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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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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
44%synergy
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45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
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41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
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38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
38%synergy
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66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
37%synergy
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38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
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38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
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35%synergy
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38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
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41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
35%synergy
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38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
35%inclusion7 decks20 decks
33%synergy
Time Wipe
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Viseling
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
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31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Oneirophage
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Windborn Muse
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
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21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Portal Mage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nadir Kraken
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Forensic Researcher
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sturmgeist
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
North Pole Patrol
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Palace Jailer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Denial
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Azure Fleet Admiral
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Traveling Philosopher
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Judge's Familiar
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Dream Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Selfless Squire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Hurkyl, Master Wizard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Isperia, Supreme Judge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Cloudblazer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Starwinder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Knight Luminary
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Codecracker Hound
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mechanozoa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gaelicat
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-38%synergy
Hindering Light
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Disenchant
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Absorb
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Condemn
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Intellectual Offering
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Circular Logic
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Refute
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Unwanted Remake
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Split Decision
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Logic Knot
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Plagiarize
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
No More Lies
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Refocus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rally of Wings
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Crush Contraband
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Strike
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Whoosh!
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Emergency Eject
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Parting Gust
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Ethereal Haze
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lose Focus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Deliberate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Cut Short
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Union of the Third Path
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
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Sevinne's Reclamation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Mighty
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ravenform
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Identity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Cut a Deal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Storm Herd
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Minds Aglow
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Academic Probation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Winged Words
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Judgment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
By Invitation Only
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Folio of Fancies
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Unbender Tine
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Ivory Tower
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Black Vise
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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Wizard Class
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Staggering Insight
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Rest in Peace
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Forced Fruition
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Solitary Confinement
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Observed Stasis
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Public Enemy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Banishing Light
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Fall from Favor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Mind Unbound
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vow of Duty
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Impetus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Rule of Law
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Stasis Field
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Redaction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Petrify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Architect of Thought
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Throne of the High City
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cryptic Caves
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Azorius Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Locket
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
White Auracite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Prairie Stream
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Port Town
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Tranquil Cove
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Fortress
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Azorius Chancery
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Meandering River
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Coastal Tower
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Razortide Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Abandoned Campground
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Unknown Shores
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Gates of Istfell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
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