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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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50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
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Whelming Wave
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
63%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Fireshrieker
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
46%synergy
Verity Circle
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Shipbreaker Kraken
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
37%synergy
Blustersquall
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
36%synergy
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High Tide
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Negate
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Tolarian Kraken
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Silver Myr
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Spawning Kraken
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Reservoir Kraken
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Dreamshackle Geist
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Grappling Kraken
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Nadir Kraken
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Inkwell Leviathan
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Kraken of the Straits
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Frost
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Palladium Myr
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Serpent of Yawning Depths
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Summon: Leviathan
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Trophy Mage
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Chasm Skulker
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Timin, Youthful Geist
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Kelpie Guide
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Reef Worm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Kraken Hatchling
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Starwinder
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brass Squire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Tribute Mage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Colossal Whale
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Trench Behemoth
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Cancel
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Icy Blast
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Stubborn Denial
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
You See a Guard Approach
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Shore Up
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-27%synergy
Engulf the Shore
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mental Modulation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Fumble
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-25%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-26%synergy
Hithlain Knots
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Turn Aside
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Voyage's End
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Dissolve
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Dissipate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Disperse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Crippling Chill
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Glint
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Keep Safe
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Succumb to the Cold
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Choking Tethers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Dive Down
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Lazotep Plating
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sleep
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Divination
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mind Spiral
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Freeze in Place
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Strings
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hands of Binding
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Wash Out
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Impede Momentum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Displacement Wave
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Cone of Cold
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Flow of Ideas
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mitotic Manipulation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Traverse Eternity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Waterbending Scroll
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Basilisk Collar
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Brass Knuckles
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Haunted Cloak
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Winged Boots
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Blade
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Kraken's Eye
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Plate
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Starforged Sword
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Meteor Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strata Scythe
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Hunter's Blowgun
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Pacification Array
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Nettlecyst
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Icy Manipulator
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Thran Power Suit
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
O-Naginata
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Short Bow
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Trip Noose
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Assault Suit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Lost in the Maze
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Flood
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Eel Umbra
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Touch
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Aqueous Form
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Combat Research
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Octopus Umbra
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Fall from Favor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Claustrophobia
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Frozen Aether
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Chill
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Drake Umbra
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Narcolepsy
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Opposition
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Quiet Contemplation
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Encrust
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Dragon Wings
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Flood the Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Stop Cold
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Accusation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Stunning Strike
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Infiltrator's Magemark
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Bind the Monster
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Invisibility
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Unable to Scream
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Copy Land
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-38%synergy
Terrain Generator
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-34%synergy
Coral Atoll
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Skyline Cascade
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Blighted Cataract
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Clinic
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Thran Dynamo
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
-23%synergy
Hedron Archive
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Clock
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Irencrag
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sisay's Ring
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Manalith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy