The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Budget Optimized Wheels

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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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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Nadir Kraken
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Tolarian Winds
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Refute
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Ominous Seas
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Junk Winder
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Transcendent Message
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Counterspell
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Archmage of Runes
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Opt
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Chasm Skulker
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Denial
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
27%synergy
High Tide
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Mystical Tutor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Force of Will
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
47%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Homunculus Horde
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Body of Knowledge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Rusalka
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Merfolk Looter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Archivist
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Wonder
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Spark Double
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spawning Kraken
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Sage of the Falls
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Thought Courier
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thrummingbird
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Flux Channeler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Brainsurge
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Quick Study
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Strix Serenade
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Consider
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Meeting of Minds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Knots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Artistic Refusal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Stubborn Denial
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Perilous Research
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Abjure
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archmage's Charm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Council's Deliberation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Press the Enemy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Exclude
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Keep Watch
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Engulf the Shore
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Whelming Wave
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Folio of Fancies
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Eye
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Lost in the Maze
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Verity Circle
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Shark Typhoon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Opposition
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Thought Reflection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Nesting Grounds
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
War Room
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Castle Vantress
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Caged Sun
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy