Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Control

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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Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion71 decks122 decks
52%synergy
The Council of Four
54%inclusion66 decks122 decks
47%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion63 decks122 decks
45%synergy
Chasm Skulker
45%inclusion55 decks122 decks
41%synergy
Body of Knowledge
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
40%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
49%inclusion60 decks122 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
39%inclusion48 decks122 decks
37%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
42%inclusion44 decks104 decks
37%synergy
The Second Doctor
39%inclusion48 decks122 decks
37%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
52%inclusion63 decks122 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion92 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion84 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion78 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
58%inclusion71 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
57%inclusion69 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
57%inclusion69 decks122 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
48%inclusion58 decks122 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Generous Gift
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Supreme Verdict
41%inclusion50 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
48%inclusion59 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion39 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
21%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion32 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Rhystic Study
24%inclusion29 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
39%inclusion47 decks122 decks
33%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
36%inclusion44 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
34%inclusion42 decks122 decks
30%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion39 decks122 decks
27%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion39 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Drumbellower
31%inclusion38 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
31%inclusion38 decks122 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
27%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
21%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
23%synergy
Homunculus Horde
24%inclusion25 decks104 decks
21%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
24%inclusion29 decks122 decks
21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Kelpie Guide
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
19%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Alluring Siren
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
18%synergy
Windborn Muse
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Tataru Taru
17%inclusion14 decks82 decks
14%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Viseling
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
-13%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Reveille Squad
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Oneirophage
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Barricade
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
7%synergy
Loyal Inventor
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Dream Trawler
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.7%inclusion8 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Claim Jumper
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Flumph
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Emeria
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion43 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion43 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion35 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Render Silent
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Everybody Lives!
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
No More Lies
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Mandate of Peace
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Holy Day
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Hindering Light
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Silence
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Dispel
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Opt
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Magic Damper
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Snap
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Plagiarize
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Perch Protection
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Mana Leak
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Force of Will
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Permission Denied
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Vision Skeins
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Parting Gust
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
26%inclusion32 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Council's Judgment
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Identity
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Prosperity
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
-6%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Split Up
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion43 decks122 decks
32%synergy
Wedding Ring
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
28%synergy
Howling Mine
28%inclusion34 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Crawlspace
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
18%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Iron Maiden
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
-13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
10%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Font of Mythos
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Black Vise
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Norn's Annex
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
41%inclusion50 decks122 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
39%inclusion47 decks122 decks
32%synergy
Freed from the Real
35%inclusion43 decks122 decks
34%synergy
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Solitary Confinement
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Monologue Tax
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Rule of Law
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Smuggler's Share
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Land Tax
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Court of Vantress
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Deafening Silence
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Mind Over Matter
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
30%inclusion36 decks122 decks
25%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
83%inclusion101 decks122 decks
34%synergy
Maze of Ith
34%inclusion41 decks122 decks
29%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28%inclusion34 decks122 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
1%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion104 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion101 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion83 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Azorius Signet
54%inclusion66 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
53%inclusion65 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion39 decks122 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
-6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Misleading Signpost
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion117 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion117 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion115 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
74%inclusion90 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Prairie Stream
74%inclusion90 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
61%inclusion74 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Port Town
55%inclusion67 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
55%inclusion67 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
51%inclusion62 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
48%inclusion58 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
48%inclusion58 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Sea of Clouds
42%inclusion51 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
40%inclusion49 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
37%inclusion45 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
29%inclusion35 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
26%inclusion32 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Nimbus Maze
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
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