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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
Whelming Wave
70%inclusion32 decks46 decks
65%synergy
Verity Circle
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
53%synergy
Fireshrieker
57%inclusion26 decks46 decks
51%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
50%inclusion23 decks46 decks
50%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
42%synergy
Blustersquall
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Lost in the Maze
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
37%synergy
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High Tide
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
48%inclusion22 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
39%inclusion18 decks46 decks
33%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Shipbreaker Kraken
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Spawning Kraken
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
36%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Silver Myr
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Nadir Kraken
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
30%synergy
Dreamshackle Geist
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Grappling Kraken
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Omni-Changeling
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
13%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Trophy Mage
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Palladium Myr
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Kraken of the Straits
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Timin, Youthful Geist
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Kelpie Guide
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Brass Squire
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Chasm Skulker
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Reef Worm
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Starwinder
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Guardian of Tazeem
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Trench Behemoth
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Tribute Mage
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Colossal Whale
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Icy Blast
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-18%synergy
Cancel
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-15%synergy
Stubborn Denial
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-6%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Engulf the Shore
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Fumble
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Shore Up
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Mental Modulation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Knots
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Dissolve
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-22%synergy
Dispel
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Dissipate
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-28%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Voyage's End
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Dive Down
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Chill
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Keep Safe
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Quick Study
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-10%synergy
Turn Aside
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Disperse
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Grip of the Roil
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Ensnare
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Choking Tethers
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Divert Disaster
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Sleep
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Divination
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Hands of Binding
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mind Spiral
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Strings
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Cone of Cold
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Chart a Course
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-16%synergy
Displacement Wave
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Wash Out
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Serum Visions
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Freeze in Place
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-4%synergy
Flow of Ideas
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Impede Momentum
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
-22%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Basilisk Collar
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Meteor Sword
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Winged Boots
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Brass Knuckles
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Haunted Cloak
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Starforged Sword
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
15%synergy
Hero's Blade
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Kraken's Eye
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Strata Scythe
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
O-Naginata
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Nettlecyst
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Icy Manipulator
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Pacification Array
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Short Bow
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Thran Power Suit
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Trip Noose
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Battlegear
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Flood
35%inclusion16 decks46 decks
35%synergy
Ghostly Touch
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Eel Umbra
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Aqueous Form
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Combat Research
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Ominous Seas
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Frozen Aether
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Octopus Umbra
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Fall from Favor
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Claustrophobia
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Chill
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Observed Stasis
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Narcolepsy
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Wings
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Opposition
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Quiet Contemplation
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
9%synergy
Flood the Engine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Drake Umbra
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Encrust
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-20%synergy
Bind the Monster
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Infiltrator's Magemark
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Stop Cold
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
-37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
-33%synergy
Halimar Depths
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Skyline Cascade
17%inclusion8 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Coral Atoll
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
12%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
-5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Cataract
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion39 decks46 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion29 decks46 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion28 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Sky Diamond
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
31%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion15 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Hedron Archive
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
-21%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
16%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Sisay's Ring
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
The Irencrag
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
87%inclusion40 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion17 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
4%synergy