Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Card Draw

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
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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Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Buzz Bots
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ray Fillet, Man Ray
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
64%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Body of Knowledge
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
The Council of Four
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Drumbellower
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Ominous Seas
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Chasm Skulker
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Dovin's Veto
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Farewell
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Alluring Siren
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
The Second Doctor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
27%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
29%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Kelpie Guide
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Homunculus Horde
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Tataru Taru
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Archivist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Viseling
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Windborn Muse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Walking Atlas
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Transit Mage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Archivist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Master Transmuter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Loyal Inventor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Quantum Riddler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utrom Scientists
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Donatello, Turtle Techie
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Alms Collector
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Oneirophage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-29%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Everybody Lives!
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Consign to Memory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Steel Sabotage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Crib Swap
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Render Silent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Out of Bounds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Unexplained Absence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Scour for Scrap
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Comeuppance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Parting Gust
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Final Showdown
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Commandeer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Get Out
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Energy Arc
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Supreme Verdict
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Council's Judgment
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Taunt
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Fractured Identity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fabricate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Starfall Invocation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Minds Aglow
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Mighty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Devastation Tide
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fascination
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Modify Memory
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Flash Photography
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Folio of Fancies
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Crawlspace
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Ivory Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sculpting Steel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Nerd Rage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Forced Fruition
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Public Enemy
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Intruder Alarm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Solitary Confinement
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Noble Heritage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Vitality
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Possession
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Retro-Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mechanized Production
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Detection Tower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Archway of Innovation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Restless Anchorage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Northampton Farm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Progress
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Patriar's Seal
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Omni-Cheese Pizza
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Locket
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Prairie Stream
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Port Town
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Beach
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Nimbus Maze
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Bant Panorama
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Abandoned Campground
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Razortide Bridge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy