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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
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
2%synergy
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2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Technodrome
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Turtles Forever
1.0%inclusion1 decks101 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
62%inclusion192 decks309 decks
55%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion179 decks309 decks
51%synergy
Body of Knowledge
54%inclusion167 decks309 decks
51%synergy
Chasm Skulker
53%inclusion165 decks309 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion149 decks309 decks
46%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
50%inclusion155 decks309 decks
44%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion154 decks309 decks
43%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
47%inclusion145 decks309 decks
42%synergy
The Second Doctor
41%inclusion128 decks309 decks
39%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
42%inclusion131 decks309 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion207 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
61%inclusion187 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion167 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
53%inclusion164 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion138 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
44%inclusion137 decks309 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion134 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion132 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Generous Gift
43%inclusion132 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion128 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
17%inclusion53 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
0%synergy
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Loran of the Third Path
37%inclusion115 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
37%inclusion114 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Drumbellower
37%inclusion113 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
36%inclusion88 decks243 decks
31%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
35%inclusion107 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Kelpie Guide
31%inclusion97 decks309 decks
30%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
31%inclusion88 decks286 decks
28%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
30%inclusion93 decks309 decks
28%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
29%inclusion90 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
28%inclusion88 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
28%inclusion88 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
27%inclusion83 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Windborn Muse
25%inclusion78 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
25%inclusion60 decks243 decks
21%synergy
Oneirophage
23%inclusion72 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Alluring Siren
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion67 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
21%inclusion65 decks309 decks
19%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
20%inclusion53 decks264 decks
19%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
19%inclusion60 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
19%inclusion59 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Flumph
19%inclusion59 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Viseling
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion54 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion52 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion50 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
16%inclusion39 decks243 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion49 decks309 decks
-9%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
16%inclusion49 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
15%inclusion37 decks243 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion47 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Tataru Taru
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Reveille Squad
13%inclusion39 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Barricade
9.1%inclusion22 decks243 decks
7%synergy
Adept Watershaper
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Claim Jumper
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Sturmgeist
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Absolute Virtue
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
5%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Dream Trawler
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
4%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.0%inclusion21 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
36%inclusion111 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion95 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion85 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
21%inclusion65 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion60 decks288 decks
18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion51 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Render Silent
16%inclusion49 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Hindering Light
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Everybody Lives!
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Holy Day
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Perch Protection
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Union of the Third Path
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Mirrorform
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
7%synergy
No More Lies
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
-11%synergy
Plagiarize
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Comeuppance
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Absorb
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Permission Denied
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Wrong Turn
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
31%inclusion97 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion82 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion72 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Minds Aglow
23%inclusion72 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion68 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
21%inclusion64 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
16%inclusion49 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Mighty
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Identity
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Council's Judgment
13%inclusion40 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion30 decks288 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
5.9%inclusion17 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
39%inclusion120 decks309 decks
36%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
36%inclusion111 decks309 decks
34%synergy
Wedding Ring
31%inclusion97 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Howling Mine
25%inclusion77 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion68 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Ivory Tower
18%inclusion56 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion55 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion50 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion36 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
3%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion16 decks148 decks
2%synergy
Temple Bell
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Font of Mythos
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Unbender Tine
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Black Vise
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
39%inclusion121 decks309 decks
35%synergy
Ghostly Prison
37%inclusion115 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion110 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
34%inclusion104 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Forced Fruition
29%inclusion89 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion80 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
25%inclusion76 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
22%inclusion58 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
21%inclusion64 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion52 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion49 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Nerd Rage
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Monologue Tax
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Public Enemy
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Rest in Peace
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.0%inclusion14 decks200 decks
1%synergy
Rule of Law
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion90 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Mordenkainen
12%inclusion36 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion238 decks309 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion63 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion62 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion56 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
18%inclusion55 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion39 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion22 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
-12%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.7%inclusion10 decks176 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion251 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion246 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion230 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Azorius Signet
57%inclusion176 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50%inclusion154 decks309 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Progress
47%inclusion146 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion90 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion81 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion68 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
18%inclusion57 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion44 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion10 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion307 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion305 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion263 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
65%inclusion201 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Prairie Stream
64%inclusion199 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
53%inclusion163 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Port Town
51%inclusion159 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
42%inclusion131 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
42%inclusion130 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
37%inclusion113 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion99 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
30%inclusion92 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion83 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion82 decks309 decks
-21%synergy
Sea of Clouds
24%inclusion75 decks309 decks
-15%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion67 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion54 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion53 decks309 decks
-15%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
-10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion47 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Nimbus Maze
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
5.8%inclusion18 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
3%synergy
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