Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Core Group Hug

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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Captain America, Living Legend
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Ten Rings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
66%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Body of Knowledge
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
The Second Doctor
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Denial
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Dovin's Veto
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Chasm Skulker
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
40%synergy
Homunculus Horde
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Tataru Taru
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Drumbellower
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Kelpie Guide
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Viseling
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Windborn Muse
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Oneirophage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Alluring Siren
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Flumph
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
PuPu UFO
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Nadir Kraken
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Portal Manipulator
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Reveille Squad
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Swans of Bryn Argoll
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Absolute Virtue
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Detective of the Month
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Yes Man, Personal Securitron
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Jushi Apprentice
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Long River's Pull
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Everybody Lives!
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Dawn's Truce
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Hindering Light
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Perch Protection
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Render Silent
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Oblation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Words of Wisdom
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorform
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Split Decision
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Reins of Power
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Immortal Obligation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Wrong Turn
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Vanish into Memory
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
No More Lies
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fractalize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Brush Off
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Magic Damper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mana Sculpt
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Erode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Refocus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Comeuppance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Ethereal Haze
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Valorous Stance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pollen Lullaby
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Domineering Will
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Cut a Deal
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Austere Command
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Fractured Identity
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Supreme Verdict
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Minds Aglow
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-0%synergy
Fabricate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Path of the Enigma
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sunfall
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Howling Mine
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Temple Bell
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Ivory Tower
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Iron Maiden
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sculpting Steel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Misers' Cage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Hithlain Rope
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Skullcage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Unbender Tine
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Black Vise
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Wizard Class
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Monologue Tax
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mirrormade
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nerd Rage
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Rest in Peace
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Tenuous Truce
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Rule of Law
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Island Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Love Song of Night and Day
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Exchange of Words
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fealty to the Realm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Martial Impetus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Telepathy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Dog Umbra
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Standstill
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Jace Beleren
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Maze of Ith
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Restless Anchorage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kor Haven
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Detection Tower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Prairie Stream
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Port Town
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Azorius Chancery
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Sea of Clouds
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Gate
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Seachrome Coast
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Nimbus Maze
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Skybridge Towers
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
The Grey Havens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy