Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Budget Core

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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43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Kelpie Guide
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41%synergy
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47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
39%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
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63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
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34%synergy
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37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
34%synergy
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33%synergy
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43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
33%synergy
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Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
33%synergy
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37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
32%synergy
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32%synergy
Time Wipe
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
20%synergy
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33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
27%synergy
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33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-36%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Viseling
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Reveille Squad
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
30%synergy
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30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
29%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Windborn Muse
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
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20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Portal Mage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Forensic Researcher
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Curious Colossus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Palace Jailer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Azure Fleet Admiral
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Isperia, Supreme Judge
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Selfless Squire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
North Pole Patrol
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Traveling Philosopher
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Judge's Familiar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Denial
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Cloudblazer
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Flumph
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Palace Sentinels
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Homunculus Horde
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Codecracker Hound
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Starwinder
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Knight Luminary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mechanozoa
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Portal Manipulator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
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30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-24%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Generous Gift
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Absorb
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Hindering Light
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
20%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Condemn
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Long River's Pull
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Unwanted Remake
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Plagiarize
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Words of Wisdom
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Protective Response
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Personify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Split Decision
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Aetherspouts
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Rally of Wings
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Circular Logic
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Memory Lapse
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Refocus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Bovine Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Thraben Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Logic Knot
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
No More Lies
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Charm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Crush Contraband
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
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8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whoosh!
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Emergency Eject
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ethereal Haze
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Lose Focus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Deliberate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
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Sevinne's Reclamation
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Mighty
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Ravenform
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Cut a Deal
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Fractured Identity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-21%synergy
Windfall
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Clear the Mind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Storm Herd
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Academic Probation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Judgment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
By Invitation Only
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Aether Gale
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Winged Words
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Unbender Tine
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Folio of Fancies
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Ivory Tower
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Aether Syphon
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Black Vise
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-3%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
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Duelist's Heritage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Staggering Insight
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Wizard Class
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rest in Peace
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Blossombind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Forced Fruition
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Fall from Favor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Observed Stasis
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Mind Unbound
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Erasure
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Banishing Light
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Public Enemy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Undercellar Sweep
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Second Wind
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Vow of Duty
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Righteous Authority
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Impetus
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Rule of Law
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
High Alert
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Stasis Field
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
The Bath Song
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Redaction
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Link
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Aura of Dominion
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Petrify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Architect of Thought
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Moorland Haunt
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Throne of the High City
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
-13%synergy
Azorius Signet
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
28%synergy
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Azorius Locket
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Dungeoneer's Pack
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
-12%synergy
Port Town
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
-19%synergy
Tranquil Cove
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Meandering River
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Tower
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Razortide Bridge
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Abandoned Campground
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Unknown Shores
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Study
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
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