Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Optimized

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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Willie Lumpkin, Postman
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
King T'Challa
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Black Widow, Intel Expert
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
King Solomon's Frogs
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
65%inclusion112 decks171 decks
59%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion100 decks171 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion101 decks171 decks
47%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
62%inclusion106 decks171 decks
47%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion89 decks171 decks
47%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
51%inclusion87 decks171 decks
46%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
48%inclusion82 decks171 decks
44%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
46%inclusion79 decks171 decks
44%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
48%inclusion82 decks171 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
91%inclusion155 decks171 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion119 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
67%inclusion114 decks171 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
65%inclusion111 decks171 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion107 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion96 decks171 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
56%inclusion95 decks171 decks
31%synergy
Dovin's Veto
53%inclusion90 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
49%inclusion83 decks171 decks
42%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
47%inclusion81 decks171 decks
39%synergy
Body of Knowledge
45%inclusion77 decks171 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
64%inclusion109 decks171 decks
41%synergy
Smothering Tithe
63%inclusion108 decks171 decks
39%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
49%inclusion83 decks171 decks
27%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
44%inclusion75 decks171 decks
34%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
37%synergy
Farewell
42%inclusion71 decks171 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion70 decks171 decks
26%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
39%inclusion67 decks171 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion60 decks171 decks
20%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion56 decks171 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
44%inclusion76 decks171 decks
37%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
44%inclusion75 decks171 decks
32%synergy
Chasm Skulker
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
38%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
42%inclusion72 decks171 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
42%inclusion71 decks171 decks
39%synergy
The Second Doctor
41%inclusion70 decks171 decks
38%synergy
Drumbellower
38%inclusion65 decks171 decks
31%synergy
Esper Sentinel
37%inclusion64 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
37%inclusion64 decks171 decks
33%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
34%inclusion58 decks171 decks
31%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
27%inclusion47 decks171 decks
24%synergy
Homunculus Horde
27%inclusion46 decks171 decks
23%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
26%inclusion45 decks171 decks
24%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
25%inclusion43 decks171 decks
19%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
23%synergy
Grand Abolisher
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Kelpie Guide
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
22%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
15%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
15%inclusion25 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Tataru Taru
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
10%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
12%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Viseling
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Alluring Siren
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Emeria
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Flumph
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Voice of Victory
10%inclusion16 decks158 decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Absolute Virtue
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
6%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
-4%synergy
Ledger Shredder
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
-17%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Reed Richards, Smartest Man
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Leveler
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion71 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
36%inclusion61 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion53 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion45 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Everybody Lives!
26%inclusion44 decks171 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion43 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Render Silent
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Silence
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
15%inclusion25 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion25 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Permission Denied
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
-6%synergy
Reprieve
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Hindering Light
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Words of Wisdom
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Mandate of Peace
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Mirrorform
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
42%inclusion71 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Cut a Deal
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion25 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Prosperity
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Solve the Equation
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion17 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Time Wipe
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
-4%synergy
Preordain
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
-0%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Mighty
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
43%inclusion73 decks171 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
37%inclusion63 decks171 decks
34%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
36%inclusion61 decks171 decks
34%synergy
Wedding Ring
35%inclusion59 decks171 decks
32%synergy
Ivory Tower
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Iron Maiden
21%inclusion36 decks171 decks
20%synergy
Venser's Journal
21%inclusion36 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Crawlspace
20%inclusion35 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
-7%synergy
Font of Mythos
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Temple Bell
15%inclusion26 decks171 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
12%synergy
The Water Crystal
12%inclusion17 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Norn's Annex
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Black Vise
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Spellbook
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
-5%synergy
Winter Orb
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Library of Leng
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
42%inclusion72 decks171 decks
35%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion62 decks171 decks
35%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion53 decks171 decks
27%synergy
Forced Fruition
30%inclusion52 decks171 decks
28%synergy
Ominous Seas
29%inclusion50 decks171 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
19%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion38 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion33 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
16%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Monologue Tax
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Rest in Peace
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Rule of Law
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Deafening Silence
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Sphere of Safety
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Omniscience
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Solitary Confinement
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Telepathy
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Solemnity
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Dissipation Field
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
15%inclusion25 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
12%inclusion21 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Maze of Ith
37%inclusion63 decks171 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion57 decks171 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion52 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion44 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
16%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
20%inclusion35 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
16%inclusion28 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.9%inclusion14 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion157 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion152 decks171 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion129 decks171 decks
33%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
42%inclusion72 decks171 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Progress
40%inclusion69 decks171 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion67 decks171 decks
-17%synergy
Patriar's Seal
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
-8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion171 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion169 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion159 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
73%inclusion124 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
68%inclusion116 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
63%inclusion108 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
51%inclusion87 decks171 decks
18%synergy
Deserted Beach
49%inclusion83 decks171 decks
9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
48%inclusion82 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
48%inclusion82 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Port Town
42%inclusion72 decks171 decks
-5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
41%inclusion70 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Chancery
39%inclusion67 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
36%inclusion61 decks171 decks
-2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
34%inclusion58 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Nimbus Maze
30%inclusion51 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
26%inclusion45 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
25%inclusion42 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion39 decks171 decks
-5%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
22%inclusion37 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion34 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion31 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
17%inclusion29 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion25 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Tundra
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
-8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.8%inclusion15 decks171 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
-3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
6.4%inclusion11 decks171 decks
0%synergy
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