Ranking the 20 Best Interactive Blue Spells in cEDH Ive built a lot of blue cEDH decks recently, and they generally all want the same interactive spells, so I just have to figure out how much blue interaction I have, and then I just fill from the best down, so I thought Id share my list and reasoning, as well as where I want to deviate: 20: Spell Pierce Interaction in cEDH needs to be extremely cheap
## Commander Overview: **Strefan, Maurer Progenitor** **Colors:** Rakdos (Black/Red) **Theme:** Vampires, Blood tokens, Aristocrats, Midrange Aggression **Game Plan:** Generate Blood tokens through life loss, cheat big Vampires into play, overwhelm opponents with combat pressure and sacrifice value
You will always be naming Assassins, which will keep most of your creatures on the battlefield
A premier example is the Pauper Faeries deck that focuses less on controlling the game and more on disrupting the opponent while beating down with small fliers
Arena of the Ancients does shut down legendary creatures, but the effect is symmetrical, so unless you specifically craft a deck that avoids them, it's going to impact you too
Once you get into the flow of it, it's quite natural