Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Optimized

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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Mirrorform
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Adept Watershaper
4.9%inclusion2 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Blossombind
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
67%inclusion99 decks147 decks
61%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
59%inclusion87 decks147 decks
53%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
64%inclusion94 decks147 decks
48%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion87 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
51%inclusion75 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion74 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
50%inclusion73 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
45%synergy
Wizard Class
51%inclusion75 decks147 decks
44%synergy
Body of Knowledge
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion103 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion98 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
65%inclusion96 decks147 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion93 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
54%inclusion80 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion79 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Dovin's Veto
52%inclusion76 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
47%inclusion69 decks147 decks
39%synergy
The Council of Four
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion95 decks147 decks
40%synergy
Rhystic Study
61%inclusion90 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
48%inclusion70 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion67 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
45%inclusion66 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
43%inclusion63 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Farewell
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
16%synergy
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Loran of the Third Path
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
32%synergy
Chasm Skulker
44%inclusion64 decks147 decks
39%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
38%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
41%inclusion60 decks147 decks
36%synergy
The Second Doctor
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
37%synergy
Esper Sentinel
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Drumbellower
35%inclusion52 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
33%inclusion49 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion43 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
26%synergy
Homunculus Horde
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Grand Abolisher
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Kelpie Guide
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
22%inclusion32 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
15%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Viseling
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Flumph
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Archon of Emeria
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Tataru Taru
12%inclusion14 decks121 decks
8%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Alluring Siren
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Absolute Virtue
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-15%synergy
The Mindskinner
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Voice of Victory
9.0%inclusion12 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Leveler
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Walking Archive
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Everybody Lives!
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Render Silent
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Silence
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Permission Denied
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Orim's Chant
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Words of Wisdom
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Hindering Light
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Mandate of Peace
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Cut a Deal
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Mighty
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Council's Judgment
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
41%inclusion61 decks147 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Wedding Ring
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
37%inclusion54 decks147 decks
35%synergy
Venser's Journal
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Ivory Tower
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
19%synergy
Crawlspace
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Temple Bell
18%inclusion27 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Font of Mythos
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
-9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
10%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Norn's Annex
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Winter Orb
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion47 decks147 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
28%synergy
Ominous Seas
31%inclusion45 decks147 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Monologue Tax
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Rest in Peace
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Safety
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Deafening Silence
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Omniscience
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Rule of Law
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Solemnity
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Telepathy
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Solitary Confinement
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
90%inclusion133 decks147 decks
42%synergy
Maze of Ith
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
23%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
24%inclusion35 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion28 decks147 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion17 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.8%inclusion13 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion135 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion128 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
76%inclusion112 decks147 decks
34%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
42%inclusion62 decks147 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion56 decks147 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Progress
36%inclusion53 decks147 decks
-14%synergy
Patriar's Seal
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
21%synergy
Misleading Signpost
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion24 decks147 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion147 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion145 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion136 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
70%inclusion103 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
69%inclusion101 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
59%inclusion86 decks147 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
49%inclusion72 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Beach
48%inclusion71 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
46%inclusion68 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Port Town
44%inclusion65 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
39%inclusion58 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
37%inclusion55 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
35%inclusion51 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
34%inclusion50 decks147 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Gate
27%inclusion40 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
27%inclusion39 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Nimbus Maze
24%inclusion36 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion34 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Seachrome Coast
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion21 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-7%synergy
Tundra
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
2%synergy
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