Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Persistent Petitioners

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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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Persistent Petitioners
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
100%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
73%inclusion61 decks84 decks
69%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
59%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
57%synergy
Thrumming Stone
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
54%synergy
Propaganda
75%inclusion63 decks84 decks
49%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
50%inclusion42 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Raise the Past
45%inclusion9 decks20 decks
44%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
41%synergy
Drumbellower
48%inclusion40 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
73%inclusion61 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion57 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion50 decks84 decks
34%synergy
Ghostly Prison
56%inclusion47 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Intruder Alarm
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
39%inclusion33 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Dovin's Veto
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Cunning
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
35%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
42%inclusion35 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion34 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Rhystic Study
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Ruin Crab
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
29%synergy
Silent Arbiter
31%inclusion26 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Ledger Shredder
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Tataru Taru
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Quistis Trepe
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
23%synergy
The Council of Four
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Tax Collector
18%inclusion15 decks82 decks
16%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Body of Knowledge
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Reveille Squad
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Fleet Swallower
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Windborn Muse
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
1%synergy
The Second Doctor
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Masako the Humorless
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Unsettled Mariner
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Tomik, Distinguished Advokist
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Kelpie Guide
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Hedron Crab
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
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Generous Gift
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Restoration Magic
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Render Silent
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherize
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Split Decision
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Permission Denied
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Defabricate
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Words of Wisdom
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
-9%synergy
Even the Score
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Vision Skeins
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
To Arms!
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Perch Protection
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Space-Time Anomaly
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
68%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Council's Judgment
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Fractured Sanity
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Wrath of God
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Mighty
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Mass Appeal
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Minds Aglow
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Return to the Ranks
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Plea for Power
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
41%synergy
Isochron Scepter
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Phoenix Down
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Wedding Ring
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Crawlspace
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
12%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Ivory Tower
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Meekstone
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Grindstone
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Black Vise
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
33%inclusion28 decks84 decks
32%synergy
Rest in Peace
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
22%synergy
Wizard Class
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Stillness in Motion
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Forced Fruition
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Well of Ideas
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
19%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Monologue Tax
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Sanity
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Share
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Blind Obedience
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
1%synergy
High Alert
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Public Enemy
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Discovery
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Deafening Silence
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
10%inclusion8 decks84 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Psychic Possession
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
13%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
44%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Maze of Ith
21%inclusion18 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion11 decks84 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-8%synergy
Three Tree City
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion73 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion72 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
20%synergy
Azorius Signet
55%inclusion46 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
52%inclusion44 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Patriar's Seal
25%inclusion21 decks84 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Misleading Signpost
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
-14%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion84 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion81 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion68 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Prairie Stream
61%inclusion51 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
49%inclusion41 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
46%inclusion39 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
45%inclusion38 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
43%inclusion36 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion30 decks84 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Beach
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
-5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
30%inclusion25 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Gate
26%inclusion22 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion20 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
-7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
20%inclusion17 decks84 decks
-1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion15 decks84 decks
-3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Seachrome Coast
17%inclusion14 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion13 decks84 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Nimbus Maze
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
-10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.0%inclusion5 decks84 decks
-2%synergy
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