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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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The Council of Four
62%inclusion196 decks315 decks
55%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion183 decks315 decks
52%synergy
Body of Knowledge
54%inclusion170 decks315 decks
51%synergy
Chasm Skulker
54%inclusion170 decks315 decks
50%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion150 decks315 decks
45%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
50%inclusion159 decks315 decks
45%synergy
Wizard Class
49%inclusion155 decks315 decks
43%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
46%inclusion144 decks315 decks
41%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
45%inclusion141 decks315 decks
38%synergy
The Second Doctor
41%inclusion128 decks315 decks
38%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion211 decks315 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
61%inclusion193 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion173 decks315 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
54%inclusion169 decks315 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion141 decks315 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion137 decks315 decks
31%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion134 decks315 decks
27%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion133 decks315 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion133 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
42%inclusion132 decks315 decks
37%synergy
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Farewell
17%inclusion54 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.0%inclusion19 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.1%inclusion16 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
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Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion119 decks315 decks
26%synergy
Drumbellower
37%inclusion118 decks315 decks
30%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
37%inclusion116 decks315 decks
31%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
37%inclusion91 decks249 decks
31%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
35%inclusion110 decks315 decks
32%synergy
Kelpie Guide
31%inclusion99 decks315 decks
30%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
30%inclusion89 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
30%inclusion94 decks315 decks
27%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
29%inclusion92 decks315 decks
26%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
29%inclusion90 decks315 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
28%inclusion89 decks315 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
28%inclusion89 decks315 decks
23%synergy
Windborn Muse
26%inclusion82 decks315 decks
15%synergy
Homunculus Horde
26%inclusion64 decks249 decks
22%synergy
Oneirophage
23%inclusion73 decks315 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
23%inclusion71 decks315 decks
20%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Alluring Siren
22%inclusion69 decks315 decks
22%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
21%inclusion67 decks315 decks
19%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
20%inclusion55 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
19%inclusion61 decks315 decks
17%synergy
Flumph
19%inclusion61 decks315 decks
17%synergy
Viseling
19%inclusion60 decks315 decks
19%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
19%inclusion60 decks315 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion57 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion55 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
17%inclusion42 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion53 decks315 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion51 decks315 decks
-9%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
15%inclusion38 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion48 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
15%inclusion48 decks315 decks
15%synergy
Tataru Taru
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Reveille Squad
12%inclusion39 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion37 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion35 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
11%inclusion34 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Barricade
10%inclusion24 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.9%inclusion28 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Absolute Virtue
8.6%inclusion14 decks163 decks
5%synergy
Claim Jumper
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
8.3%inclusion26 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
8.3%inclusion26 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.3%inclusion26 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Dream Trawler
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Sturmgeist
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
8%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.8%inclusion21 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
-4%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
7%synergy
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Aetherize
35%inclusion111 decks315 decks
25%synergy
Dovin's Veto
32%inclusion101 decks315 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion87 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion73 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion68 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion62 decks294 decks
18%synergy
Render Silent
17%inclusion54 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion50 decks294 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion52 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Hindering Light
15%inclusion48 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Everybody Lives!
14%inclusion44 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion43 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
12%inclusion37 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Holy Day
11%inclusion34 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Perch Protection
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion33 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion32 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Union of the Third Path
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Opt
8.9%inclusion28 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrorform
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
7.3%inclusion23 decks315 decks
-10%synergy
No More Lies
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3%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
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6%synergy
Reins of Power
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6%synergy
Strix Serenade
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2%synergy
Plagiarize
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6%synergy
Split Decision
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6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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-1%synergy
Absorb
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-1%synergy
Permission Denied
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0%synergy
Comeuppance
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Refute
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.1%inclusion16 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Wrong Turn
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5%synergy
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Cut a Deal
31%inclusion98 decks315 decks
27%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion85 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion74 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Minds Aglow
23%inclusion74 decks315 decks
21%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion69 decks315 decks
19%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
20%inclusion64 decks315 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
16%inclusion50 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Mighty
15%inclusion46 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion43 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Fractured Identity
14%inclusion43 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Council's Judgment
12%inclusion39 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion38 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion29 decks294 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion20 decks315 decks
-3%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
6.0%inclusion19 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
0%synergy
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Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion124 decks315 decks
36%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
35%inclusion110 decks315 decks
33%synergy
Wedding Ring
32%inclusion101 decks315 decks
29%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion83 decks315 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion67 decks315 decks
-4%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion59 decks315 decks
17%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion56 decks315 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion50 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion42 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion41 decks315 decks
-7%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion39 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Temple Bell
12%inclusion39 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion35 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion34 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion33 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
10%inclusion33 decks315 decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion16 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.9%inclusion28 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
7.3%inclusion23 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.0%inclusion22 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.0%inclusion19 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.0%inclusion19 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
40%inclusion125 decks315 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
37%inclusion118 decks315 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion114 decks315 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion104 decks315 decks
31%synergy
Forced Fruition
30%inclusion93 decks315 decks
27%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion81 decks315 decks
22%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
25%inclusion78 decks315 decks
22%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
22%inclusion59 decks269 decks
20%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion64 decks315 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
20%inclusion63 decks315 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion52 decks315 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion50 decks315 decks
14%synergy
Nerd Rage
14%inclusion43 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
14%inclusion43 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion34 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion32 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion30 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
8.9%inclusion28 decks314 decks
8%synergy
Public Enemy
8.9%inclusion28 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Rest in Peace
8.3%inclusion26 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion26 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.9%inclusion25 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Rule of Law
7.6%inclusion24 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.0%inclusion22 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.0%inclusion22 decks315 decks
-4%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.7%inclusion21 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion20 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
30%inclusion94 decks315 decks
26%synergy
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion36 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion35 decks315 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion242 decks315 decks
28%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion64 decks315 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion62 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion56 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
17%inclusion55 decks315 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion40 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion38 decks315 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion32 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion32 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
8.3%inclusion26 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.3%inclusion23 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.0%inclusion22 decks315 decks
-12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion20 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
6.3%inclusion20 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.1%inclusion10 decks163 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.0%inclusion19 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.1%inclusion16 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion254 decks315 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion250 decks315 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion236 decks315 decks
33%synergy
Azorius Signet
57%inclusion180 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
49%inclusion155 decks315 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Progress
47%inclusion149 decks315 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion91 decks315 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion82 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion68 decks315 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
18%inclusion57 decks315 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion44 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.0%inclusion22 decks315 decks
-2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion313 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion311 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion269 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
65%inclusion206 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Prairie Stream
65%inclusion205 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
53%inclusion167 decks315 decks
15%synergy
Port Town
52%inclusion163 decks315 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
43%inclusion135 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
43%inclusion134 decks315 decks
6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
36%inclusion114 decks315 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion103 decks315 decks
-7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
29%inclusion91 decks315 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
29%inclusion90 decks315 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion86 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion81 decks315 decks
-14%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion70 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion70 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion61 decks315 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion59 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion49 decks270 decks
-8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion55 decks315 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion55 decks315 decks
-15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion48 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion45 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion45 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Nimbus Maze
14%inclusion45 decks315 decks
-8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
13%inclusion40 decks315 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion38 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion38 decks315 decks
-6%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.2%inclusion29 decks315 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.9%inclusion28 decks315 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.6%inclusion27 decks315 decks
-4%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.3%inclusion20 decks315 decks
-8%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
6.0%inclusion19 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
5.7%inclusion18 decks315 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.4%inclusion17 decks315 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion16 decks315 decks
2%synergy
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