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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
MTGStocks
Octopus Form
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Portal to Phyrexia
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
76%synergy
Silver Myr
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Myr Retriever
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Mishra's Factory
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Corridor Monitor
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Ornithopter
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
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Spellskite
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Forge
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Mana Vault
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Grim Monolith
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Plague Myr
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Walking Ballista
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Memnite
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Myr Convert
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Palladium Myr
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Manakin
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Shield Sphere
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Hedron Crawler
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Hangarback Walker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Scrap Trawler
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Metalworker
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Combat Courier
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Filigree Sages
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Tomb Trawler
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Myr Sire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Foundry Inspector
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Millikin
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Junk Diver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
K-9, Mark I
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Workshop Assistant
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Master Transmuter
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Shimmer Myr
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Diversion Unit
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Myr Moonvessel
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Thought Monitor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Bronze Walrus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Spellseeker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
The Reality Chip
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Su-Chi
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Voltaic Servant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Perilous Myr
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Force of Negation
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Flusterstorm
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Whir of Invention
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Mental Misstep
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-39%synergy
Spell Pierce
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Misdirection
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Sense
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-32%synergy
Delay
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Desynchronization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Opt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Aetherize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Submerge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Turn Aside
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Snap
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-38%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Transmute Artifact
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Reshape
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Step Through
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Windfall
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
All Is Dust
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
One with the Machine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Time Spiral
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtcast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Timetwister
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sculpting Steel
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Voltaic Key
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Unwinding Clock
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Torpor Orb
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Clock of Omens
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Isochron Scepter
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Staff of Domination
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Citanul Flute
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Manifold Key
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Winter Orb
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Myr Turbine
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Repurposing Bay
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Forge
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Mindslaver
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Forsaken Monument
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
The Endstone
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Static Orb
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Cloud Key
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Possessed Portal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Trinisphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mirage Mirror
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Damping Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Null Brooch
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Imposter Mech
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Esoteric Duplicator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blasting Station
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mirror Box
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Pithing Needle
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Campfire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Summoning Station
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Mind Over Matter
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Copy Artifact
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Power Artifact
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
March of the Machines
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mirrormade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mechanized Production
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Omniscience
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Stasis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Artificer Class
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Dress Down
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Seat of the Synod
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Academy Ruins
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
55%synergy
Inventors' Fair
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
City of Traitors
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Crystal Vein
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Buried Ruin
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-44%synergy
Secluded Starforge
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Fomori Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
War Room
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Strip Mine
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-44%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Tolaria West
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Mine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexia's Core
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Opal
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Lotus Petal
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Mox Diamond
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Guardian Idol
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Blinkmoth Urn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-45%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mirrex
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy