Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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Krang, the All-Powerful
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Silent Arbiter
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Folio of Fancies
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
The Second Doctor
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Dovin's Veto
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Generous Gift
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
The Council of Four
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Chasm Skulker
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Drumbellower
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Kelpie Guide
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Homunculus Horde
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Body of Knowledge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Grand Abolisher
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Viseling
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Windborn Muse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Alluring Siren
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Flumph
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Emeria
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Adept Watershaper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tataru Taru
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Barricade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Walking Atlas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Dreamshackle Geist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Negate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Render Silent
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Long River's Pull
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Everybody Lives!
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Mandate of Peace
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherspouts
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Permission Denied
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Dawn Charm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Genius
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Even the Score
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Holy Day
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Flatline
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Magic Damper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Idyllic Tutor
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Supreme Verdict
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Cut a Deal
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Fabricate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Minds Aglow
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Devastation Tide
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Ivory Tower
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Iron Maiden
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Crawlspace
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Wedding Ring
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Temple Bell
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Font of Mythos
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
The Water Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Black Vise
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Static Orb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Scroll Rack
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sculpting Steel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Damping Sphere
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Elixir
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Forced Fruition
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Wizard Class
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Rest in Peace
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Ominous Seas
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Rule of Law
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Monologue Tax
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Deafening Silence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Back to Basics
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Over Matter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cloud Cover
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Court of Vantress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Maze of Ith
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Academy Ruins
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Progress
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Misleading Signpost
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Prairie Stream
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Deserted Beach
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sea of Clouds
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Port Town
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Meticulous Archive
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Gate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Campground
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Grotto
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Spire of Industry
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Starting Town
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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