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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Fractalize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pensive Professor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Body of Knowledge
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
55%synergy
The Second Doctor
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Folio of Fancies
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Chasm Skulker
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Homunculus Horde
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Drumbellower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Tataru Taru
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Kelpie Guide
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Windborn Muse
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Viseling
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Oneirophage
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
PuPu UFO
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Nadir Kraken
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Flumph
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reveille Squad
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Alluring Siren
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Absolute Virtue
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Starwinder
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Portal Manipulator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Jushi Apprentice
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Conjurer Adept
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Selfless Squire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dovin's Veto
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Dawn's Truce
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Long River's Pull
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Hindering Light
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Render Silent
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Perch Protection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Oblation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Disenchant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Immortal Obligation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Wrong Turn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Vanish into Memory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Refocus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Comeuppance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Valorous Stance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Reflection
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Keep Safe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Split Decision
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Vision Skeins
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Repulse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Saw It Coming
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Permission Denied
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Reins of Power
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Djeru's Resolve
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Dream Fracture
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Cut a Deal
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Austere Command
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Minds Aglow
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Fractured Identity
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Supreme Verdict
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Prosperity
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Fabricate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Path of the Enigma
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Council's Judgment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Show and Tell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sunfall
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Howling Mine
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Temple Bell
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Font of Mythos
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ivory Tower
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hithlain Rope
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Blade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unbender Tine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Kruphix
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Forced Fruition
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Ominous Seas
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Wizard Class
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Prison
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Monologue Tax
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Rest in Peace
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nerd Rage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tenuous Truce
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rule of Law
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Martial Impetus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dog Umbra
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Weftwalking
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Jace Beleren
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mordenkainen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Maze of Ith
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Detection Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Thought Vessel
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Signet
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Port Town
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Azorius Chancery
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Sea of Clouds
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Gate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Nimbus Maze
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-22%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Grey Havens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
North Pole Gates
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy