The Mindskinner (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Toughness Matters

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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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Ruin Crab
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
92%synergy
Eel Umbra
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Fog Bank
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Drowned Secrets
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Fractured Sanity
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Thought Scour
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Stuffy Doll
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Propaganda
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Negate
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
44%synergy
High Tide
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Manic Scribe
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Soulless Jailer
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Thought Collapse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Memory Erosion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Silver Myr
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Air
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Frost
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Hedron Crab
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Burnished Hart
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Spellskite
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Phantom Ninja
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gudul Lurker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Curator of Destinies
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Brazen Borrower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Invisible Stalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tempest Djinn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Slither Blade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Spectral Sailor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Fleet Swallower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
High Fae Trickster
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Chasm Skulker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Sewer Crocodile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Keymaster Rogue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pseudodragon Familiar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tormod's Cryptkeeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Captain of Umbar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Jeskai Elder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Academy Elite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fear of Failed Tests
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Living Conundrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mizzium Meddler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Belltower Sphinx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Daggermaw Megalodon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Whirlpool Rider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Clammy Prowler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Prodigal Sorcerer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Mana Leak
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Aetherize
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Archive Trap
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Spell Pierce
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Didn't Say Please
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Slip Out the Back
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Glimmerburst
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Spell Rupture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dissolve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Turnabout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Sorceries
Lórien Revealed
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Bond of Insight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Enter the Enigma
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Amass the Components
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mind Bomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dreadwaters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fascination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Clear the Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sleep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Baral's Expertise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mind Sculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Increasing Confusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Invoke the Winds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Contentious Plan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Brass Knuckles
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Bident of Thassa
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Vexing Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Bonehoard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Leyline Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Fireshrieker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Silent Gravestone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sands of Delirium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Weathered Runestone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Prosthetic Injector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Colossus Hammer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Trepanation Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Keening Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Winged Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Helm of the Host
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Imprisoned in the Moon
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Military Intelligence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Dissipation Field
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Coastal Piracy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Sanity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Astral Wingspan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Navigator's Ruin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chronic Flooding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Confiscate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curator's Ward
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Copy Enchantment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Erasure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Forced Fruition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Scavenger Grounds
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Rivendell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
War Room
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
The Aetherspark
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Laser Screwdriver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-35%synergy