Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Budget

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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Utrom Scientists
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Buzz Bots
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Ray Fillet, Man Ray
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Omni-Cheese Pizza
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Retro-Mutation
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Body of Knowledge
55%inclusion241 decks441 decks
52%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
52%inclusion229 decks441 decks
50%synergy
The Council of Four
53%inclusion232 decks441 decks
45%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
51%inclusion225 decks441 decks
44%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
47%inclusion207 decks441 decks
42%synergy
Chasm Skulker
46%inclusion201 decks441 decks
41%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
46%inclusion202 decks441 decks
40%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
39%inclusion172 decks441 decks
37%synergy
Kelpie Guide
39%inclusion171 decks441 decks
37%synergy
The Second Doctor
39%inclusion172 decks441 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
50%inclusion222 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion199 decks441 decks
-24%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion186 decks441 decks
-11%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion177 decks441 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
39%inclusion170 decks441 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion161 decks441 decks
-17%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion161 decks441 decks
10%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
36%inclusion159 decks441 decks
32%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion158 decks441 decks
26%synergy
Cut a Deal
35%inclusion154 decks441 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion43 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Oneirophage
32%inclusion143 decks441 decks
32%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
32%inclusion143 decks441 decks
27%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
32%inclusion139 decks441 decks
29%synergy
Windborn Muse
31%inclusion135 decks441 decks
20%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion129 decks441 decks
27%synergy
Homunculus Horde
29%inclusion108 decks376 decks
25%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
27%inclusion117 decks441 decks
24%synergy
Alluring Siren
25%inclusion111 decks441 decks
25%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
24%inclusion108 decks441 decks
20%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
24%inclusion90 decks376 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion104 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
23%inclusion86 decks376 decks
21%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
22%inclusion99 decks441 decks
19%synergy
Viseling
22%inclusion98 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
22%inclusion95 decks441 decks
19%synergy
Reveille Squad
20%inclusion86 decks441 decks
19%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
18%inclusion75 decks423 decks
15%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
16%inclusion61 decks376 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion71 decks441 decks
-9%synergy
Nadir Kraken
15%inclusion67 decks441 decks
14%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
14%inclusion63 decks441 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
14%inclusion61 decks441 decks
13%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
13%inclusion49 decks392 decks
11%synergy
Adept Watershaper
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Flumph
12%inclusion52 decks441 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
12%inclusion51 decks441 decks
10%synergy
Forensic Researcher
11%inclusion50 decks441 decks
11%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
10%inclusion45 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
10%inclusion44 decks441 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Barricade
10%inclusion36 decks377 decks
7%synergy
Sturmgeist
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.3%inclusion41 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Isperia, Supreme Judge
9.3%inclusion41 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
9.1%inclusion40 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
8.8%inclusion39 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
8.6%inclusion38 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
8.4%inclusion37 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Selfless Squire
8.4%inclusion37 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Dream Trawler
8.2%inclusion36 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
7.5%inclusion33 decks441 decks
7%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.1%inclusion28 decks394 decks
5%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
7.0%inclusion31 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Academy Loremaster
6.8%inclusion30 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Denial
6.6%inclusion29 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Absolute Virtue
6.3%inclusion17 decks271 decks
3%synergy
Drumbellower
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
-1%synergy
Claim Jumper
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Portal Mage
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Sly Instigator
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
6%synergy
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Hindering Light
28%inclusion123 decks441 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion116 decks441 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
26%inclusion114 decks441 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion99 decks426 decks
20%synergy
Intellectual Offering
20%inclusion87 decks441 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion86 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
18%inclusion81 decks441 decks
16%synergy
Words of Wisdom
18%inclusion79 decks441 decks
16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion77 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion75 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion67 decks441 decks
-10%synergy
Disenchant
14%inclusion63 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
12%inclusion54 decks441 decks
-26%synergy
Holy Day
12%inclusion52 decks441 decks
11%synergy
Union of the Third Path
12%inclusion51 decks441 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion50 decks441 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion49 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion48 decks441 decks
7%synergy
No More Lies
10%inclusion46 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Plagiarize
10%inclusion43 decks441 decks
10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Split Decision
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Absorb
9.3%inclusion41 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Magic Damper
8.8%inclusion23 decks260 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Revelation
8.4%inclusion37 decks441 decks
0%synergy
Refocus
8.2%inclusion36 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Vision Skeins
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Perch Protection
7.1%inclusion30 decks423 decks
5%synergy
Divert Disaster
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
6.8%inclusion30 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Condemn
6.6%inclusion29 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.6%inclusion29 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Consider
6.6%inclusion29 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Refute
6.4%inclusion24 decks377 decks
4%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
6.3%inclusion28 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
5.9%inclusion26 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Render Silent
5.7%inclusion25 decks441 decks
-2%synergy
Shore Up
5.7%inclusion25 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.4%inclusion24 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
5.4%inclusion24 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
5.2%inclusion23 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
