Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Core

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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Moxfield
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Joined Researchers
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Erode
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
2.5%inclusion2 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Brush Off
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Skycoach Conductor
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
62%inclusion203 decks330 decks
54%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion192 decks330 decks
52%synergy
Body of Knowledge
54%inclusion178 decks330 decks
51%synergy
Chasm Skulker
53%inclusion176 decks330 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion160 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
51%inclusion168 decks330 decks
45%synergy
Wizard Class
49%inclusion163 decks330 decks
43%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
46%inclusion152 decks330 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
45%inclusion150 decks330 decks
39%synergy
The Second Doctor
41%inclusion135 decks330 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion221 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
61%inclusion200 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion183 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Propaganda
53%inclusion176 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion150 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Negate
43%inclusion143 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion142 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion141 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion140 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
42%inclusion137 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
17%inclusion55 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Drumbellower
38%inclusion126 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
38%inclusion124 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
37%inclusion123 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
37%inclusion97 decks264 decks
31%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
34%inclusion113 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Kelpie Guide
32%inclusion107 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
31%inclusion95 decks307 decks
29%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
28%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
30%inclusion99 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
29%inclusion95 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
28%inclusion92 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion73 decks264 decks
24%synergy
Windborn Muse
25%inclusion84 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Oneirophage
23%inclusion77 decks330 decks
22%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Alluring Siren
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Silent Arbiter
22%inclusion72 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
21%inclusion70 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
21%inclusion59 decks285 decks
19%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Flumph
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Viseling
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
18%inclusion61 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion58 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion57 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
16%inclusion41 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion50 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Tataru Taru
15%inclusion26 decks176 decks
11%synergy
Reveille Squad
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Barricade
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Absolute Virtue
9.0%inclusion16 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Claim Jumper
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
6%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Dream Trawler
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Sturmgeist
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
35%inclusion116 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Dovin's Veto
32%inclusion106 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion65 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion54 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Render Silent
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Hindering Light
15%inclusion50 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Everybody Lives!
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Holy Day
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Perch Protection
11%inclusion33 decks307 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Union of the Third Path
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Mirrorform
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
-10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
7%synergy
No More Lies
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Plagiarize
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Absorb
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Permission Denied
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Comeuppance
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Wrong Turn
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
32%inclusion105 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion90 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Minds Aglow
24%inclusion80 decks330 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
21%inclusion68 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Identity
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion44 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Council's Judgment
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
40%inclusion131 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
35%inclusion117 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Wedding Ring
33%inclusion108 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Howling Mine
27%inclusion88 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion70 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion44 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion37 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion37 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
9%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Unbender Tine
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Black Vise
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
39%inclusion130 decks330 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
37%inclusion123 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
37%inclusion122 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion108 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Forced Fruition
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
25%inclusion83 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
23%inclusion65 decks284 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion66 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion50 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Nerd Rage
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Safety
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Rest in Peace
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Public Enemy
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Rule of Law
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Tenuous Truce
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.2%inclusion16 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion95 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion255 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Maze of Ith
21%inclusion68 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion66 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion34 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.2%inclusion11 decks178 decks
1%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion264 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion260 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion245 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Azorius Signet
57%inclusion187 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
48%inclusion159 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Progress
48%inclusion157 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion86 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion13 decks143 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion328 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion326 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion281 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
65%inclusion216 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Prairie Stream
65%inclusion216 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Port Town
53%inclusion174 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
53%inclusion174 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
43%inclusion142 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
42%inclusion138 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
36%inclusion120 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion108 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
29%inclusion95 decks330 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion85 decks330 decks
-14%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion74 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
21%inclusion69 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion65 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
18%inclusion52 decks285 decks
-9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion57 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion57 decks330 decks
-15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion50 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Nimbus Maze
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion40 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
-2%synergy