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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
Sewer-veillance Cam
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
51%synergy
Skateboard
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver Myr
90%inclusion46 decks51 decks
79%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
76%inclusion39 decks51 decks
74%synergy
Corridor Monitor
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
73%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
72%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
75%inclusion38 decks51 decks
70%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
66%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
65%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
63%synergy
Mishra's Factory
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
63%synergy
Ornithopter
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Spellskite
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
58%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Combat Courier
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
62%synergy
Sculpting Steel
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
56%synergy
Myr Convert
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
57%synergy
Swan Song
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
32%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Manakin
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
51%synergy
Mana Vault
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
52%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Rhystic Study
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Grim Monolith
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
50%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Force of Will
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Mox Diamond
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Chrome Mox
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Shield Sphere
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
55%synergy
Walking Ballista
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Hangarback Walker
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Memnite
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Myr Retriever
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Filigree Sages
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Tomb Trawler
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Plague Myr
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Metalworker
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Hedron Crawler
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Myr Sire
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
16%synergy
K-9, Mark I
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Junk Diver
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Palladium Myr
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Scrap Trawler
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Myr Moonvessel
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Voltaic Servant
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Foundry Inspector
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
1%synergy
The Reality Chip
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Dross Scorpion
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Silver Raven
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Cogwork Wrestler
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Myr
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Spellseeker
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thought Monitor
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Master Transmuter
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Shimmer Myr
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Diversion Unit
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Workshop Assistant
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Network Disruptor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Master of Etherium
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Pact of Negation
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Flusterstorm
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Whir of Invention
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
-37%synergy
Misdirection
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Octopus Form
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Shore Up
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Dispel
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-27%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Trickbind
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-28%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Cyber Conversion
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Turn Aside
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Disruption Protocol
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Tidal Bore
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Transmute Artifact
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Reshape
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
10%synergy
One with the Machine
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
All Is Dust
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtcast
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-22%synergy
Windfall
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Strings
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Voltaic Key
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Manifold Key
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Unwinding Clock
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
35%synergy
Citanul Flute
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Darksteel Forge
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Staff of Domination
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Clock of Omens
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Repurposing Bay
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Myr Turbine
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Torpor Orb
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Imposter Mech
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Invasion Submersible
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Forge
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Monument
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Mindslaver
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Damping Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Winter Orb
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Null Brooch
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Pithing Needle
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Summoning Station
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Nuisance Engine
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Possessed Portal
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Blasting Station
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
28%synergy
Mind Over Matter
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-25%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
54%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
65%inclusion33 decks51 decks
52%synergy
Seat of the Synod
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Inventors' Fair
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
55%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Academy Ruins
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Crystal Vein
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
41%synergy
City of Traitors
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
37%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-47%synergy
Homeward Path
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-42%synergy
Treasure Vault
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
War Room
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Foundry of the Consuls
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Tower
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Mine
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Tolaria West
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
61%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Opal
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Basalt Monolith
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-32%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Springleaf Drum
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-18%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-10%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Amber
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Guardian Idol
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
86%inclusion44 decks51 decks
-7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Cavern of Souls
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Mirrex
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
28%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-20%synergy