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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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Big Mother Mouser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Buzz Bots
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ornithopter of Paradise
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Silver Myr
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
62%synergy
Myr Retriever
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
60%synergy
Sculpting Steel
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
56%synergy
Corridor Monitor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
53%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
52%synergy
Ornithopter
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
46%synergy
Seat of the Synod
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
45%synergy
Thought Monitor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
44%synergy
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Counterspell
82%inclusion9 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Negate
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Pongify
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Unwinding Clock
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
43%synergy
Fabricate
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
28%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Foundry Inspector
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
31%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-24%synergy
Creatures
Myr Convert
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
44%synergy
Palladium Myr
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Hedron Crawler
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Myr Sire
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Plague Myr
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Combat Courier
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Memnite
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
34%synergy
Manakin
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Gingerbrute
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Scrap Trawler
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
23%synergy
Walking Ballista
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Filigree Sages
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Shield Sphere
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Spellskite
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
20%synergy
Millikin
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mechan Assembler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Trophy Mage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Junk Diver
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Master of Etherium
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
The Reality Chip
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Tribute Mage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Tomb Trawler
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Shimmer Myr
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Marketback Walker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Diversion Unit
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Waxen Shapethief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Embermouth Sentinel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Memory Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Loyal Inventor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Palinchron
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Inquisitive Puppet
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Chief Engineer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Muddle the Mixture
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
19%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Desynchronization
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Desculpting Blast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scour for Scrap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Machine Over Matter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Disruption Protocol
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Strix Serenade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Delay
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Into the Roil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Mana Leak
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Masterful Replication
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
High Tide
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-26%synergy
Dazzling Denial
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Assert Authority
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Whir of Invention
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Retraction Helix
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Knots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Dive Down
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Syncopate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Last Word
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Unauthorized Exit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Turn Aside
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Consider
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Blink of an Eye
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Leadership Vacuum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Defabricate
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Essence Flux
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Fading Hope
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Knack
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Foil
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Bane's Contingency
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thought Scour
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Peek
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
4%synergy
One with the Machine
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Solve the Equation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Season of Weaving
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-20%synergy
Windfall
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-13%synergy
Splitting the Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Forging the Anchor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Sorcerous Sight
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mockery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reshape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Serum Visions
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Rise and Shine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mists of Lórien
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Anchor to Reality
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Retraced Image
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
March of Progress
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Reverse Engineer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Spine of Ish Sah
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
35%synergy
Myr Turbine
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
36%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Forge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Forge
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Isochron Scepter
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Repurposing Bay
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Campfire
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Summoning Station
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Voltaic Key
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Winter Orb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Possessed Portal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Manifold Key
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mirror Box
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Clock of Omens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Trading Post
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mirage Mirror
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Citanul Flute
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Planar Bridge
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Torpor Orb
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Magewright's Stone
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Semblance Anvil
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Domination
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-41%synergy
Mirrorworks
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Hulldrifter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Esoteric Duplicator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Empires
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Bauble
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cloud Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Relic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Kaldra
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thran Temporal Gateway
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Moonsilver Key
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Scepter of Empires
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Thopter Spy Network
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
37%synergy
Mechanized Production
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
29%synergy
Intruder Alarm
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Efficient Construction
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Artificer Class
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Mirrormade
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Unable to Scream
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-8%synergy
March of the Machines
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Ascension
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Clan Crafter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Copy Enchantment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-18%synergy
Stasis
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-22%synergy
Seal of Removal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Subdual
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-6%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Buried Ruin
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-23%synergy
Crystal Vein
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-38%synergy
Castle Vantress
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Archway of Innovation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Zhalfirin Void
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Tower
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Mine
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Coral Atoll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mishra's Factory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
-15%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
36%inclusion4 decks11 decks
30%synergy
Guardian Idol
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
27%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
25%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Intelligence Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Charisma Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Agility Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Strength Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-11%synergy
Luck Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion11 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Rumble Arena
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
6%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Mirrex
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Demolition Field
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Jwari Disruption
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Crystal Grotto
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy