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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Whelming Wave
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
65%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
47%synergy
Verity Circle
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
46%synergy
Fireshrieker
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
38%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
37%synergy
Flood
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
34%synergy
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High Tide
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Blustersquall
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
32%synergy
Spawning Kraken
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Silver Myr
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Dreamshackle Geist
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Nadir Kraken
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Grappling Kraken
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
20%synergy
Kraken of the Straits
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Palladium Myr
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Timin, Youthful Geist
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Reef Worm
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Kelpie Guide
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Colossal Whale
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Guardian of Tazeem
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Brass Squire
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sealock Monster
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Biblioplex Kraken
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Tribute Mage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Trench Behemoth
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Coral Barrier
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-13%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Icy Blast
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Stubborn Denial
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Cancel
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Shore Up
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
12%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-26%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Engulf the Shore
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-23%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Turn Aside
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mental Modulation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Divert Disaster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-25%synergy
Fumble
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Voyage's End
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Chill
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Dissipate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Disperse
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Dissolve
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Choking Tethers
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Succumb to the Cold
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Sleep
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
18%synergy
Divination
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Mind Spiral
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-19%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Freeze in Place
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Hands of Binding
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Wash Out
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Strings
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-17%synergy
Chart a Course
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Displacement Wave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Cone of Cold
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Traverse Eternity
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Stall Out
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Loxodon Warhammer
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
29%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Basilisk Collar
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Bident of Thassa
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Cloak
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Kraken's Eye
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Winged Boots
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Brass Knuckles
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Strata Scythe
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Starforged Sword
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Blade
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Short Bow
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Nettlecyst
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Gorgon's Head
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Thran Power Suit
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
O-Naginata
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Pacification Array
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Eel Umbra
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Touch
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Aqueous Form
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Combat Research
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Octopus Umbra
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Drake Umbra
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Narcolepsy
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Claustrophobia
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Frozen Aether
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Opposition
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Quiet Contemplation
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Wings
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Chill
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Fall from Favor
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Observed Stasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Stop Cold
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Monastery Siege
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Encrust
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Invisibility
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Infiltrator's Magemark
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Flood the Engine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-37%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Coral Atoll
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-33%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Halimar Depths
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
5%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Skyline Cascade
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Cataract
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion37 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
52%inclusion24 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Thran Dynamo
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-23%synergy
Worn Powerstone
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Archive
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
The Irencrag
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Sisay's Ring
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Manalith
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion41 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-15%synergy