Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Budget 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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62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Body of Knowledge
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
The Council of Four
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Chasm Skulker
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Wizard Class
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Ominous Seas
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
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Counterspell
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dovin's Veto
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
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Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Kelpie Guide
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Reveille Squad
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Oneirophage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Alluring Siren
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
The Second Doctor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sturmgeist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Portal Mage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Drumbellower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Absolute Virtue
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Patrol
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Viseling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Living Lectern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Barricade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Claim Jumper
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-38%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Opt
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Words of Wisdom
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Render Silent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Union of the Third Path
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
No More Lies
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Loran's Escape
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Keep Safe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hindering Light
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Demystify
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Octopus Form
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Comeuppance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Ethereal Haze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Absorb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Run Away Together
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Deliberate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Syncopate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Swift Response
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hubris
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fated Infatuation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Logic Knot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Get Lost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Desynchronization
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
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Approach of the Second Sun
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Austere Command
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cut a Deal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Minds Aglow
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Supreme Verdict
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Council's Judgment
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Tide
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Mighty
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Self-Reflection
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ultima
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Drain Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Counsel of the Soratami
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Commit // Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Power of Persuasion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Plea for Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Ivory Tower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Howling Mine
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Spellbook
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Wedding Ring
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Unbender Tine
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Crawlspace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Empyrial Plate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Haystack
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Biorganic Carapace
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
The Seriema
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Nerd Rage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Staggering Insight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Forced Fruition
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Monologue Tax
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Public Enemy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Well of Ideas
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Rule of Law
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Telepathy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Court of Grace
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cowed by Wisdom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Persuasion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Oath of Scholars
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of Reason
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Exchange of Words
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Confiscate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fall from Favor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tenuous Truce
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hardlight Containment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Cryoshatter
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Wanderer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Surgical Bay
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Genius
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Progress
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-27%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Misleading Signpost
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Prairie Stream
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Chancery
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Seachrome Coast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Skybridge Towers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Gate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
University Campus
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Meandering River
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Razortide Bridge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nimbus Maze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Coastal Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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