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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Krang, the All-Powerful
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ioreth of the Healing House
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Ghostly Prison
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Propaganda
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Dovin's Veto
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Generous Gift
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
The Council of Four
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Farewell
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Drumbellower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Silent Arbiter
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Chasm Skulker
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
The Second Doctor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Body of Knowledge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Windborn Muse
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Tataru Taru
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Kelpie Guide
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Crystal Barricade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Oneirophage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Alluring Siren
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Auriok Champion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Flumph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Loyal Warhound
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Claim Jumper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Reveille Squad
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Negate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Brainstorm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Consign to Memory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Render Silent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Permission Denied
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Comeuppance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Refute
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Union of the Third Path
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tolarian Winds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Silence
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Energy Arc
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Stifle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Mighty
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Starfall Invocation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Time Wipe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Recommission
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crawlspace
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Folio of Fancies
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Ivory Tower
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Wedding Ring
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Argent Dais
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Thrumming Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Phoenix Down
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Possession
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tenuous Truce
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
The Wanderer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Mordenkainen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Rivendell
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Restless Anchorage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Archway of Innovation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Starforge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Progress
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Misleading Signpost
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Solar Array
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Prairie Stream
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Chancery
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Port Town
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Beach
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sea of Clouds
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Seachrome Coast
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Cove
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Nimbus Maze
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Gate
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Meandering River
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Meteor Crater
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy