteel Forge
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Clock of Omens
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Staff of Domination
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Repurposing Bay
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Myr Turbine
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Torpor Orb
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Imposter Mech
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Forge
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Invasion Submersible
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Monument
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Mindslaver
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Damping Sphere
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Winter Orb
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Null Brooch
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Pithing Needle
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Summoning Station
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Nuisance Engine
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Possessed Portal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Blasting Station
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Mind Over Matter
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Mirrormade
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Seat of the Synod
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Inventors' Fair
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Academy Ruins
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Crystal Vein
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
City of Traitors
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-42%synergy
Treasure Vault
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Tolaria West
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Homeward Path
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Opal
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Basalt Monolith
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-31%synergy
Patriar's Seal
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Guardian Idol
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Sink into Stupor
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Mirrex
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-20%synergy