5.2%inclusion23 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
28%inclusion124 decks441 decks
13%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
25%inclusion111 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
25%inclusion111 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Minds Aglow
24%inclusion107 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion102 decks441 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion86 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion84 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Council's Judgment
18%inclusion80 decks441 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Mighty
17%inclusion73 decks441 decks
13%synergy
Fractured Identity
13%inclusion59 decks441 decks
11%synergy
Plea for Power
12%inclusion54 decks441 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion53 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion44 decks441 decks
-18%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
8.9%inclusion21 decks235 decks
2%synergy
Starfall Invocation
8.9%inclusion38 decks426 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.5%inclusion33 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.3%inclusion32 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
5.9%inclusion26 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion25 decks441 decks
-4%synergy
Fascination
5.2%inclusion23 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
29%inclusion128 decks441 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion101 decks441 decks
12%synergy
Ivory Tower
20%inclusion90 decks441 decks
18%synergy
Unbender Tine
15%inclusion68 decks441 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion67 decks441 decks
-10%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion62 decks441 decks
13%synergy
Spellbook
12%inclusion52 decks441 decks
10%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
10%inclusion40 decks394 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Ring
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
6.8%inclusion30 decks441 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.1%inclusion16 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Black Vise
5.7%inclusion25 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
5.5%inclusion19 decks344 decks
1%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.2%inclusion18 decks344 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
26%inclusion115 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Forced Fruition
25%inclusion111 decks441 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
22%inclusion95 decks441 decks
15%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
21%inclusion94 decks441 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
19%inclusion83 decks441 decks
18%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
17%inclusion76 decks441 decks
15%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
17%inclusion73 decks440 decks
16%synergy
Nerd Rage
14%inclusion61 decks441 decks
13%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
14%inclusion60 decks441 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
13%inclusion52 decks392 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion54 decks441 decks
-12%synergy
Freed from the Real
12%inclusion52 decks441 decks
10%synergy
Public Enemy
11%inclusion47 decks441 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
10%inclusion45 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Solitary Confinement
8.8%inclusion39 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Staggering Insight
8.4%inclusion37 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Rest in Peace
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Rule of Law
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Telepathy
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.7%inclusion34 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
7.5%inclusion33 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.5%inclusion33 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.3%inclusion32 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.3%inclusion32 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.6%inclusion29 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.3%inclusion28 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.9%inclusion26 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Banishing Light
5.7%inclusion25 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
5.4%inclusion21 decks392 decks
4%synergy
Noble Heritage
5.2%inclusion23 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
12%inclusion55 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.8%inclusion39 decks441 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.2%inclusion36 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion239 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion59 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion58 decks441 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7.0%inclusion31 decks441 decks
-11%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.7%inclusion25 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.4%inclusion24 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion325 decks441 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion311 decks441 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
57%inclusion252 decks441 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Signet
53%inclusion232 decks441 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
40%inclusion175 decks441 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion152 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
28%inclusion125 decks441 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion105 decks441 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion71 decks441 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion52 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion51 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion42 decks441 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.3%inclusion41 decks441 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion18 decks224 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Locket
6.8%inclusion30 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.9%inclusion26 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.4%inclusion24 decks441 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion439 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion438 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion313 decks441 decks
-15%synergy
Prairie Stream
60%inclusion266 decks441 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
53%inclusion234 decks441 decks
15%synergy
Port Town
52%inclusion230 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
49%inclusion215 decks441 decks
-14%synergy
Azorius Chancery
40%inclusion178 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
38%inclusion167 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
37%inclusion162 decks441 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion125 decks441 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion121 decks441 decks
0%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
24%inclusion108 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion105 decks441 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion97 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
17%inclusion77 decks441 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion75 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion64 decks441 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
14%inclusion61 decks441 decks
6%synergy
University Campus
11%inclusion24 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.3%inclusion41 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
8.6%inclusion38 decks441 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
8.2%inclusion36 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.9%inclusion35 decks441 decks
6%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.5%inclusion33 decks441 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
7.3%inclusion32 decks441 decks
0%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Razortide Bridge
7.0%inclusion31 decks441 decks
-7%synergy
Meandering River
6.8%inclusion30 decks441 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.8%inclusion30 decks441 decks
-16%synergy
Deserted Beach
6.1%inclusion27 decks441 decks
-33%synergy
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