UB Dimir Commanders

Dimir (Blue/Black) EDH Commanders

117 legal commanders. Pick one and build a deck with AI, or browse the full list below.

Playing Dimir in Commander

Dimir is the color pair of hidden information, manipulation, and inevitability through attrition. Blue provides card draw and counterspells; black provides removal, tutors, and graveyard recursion. Together, they form the most controlling two-color combination in Commander — one that wins by knowing more, having more options, and slowly dismantling opponents' plans.

Dimir archetypes include mill (attack libraries instead of life totals), reanimator (fill graveyards then cheat out the best creatures), zombie tribal, and combo-control (protect a game-ending combo with blue's interaction while black tutors for the pieces). Rogues and faeries also live here as tribal options that combine evasion with disruption.

The pairing's biggest advantage is its access to the two best card types in Commander: tutors and counterspells. You can find whatever you need and protect it. The weakness is dealing with resolved artifacts and enchantments — neither blue nor black handles these well, so Dimir decks often need to counter them on the stack or race past them. Board presence can also be thin if you lean too hard into control, making you vulnerable to go-wide aggro strategies.

All Dimir Commanders

117 total

Art by Josu Solano

Achilles Davenport

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin

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Dimir (Blue/Black) EDH Commanders

Playing Dimir in Commander

All Dimir Commanders

Achilles Davenport

Adéwalé, Breaker of Chains

Alela, Cunning Conqueror

Alpharael, Dreaming Acolyte

Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Araumi of the Dead Tide

Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths

Azula, Cunning Usurper

Basim Ibn Ishaq

Captain N'ghathrod

Circu, Dimir Lobotomist

Cyclonus, the Saboteur // Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter

Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost

Doc Ock, Evil Inventor

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

Dragonlord Silumgar

Dralnu, Lich Lord

Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth

Emet-Selch of the Third Seat

Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld

Ertai Resurrected

Etrata, Deadly Fugitive

Etrata, the Silencer

Ezio, Blade of Vengeance

Garland, Royal Kidnapper

Gisa and Geralf

Golbez, Crystal Collector

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Gyruda, Doom of Depths

Hama, the Bloodbender

Hidetsugu and Kairi

Inquisitor Eisenhorn

Jon Irenicus, Shattered One

Katara, Seeking Revenge

Kels, Fight Fixer

Kotose, the Silent Spider

Krang & Shredder

Krydle of Baldur's Gate

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

Lazav, Familiar Stranger

Lazav, Wearer of Faces

Lazav, the Multifarious

Lo and Li, Royal Advisors

Locke Cole

Lord of the Nazgûl

Ludevic, Necrogenius // Olag, Ludevic's Hubris

Lydia Frye

Marvo, Deep Operative

Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

Morbius the Living Vampire

Narfi, Betrayer King

Nashi, Searcher in the Dark

Nebuchadnezzar

Nymris, Oona's Trickster

Obyra, Dreaming Duelist

Oona, Queen of the Fae

Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer

Phenax, God of Deception

Princess Lucrezia

Prowler, Clawed Thief

Ramirez DePietro

Ramirez DePietro, Pillager

Ramses Overdark

Ramses, Assassin Lord

Rassilon, the War President

Raul, Trouble Shooter

Rilsa Rael, Kingpin

Riven Turnbull

Rona, Disciple of Gix

Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator

Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful

Runo Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep

Satoru Umezawa

Satoru, the Infiltrator

Sephiroth, Planet's Heir