Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded

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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11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Divergent Equation
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mathemagics
3.2%inclusion3 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Diary of Dreams
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
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Ioreth of the Healing House
54%inclusion159 decks292 decks
52%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
54%inclusion158 decks292 decks
48%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
53%inclusion154 decks292 decks
46%synergy
Body of Knowledge
49%inclusion143 decks292 decks
46%synergy
Wizard Class
51%inclusion149 decks292 decks
44%synergy
The Council of Four
51%inclusion149 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Chasm Skulker
48%inclusion140 decks292 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion132 decks291 decks
40%synergy
Drumbellower
47%inclusion136 decks292 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
51%inclusion150 decks292 decks
39%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion216 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion180 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion178 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion176 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
57%inclusion165 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Dovin's Veto
52%inclusion152 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
51%inclusion149 decks292 decks
36%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
48%inclusion141 decks292 decks
36%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion134 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Prison
45%inclusion132 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion130 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion75 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
23%inclusion67 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion55 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
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Shabraz, the Skyshark
42%inclusion124 decks292 decks
38%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
42%inclusion122 decks292 decks
37%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
37%inclusion109 decks292 decks
31%synergy
The Second Doctor
35%inclusion103 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
34%inclusion100 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
34%inclusion99 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion97 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion96 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
31%inclusion91 decks291 decks
29%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
28%inclusion82 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27%inclusion80 decks291 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
27%inclusion78 decks292 decks
24%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
27%inclusion78 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
26%inclusion76 decks292 decks
24%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
26%inclusion75 decks292 decks
23%synergy
Homunculus Horde
24%inclusion70 decks291 decks
21%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Alluring Siren
22%inclusion63 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion62 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Tataru Taru
20%inclusion49 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Archivist
20%inclusion57 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
15%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
16%inclusion22 decks139 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
15%inclusion44 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Viseling
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion34 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
-14%synergy
Flumph
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Barricade
11%inclusion31 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.6%inclusion22 decks291 decks
6%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Reveille Squad
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
7.1%inclusion10 decks140 decks
2%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Nadir Kraken
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
5%synergy
North Pole Patrol
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
43%inclusion127 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion86 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Everybody Lives!
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Dawn's Truce
22%inclusion65 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion61 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion58 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
18%inclusion53 decks291 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion44 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Permission Denied
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Words of Wisdom
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Opt
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
No More Lies
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Hindering Light
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4%synergy
Perch Protection
6.9%inclusion20 decks291 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-9%synergy
Silence
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Magic Damper
5.5%inclusion13 decks236 decks
4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Holy Day
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Octopus Form
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
32%inclusion92 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
24%inclusion71 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
23%inclusion66 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Cut a Deal
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Council's Judgment
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Mighty
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Identity
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion28 decks291 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Time Wipe
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
-6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
39%inclusion115 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Wedding Ring
39%inclusion113 decks292 decks
36%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
36%inclusion106 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion100 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion61 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Crawlspace
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion55 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion53 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Mythos
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Iron Maiden
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion27 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Magewright's Stone
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44%inclusion128 decks292 decks
37%synergy
Freed from the Real
35%inclusion102 decks292 decks
33%synergy
Ominous Seas
34%inclusion100 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion93 decks292 decks
29%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
29%inclusion85 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
21%inclusion61 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
19%inclusion56 decks291 decks
17%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Monologue Tax
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Nerd Rage
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Smuggler's Share
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Rest in Peace
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Rule of Law
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Solitary Confinement
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
Telepathy
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Public Enemy
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Omniscience
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Possession
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Tenuous Truce
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
37%inclusion107 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Mordenkainen
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion241 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion95 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Maze of Ith
30%inclusion89 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion88 decks292 decks
23%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
25%inclusion74 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion74 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion36 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Kor Haven
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion260 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion238 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion217 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Progress
48%inclusion141 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Signet
45%inclusion130 decks292 decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
40%inclusion116 decks292 decks
29%synergy
Patriar's Seal
34%inclusion99 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Misleading Signpost
24%inclusion70 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion290 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion290 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion262 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Fortress
76%inclusion222 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Prairie Stream
73%inclusion214 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
54%inclusion157 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
51%inclusion150 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
51%inclusion148 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
50%inclusion145 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
48%inclusion140 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
46%inclusion133 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion126 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion121 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
41%inclusion119 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
35%inclusion101 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
32%inclusion94 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion91 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Nimbus Maze
28%inclusion82 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Meticulous Archive
26%inclusion76 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion66 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion66 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Seachrome Coast
18%inclusion54 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion40 decks292 decks
-5%synergy
Tundra
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
2%synergy
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