Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Optimized 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Petrified Hamlet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mathemagics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kami of the Crescent Moon
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
The Council of Four
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Howling Mine
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Folio of Fancies
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
The Second Doctor
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Propaganda
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Dovin's Veto
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Smothering Tithe
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Teferi's Protection
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Mystical Tutor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Chasm Skulker
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Body of Knowledge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Homunculus Horde
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Drumbellower
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Grand Abolisher
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Viseling
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Flumph
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Walking Atlas
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Windborn Muse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Kelpie Guide
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Barricade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mother of Runes
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Jace's Archivist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Emeria
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Walking Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Loyal Inventor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Tataru Taru
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Detective of the Month
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reveille Squad
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Render Silent
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Generous Gift
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Everybody Lives!
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Silence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mandate of Peace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Orim's Chant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Words of Wisdom
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Protection Magic
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Absorb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Even the Score
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Clever Concealment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Union of the Third Path
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dissipate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Holy Day
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Permission Denied
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
No More Lies
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Remand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Moogles' Valor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Idyllic Tutor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Cut a Deal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Minds Aglow
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Supreme Verdict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Fabricate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Prosperity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Mighty
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Devastation Tide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wash Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Plea for Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Iron Maiden
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Ivory Tower
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Wedding Ring
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Crawlspace
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Venser's Journal
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Temple Bell
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Black Vise
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Pearl Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Horn of Greed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Static Orb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sculpting Steel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Norn's Annex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Library of Leng
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Ghostly Prison
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Forced Fruition
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Ominous Seas
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Monologue Tax
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Rule of Law
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Omniscience
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Telepathy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Solitary Confinement
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rest in Peace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Knowledge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Deafening Silence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mind Over Matter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Maze of Ith
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-28%synergy
Patriar's Seal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Azorius Chancery
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Gate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Meticulous Archive
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Tundra
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy