The Watcher in the Water (Commander) - Budget Upgraded 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
Scryfall
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Nadir Kraken
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
83%synergy
Tolarian Winds
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
69%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
65%synergy
Ominous Seas
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
63%synergy
Transcendent Message
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
61%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
58%synergy
Junk Winder
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Chasm Skulker
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Perilous Research
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Opt
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
53%synergy
Counterspell
76%inclusion41 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
42%synergy
High Tide
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Negate
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Meeting of Minds
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Creatures
Body of Knowledge
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Wonder
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Rusalka
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Merfolk Looter
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Archivist
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Oneirophage
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Homunculus Horde
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Tromokratis
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Flux Channeler
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Thought Courier
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sage of the Falls
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Kraken
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Kelpie Guide
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Consider
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Keep Watch
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Quick Study
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Abjure
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Artistic Refusal
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Aetherize
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Brainsurge
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Read the Runes
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Deduce
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Hithlain Knots
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Archmage's Charm
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Even the Score
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Refute
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Ice Out
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Stroke of Genius
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Engulf the Shore
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Keep Safe
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Confluence
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dream Fracture
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Filter Out
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Deliberate
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Diviner's Portent
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Chemister's Insight
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Remand
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Curate
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Wicked Slumber
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Contact Other Plane
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Stern Scolding
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Gush
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Reject Imperfection
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Whelming Wave
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Ravenform
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Spectral Deluge
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Wash Out
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-21%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Clear the Mind
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Serum Visions
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Eye
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Folio of Fancies
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Temple Bell
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
The Golden Throne
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Stone of Erech
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Credit Voucher
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Spellbook
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Verity Circle
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Lost in the Maze
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Opposition
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Discovery
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Thought Reflection
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Compulsion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Possession
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Omniscience
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Day of the Dragons
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Archmage Ascension
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Remote Isle
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Nesting Grounds
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
18%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Genius
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
The Surgical Bay
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Sol Ring
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Midnight Clock
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Sky Diamond
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Heraldic Banner
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
The Irencrag
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy