Arcum Dagsson (Commander) - Toolbox

Background image for How To Play Blue Differently in EDH
Sikora
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Octopus Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Invasion Submersible
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Silver Myr
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
66%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Corridor Monitor
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Manakin
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Ornithopter
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Myr Retriever
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
57%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Spellskite
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Fabricate
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Combat Courier
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Sculpting Steel
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Myr Convert
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Mana Vault
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Force of Will
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Mox Diamond
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Etherium Sculptor
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Shield Sphere
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Memnite
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Walking Ballista
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Hangarback Walker
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Plague Myr
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Crawler
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Myr Sire
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Junk Diver
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Tomb Trawler
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Scrap Trawler
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Filigree Sages
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Myr Moonvessel
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Palladium Myr
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Metalworker
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Foundry Inspector
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
5%synergy
K-9, Mark I
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Thought Monitor
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Perilous Myr
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Master Transmuter
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
The Reality Chip
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Diversion Unit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Spellseeker
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Silver Raven
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Shimmer Myr
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Cogwork Wrestler
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Workshop Assistant
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Millikin
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Revoker
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Network Disruptor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dross Scorpion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Master of Etherium
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Memnarch
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Bronze Walrus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Whir of Invention
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Force of Negation
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-28%synergy
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Mental Misstep
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Flusterstorm
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Spell Pierce
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Magic Damper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-27%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Shore Up
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Misdirection
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Disruption Protocol
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-29%synergy
Long River's Pull
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Transmute Artifact
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Reshape
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Step Through
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
One with the Machine
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
All Is Dust
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Merchant Scroll
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtcast
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Strings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Darksteel Forge
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Unwinding Clock
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Voltaic Key
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Citanul Flute
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Manifold Key
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Myr Turbine
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Torpor Orb
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Staff of Domination
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Clock of Omens
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Repurposing Bay
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Forge
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Imposter Mech
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Monument
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Winter Orb
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Summoning Station
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Possessed Portal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Pithing Needle
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Null Brooch
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Key
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Blasting Station
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Scroll Rack
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Static Orb
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Mind Over Matter
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Artificer Class
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Seat of the Synod
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Academy Ruins
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Mishra's Factory
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Inventors' Fair
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Buried Ruin
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Crystal Vein
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
25%synergy
City of Traitors
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-39%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Vault
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-41%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria West
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
War Room
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Homeward Path
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Starforge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Lotus Petal
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Basalt Monolith
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-25%synergy
Patriar's Seal
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Moonsnare Prototype
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Coveted Jewel
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Guardian Idol
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
80%inclusion33 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Mirrex
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
25%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy