Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
School Daze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Sense
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Karn's Bastion
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
71%synergy
Archmage's Charm
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
69%synergy
Experimental Augury
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
62%synergy
Flux Channeler
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Reject Imperfection
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
59%synergy
Serum Snare
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Disallow
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
34%synergy
High Tide
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Omniscience
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Aetherize
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Thrummingbird
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Spellskite
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Marang River Regent
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Archmage of Runes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Plague Myr
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
PuPu UFO
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Cryptic Command
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Steady Progress
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Force of Negation
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Evacuation
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Quick Study
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Desynchronization
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Rewind
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Foil
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Unwind
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Gush
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Forbid
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Misdirection
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Confluence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Potential
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Soul Read
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Engulf the Shore
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Cyber Conversion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-32%synergy
Void Shatter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Confounding Riddle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Enter the Infinite
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Contentious Plan
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
43%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Stock Up
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Fabricate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Spectral Deluge
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Commit // Memory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Time Stretch
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Whelming Wave
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Wash Out
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Mastery
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Invoke the Winds
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Expropriate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Walk the Aeons
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Retraced Image
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Trespass
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Savor the Moment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Insight Engine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Imprisoned in the Moon
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Inexorable Tide
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Copy Enchantment
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mirrormade
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Observed Stasis
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mind Over Matter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Castle Vantress
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
33%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Terrain Generator
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Remote Isle
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
The Surgical Bay
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Staff of Compleation
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Midnight Clock
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Misleading Signpost
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Lotus
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Glistening Sphere
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Replicating Ring
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Coalition Relic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Jwari Disruption
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy