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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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20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Body of Knowledge
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
The Second Doctor
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Folio of Fancies
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Chasm Skulker
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Wedding Ring
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
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Emrakul's Messenger
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Homunculus Horde
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Drumbellower
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Tataru Taru
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
26%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Viseling
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Oneirophage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Fog Bank
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Reveille Squad
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Nadir Kraken
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Alluring Siren
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Flumph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Absolute Virtue
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
PuPu UFO
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Selfless Squire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Starwinder
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Jushi Apprentice
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sly Instigator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Swans of Bryn Argoll
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sturmgeist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Isperia, Supreme Judge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Generous Gift
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Long River's Pull
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Everybody Lives!
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Dawn's Truce
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Perch Protection
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Render Silent
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Disenchant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Oblation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Hindering Light
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Words of Wisdom
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Split Decision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Immortal Obligation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mandate of Peace
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wrong Turn
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
No More Lies
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vanish into Memory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mirrorform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Comeuppance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Reflection
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vision Skeins
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Repulse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Bovine Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Thraben Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Saw It Coming
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Interdict
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Energy Arc
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Permission Denied
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Cut a Deal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Fractured Identity
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Minds Aglow
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Time Wipe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Prosperity
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Council's Judgment
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Single Combat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Aether Gale
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Path of the Enigma
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Show and Tell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sunfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temple Bell
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Crawlspace
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Wizard Class
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Monologue Tax
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Mirrormade
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Tenuous Truce
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rest in Peace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Island Sanctuary
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rule of Law
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Exchange of Words
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Martial Impetus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Standstill
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Jace Beleren
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Maze of Ith
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Detection Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Progress
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Signet
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Misleading Signpost
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
White Auracite
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Prairie Stream
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Chancery
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Deserted Beach
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Gate
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Nimbus Maze
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Meticulous Archive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
The Grey Havens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
North Pole Gates
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
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