Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Core Group Hug

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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
Scryfall
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Mirrorform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
67%synergy
The Council of Four
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Body of Knowledge
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
The Second Doctor
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Chasm Skulker
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
47%inclusion9 decks19 decks
42%synergy
Dovin's Veto
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Ominous Seas
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Homunculus Horde
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
39%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
34%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Drumbellower
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Kelpie Guide
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%synergy
Viseling
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Nadir Kraken
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Windborn Muse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Oneirophage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Flumph
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Starwinder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Reveille Squad
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Alluring Siren
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sly Instigator
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Swans of Bryn Argoll
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Coveted Peacock
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Tataru Taru
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Knowledge Seeker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Portal Manipulator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Detective of the Month
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Claim Jumper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Maeve, Insidious Singer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Generous Gift
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Long River's Pull
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Perch Protection
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Everybody Lives!
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Render Silent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hindering Light
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Disenchant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Reins of Power
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Immortal Obligation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mandate of Peace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Wrong Turn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
No More Lies
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Comeuppance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Reflection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vision Skeins
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Repulse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Oblation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Saw It Coming
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Interdict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Energy Arc
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Permission Denied
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Djeru's Resolve
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dream Fracture
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Safe Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Unstable Experiment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Emergency Eject
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Windfall
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Austere Command
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Identity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Minds Aglow
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Time Wipe
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Tide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Single Combat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Howling Mine
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Ivory Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Iron Maiden
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Venser's Journal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Wizard Class
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Forced Fruition
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Monologue Tax
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Tenuous Truce
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rest in Peace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Reconnaissance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Nerd Rage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rule of Law
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrormade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Island Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Exchange of Words
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Martial Impetus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Standstill
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Observed Stasis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Jace Beleren
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Kor Haven
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Restless Anchorage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Signet
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Patriar's Seal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
White Auracite
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Fortress
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Port Town
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Chancery
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Deserted Beach
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Seachrome Coast
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
North Pole Gates
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Citadel Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Skybridge Towers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Meticulous Archive
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nimbus Maze
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Abandoned Campground
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy