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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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14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorform
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Pestered Wellguard
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Personify
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
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The Council of Four
61%inclusion179 decks292 decks
54%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion168 decks292 decks
51%synergy
Body of Knowledge
53%inclusion155 decks292 decks
50%synergy
Chasm Skulker
52%inclusion153 decks292 decks
48%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
47%inclusion138 decks292 decks
45%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
50%inclusion146 decks292 decks
44%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion146 decks292 decks
43%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
46%inclusion135 decks292 decks
42%synergy
The Second Doctor
40%inclusion117 decks292 decks
37%synergy
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42%inclusion122 decks292 decks
37%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion197 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
61%inclusion177 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
55%inclusion160 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
53%inclusion154 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion129 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
44%inclusion129 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43%inclusion125 decks292 decks
36%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
43%inclusion125 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion122 decks292 decks
29%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion122 decks292 decks
14%synergy
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Farewell
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
0%synergy
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Mangara, the Diplomat
37%inclusion109 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Drumbellower
36%inclusion106 decks292 decks
29%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
35%inclusion103 decks292 decks
23%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
35%inclusion79 decks226 decks
30%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
34%inclusion100 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Kelpie Guide
32%inclusion92 decks292 decks
30%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
29%inclusion86 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
29%inclusion79 decks269 decks
27%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
29%inclusion85 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
29%inclusion84 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
28%inclusion81 decks292 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
25%inclusion73 decks292 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
25%inclusion73 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Homunculus Horde
23%inclusion53 decks226 decks
20%synergy
Oneirophage
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Alluring Siren
22%inclusion63 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
21%inclusion62 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Flumph
20%inclusion58 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
20%inclusion49 decks247 decks
18%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
20%inclusion57 decks292 decks
17%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
18%inclusion54 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Viseling
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
17%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
16%inclusion37 decks226 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16%inclusion47 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
-9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion32 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Reveille Squad
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Nadir Kraken
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Tataru Taru
10%inclusion14 decks134 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Barricade
10%inclusion23 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Claim Jumper
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Sturmgeist
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Dream Trawler
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
4%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.1%inclusion20 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
5%synergy
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Aetherize
35%inclusion103 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Dovin's Veto
30%inclusion88 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion79 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
23%inclusion67 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion57 decks271 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion43 decks271 decks
8%synergy
Render Silent
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Hindering Light
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
12%inclusion35 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Everybody Lives!
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Holy Day
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Perch Protection
11%inclusion29 decks269 decks
8%synergy
Intellectual Offering
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Union of the Third Path
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
2%synergy
No More Lies
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Reins of Power
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
-11%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Plagiarize
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Permission Denied
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Split Decision
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Wrong Turn
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Absorb
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Comeuppance
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Vision Skeins
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
2%synergy
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Cut a Deal
32%inclusion92 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Supreme Verdict
26%inclusion77 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Minds Aglow
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
22%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion67 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion62 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
16%inclusion48 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion43 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Council's Judgment
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Fractured Identity
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
11%inclusion30 decks271 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
6.3%inclusion17 decks269 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Fascination
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
4%synergy
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Folio of Fancies
38%inclusion111 decks292 decks
35%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
36%inclusion104 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Wedding Ring
29%inclusion86 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Howling Mine
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion55 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
-6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion38 decks292 decks
11%synergy
The Water Crystal
12%inclusion15 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Iron Maiden
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Unbender Tine
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Temple Bell
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Font of Mythos
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Black Vise
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
38%inclusion110 decks292 decks
34%synergy
Ghostly Prison
37%inclusion107 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
35%inclusion102 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion97 decks292 decks
31%synergy
Forced Fruition
27%inclusion80 decks292 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion77 decks292 decks
23%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
23%inclusion68 decks292 decks
21%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
21%inclusion52 decks246 decks
19%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
21%inclusion60 decks292 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion49 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Nerd Rage
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
13%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
13%inclusion39 decks292 decks
12%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion30 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Public Enemy
9.2%inclusion27 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
8.9%inclusion26 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Rest in Peace
8.6%inclusion25 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.9%inclusion23 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.5%inclusion22 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Rule of Law
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.6%inclusion12 decks183 decks
1%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Tenuous Truce
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Staggering Insight
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Noble Heritage
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
28%inclusion82 decks292 decks
24%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion222 decks292 decks
27%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion58 decks292 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion57 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion37 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion33 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
8.2%inclusion24 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.2%inclusion21 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Restless Anchorage
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion237 decks292 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion234 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion217 decks292 decks
32%synergy
Azorius Signet
57%inclusion167 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
50%inclusion146 decks292 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Progress
47%inclusion136 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
30%inclusion87 decks292 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion77 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion64 decks292 decks
-7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
17%inclusion51 decks292 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion28 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion19 decks292 decks
-3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion291 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion289 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion248 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Prairie Stream
64%inclusion187 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
63%inclusion185 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
52%inclusion152 decks292 decks
14%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion146 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
41%inclusion121 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
41%inclusion119 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
37%inclusion107 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Beach
30%inclusion88 decks292 decks
-9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
30%inclusion88 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion81 decks292 decks
0%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion78 decks292 decks
-20%synergy
Sea of Clouds
24%inclusion69 decks292 decks
-16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion65 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion63 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion57 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion56 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion52 decks292 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion50 decks292 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion46 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion45 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15%inclusion36 decks247 decks
-12%synergy
Nimbus Maze
14%inclusion42 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion41 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
12%inclusion36 decks292 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion34 decks292 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion32 decks292 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion31 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
2%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.8%inclusion20 decks292 decks
-7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.2%inclusion18 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
3%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.5%inclusion16 decks292 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion15 decks292 decks
2%synergy
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