Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Budget 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?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Alluring Siren
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Negate
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
35%synergy
The Council of Four
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Kelpie Guide
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Aetherize
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Time Wipe
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Body of Knowledge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Disenchant
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
The Second Doctor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Hindering Light
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Reveille Squad
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Oneirophage
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Windborn Muse
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Viseling
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Portal Mage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sturmgeist
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Portal Manipulator
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Forensic Researcher
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Cloudblazer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Denial
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
PuPu UFO
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Palace Jailer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Judge's Familiar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Nadir Kraken
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Courtly Provocateur
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wall of Frost
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hurkyl, Master Wizard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dakra Mystic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dream Trawler
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Silver Myr
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Gold Myr
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Flumph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Isperia, Supreme Judge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Selfless Squire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Azure Fleet Admiral
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Curious Colossus
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
High-Flying Ace
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Absolute Virtue
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Barricade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-44%synergy
Generous Gift
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Long River's Pull
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Fractalize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Absorb
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Condemn
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Whoosh!
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Plagiarize
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Words of Wisdom
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Refute
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Unwanted Remake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Rally of Wings
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Split Decision
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mana Leak
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
No More Lies
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Refocus
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Cut Short
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Crush Contraband
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Escape from Orthanc
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Circular Logic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shore Up
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Zhalfirin Shapecraft
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Wild Unraveling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Protective Response
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Personify
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Ethereal Haze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lose Focus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Valorous Stance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dive Down
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Sevinne's Reclamation
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Mighty
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Cut a Deal
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Combat Tutorial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Minds Aglow
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Identity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Boomerang Basics
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquilize
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Arwen's Gift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Storm Herd
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Eagle Vision
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Winged Words
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Celestial Judgment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Unbender Tine
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ivory Tower
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Black Vise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Assassin Gauntlet
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Costume Closet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Duelist's Heritage
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Rest in Peace
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Staggering Insight
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mind Unbound
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Second Wind
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Telepathy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fall from Favor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Tenuous Truce
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Banishing Light
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Spirit Link
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Solitary Confinement
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Observed Stasis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blossombind
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Favorable Winds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Vow of Duty
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Righteous Authority
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
High Alert
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Redaction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Public Enemy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Bath Song
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stasis Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Petrify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
With Great Power . . .
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Moorland Haunt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Anchorage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Throne of the High City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Signet
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Exploding Barrel
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Port Town
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Chancery
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Meandering River
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Tower
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
North Pole Gates
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Study
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
University Campus
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy