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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Waterbending Scroll
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
51%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Meteor Sword
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Whelming Wave
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
62%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Verity Circle
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
45%synergy
Fireshrieker
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
44%synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
36%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Blustersquall
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
High Tide
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
-22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Spawning Kraken
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Silver Myr
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Nadir Kraken
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Dreamshackle Geist
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Grappling Kraken
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Kraken of the Straits
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Frost
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Palladium Myr
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Silent Arbiter
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Chasm Skulker
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Starwinder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Trophy Mage
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Timin, Youthful Geist
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Reef Worm
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Kelpie Guide
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Colossal Whale
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Trench Behemoth
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sealock Monster
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Emissary
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Brass Squire
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Biblioplex Kraken
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Tribute Mage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-17%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Opt
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Cancel
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Icy Blast
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Stubborn Denial
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Mental Modulation
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Shore Up
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Slip Out the Back
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-26%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-24%synergy
Engulf the Shore
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-25%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Hithlain Knots
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Turn Aside
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Fumble
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Divert Disaster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-21%synergy
Dispel
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Quick Study
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Disperse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Voyage's End
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dissipate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Chill
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Magic Damper
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Succumb to the Cold
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Choking Tethers
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dissolve
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Keep Safe
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Cryptic Command
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Sleep
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Divination
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Mind Spiral
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Freeze in Place
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-19%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Hands of Binding
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Strings
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Wash Out
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Serum Visions
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Displacement Wave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Traverse Eternity
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Chart a Course
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-15%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Basilisk Collar
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Brass Knuckles
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Haunted Cloak
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Kraken's Eye
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Winged Boots
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Starforged Sword
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Strata Scythe
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Blade
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Short Bow
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Nettlecyst
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Pacification Array
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
O-Naginata
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Icy Manipulator
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Assault Suit
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Flood
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostly Touch
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Eel Umbra
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Aqueous Form
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Combat Research
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Octopus Umbra
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Fall from Favor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Flood the Engine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dragon Wings
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Chill
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Drake Umbra
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Encrust
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Narcolepsy
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Claustrophobia
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Quiet Contemplation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Frozen Aether
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Opposition
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Stop Cold
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Observed Stasis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Accusation
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Wizard Class
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Bind the Monster
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Infiltrator's Magemark
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Stunning Strike
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Invisibility
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-37%synergy
Terrain Generator
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Coral Atoll
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-34%synergy
Halimar Depths
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
5%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Skyline Cascade
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Castle Vantress
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion38 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Sky Diamond
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Thran Dynamo
40%inclusion19 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-24%synergy
Hedron Archive
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
The Irencrag
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Sisay's Ring
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Manalith
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion42 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-16%synergy