Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Pillow Fort

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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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Ioreth of the Healing House
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Ghostly Prison
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Windfall
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Propaganda
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Silent Arbiter
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
The Council of Four
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Generous Gift
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Drumbellower
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Chasm Skulker
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
The Second Doctor
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Body of Knowledge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Kelpie Guide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Tataru Taru
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Crystal Barricade
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Oneirophage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Alluring Siren
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Magus of the Moat
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Loyal Warhound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
The Blue Spirit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Viseling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Academy Wall
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Claim Jumper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reveille Squad
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Shore Up
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Magic Damper
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Octopus Form
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Comeuppance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Consign to Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Render Silent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tolarian Winds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Opt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Mana Drain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Silence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Hindering Light
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Energy Arc
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Permission Denied
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Mighty
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Starfall Invocation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Fabricate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Serum Visions
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Souls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Past
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Savor the Moment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Recommission
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Crawlspace
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Ivory Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Wedding Ring
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Argent Dais
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Insight Engine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phoenix Down
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Forced Fruition
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Ominous Seas
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rest in Peace
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Lightmine Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Possession
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
The Wanderer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Maze of Ith
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Restless Anchorage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Archway of Innovation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Patriar's Seal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Misleading Signpost
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Solar Array
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Prairie Stream
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Beach
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Port Town
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Sea of Clouds
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Seachrome Coast
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Nimbus Maze
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Gate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Strand
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Meteor Crater
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Tundra
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Meandering River
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy