Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Control

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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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Spider-Sense
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
School Daze
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tezzeret's Gambit
68%inclusion86 decks127 decks
62%synergy
Experimental Augury
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
52%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
59%inclusion75 decks127 decks
51%synergy
Karn's Bastion
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
50%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
63%inclusion80 decks127 decks
48%synergy
Flux Channeler
52%inclusion66 decks127 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
60%inclusion76 decks127 decks
46%synergy
Enter the Infinite
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
44%synergy
Archmage's Charm
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Reject Imperfection
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
82%inclusion104 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
72%inclusion92 decks127 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Remora
61%inclusion78 decks127 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion71 decks127 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion70 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
53%inclusion67 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
50%inclusion63 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
48%inclusion61 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
58%inclusion74 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion68 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
49%inclusion62 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion42 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Thrummingbird
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
33%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30%inclusion38 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Body of Knowledge
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Chasm Skulker
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion10 decks101 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Serum Sovereign
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Clever Impersonator
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Marang River Regent
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Viral Drake
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Myr Convert
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Agent
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Serum Snare
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion53 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion50 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
39%inclusion49 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion46 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Disallow
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Unwind
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Rewind
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Command
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Steady Progress
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
21%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Nexus of Fate
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion26 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Quick Study
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Foil
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Evacuation
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Misdirection
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Confluence
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Gush
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Desynchronization
14%inclusion16 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Commandeer
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
32%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Contentious Plan
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Fabricate
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Time Warp
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
-7%synergy
Time Stretch
23%inclusion29 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Spectral Deluge
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Expropriate
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Mastery
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Merchant Scroll
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-13%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Show and Tell
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Walk the Aeons
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Wash Out
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
36%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Insight Engine
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
The Magic Mirror
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-17%synergy
The Water Crystal
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
35%synergy
Inexorable Tide
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Wizard Class
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Back to Basics
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Training Grounds
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion16 decks124 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
One with the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Ascension
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Thought Reflection
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
81%inclusion103 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
74%inclusion94 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
19%synergy
Castle Vantress
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
15%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion28 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
5%synergy
The Surgical Bay
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Nesting Grounds
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-5%synergy
Blast Zone
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion120 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion96 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion96 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Midnight Clock
47%inclusion60 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion59 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
29%synergy
Staff of Compleation
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
43%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion30 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Sky Diamond
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Replicating Ring
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Misleading Signpost
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion118 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion52 decks127 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion39 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
7%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Mirrex
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy