Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Politics

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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Iron Man, Armored Avenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
King T'Challa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
61%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
60%inclusion28 decks47 decks
57%synergy
Body of Knowledge
57%inclusion27 decks47 decks
54%synergy
Chasm Skulker
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
51%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
49%synergy
Drumbellower
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
48%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Wedding Ring
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
66%inclusion31 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion29 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
53%inclusion25 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Dovin's Veto
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
43%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Wizard Class
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
45%inclusion21 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Shabraz, the Skyshark
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
38%synergy
Homunculus Horde
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
The Second Doctor
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Tataru Taru
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Alluring Siren
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
29%synergy
Windborn Muse
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
19%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
PuPu UFO
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Oneirophage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Kelpie Guide
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Selfless Squire
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Flumph
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Portal Manipulator
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Absolute Virtue
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Viseling
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Reveille Squad
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
-20%synergy
Render Silent
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Dawn's Truce
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Everybody Lives!
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Split Decision
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Oblation
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Hindering Light
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Plagiarize
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Holy Day
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Comeuppance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Valorous Stance
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Even the Score
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Perch Protection
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Energy Arc
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Permission Denied
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Snap
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Words of Wisdom
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-0%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fractalize
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Supreme Verdict
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Fractured Identity
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
24%synergy
Cut a Deal
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Council's Judgment
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Minds Aglow
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-0%synergy
Show and Tell
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Mighty
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Taunt
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
37%synergy
Folio of Fancies
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
31%synergy
Howling Mine
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
21%synergy
Pearl Medallion
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Crawlspace
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Ivory Tower
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Empyrial Plate
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0%synergy
Font of Mythos
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Unbender Tine
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Iron Maiden
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Venser's Journal
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Tempting Contract
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Ominous Seas
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
30%synergy
Forced Fruition
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
22%synergy
Monologue Tax
23%inclusion11 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
21%inclusion10 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Nerd Rage
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Court of Vantress
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Solitary Confinement
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
High Alert
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Possession
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Second Wind
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Noble Heritage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Righteous Authority
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Insight
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Mordenkainen
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion41 decks47 decks
39%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
36%inclusion17 decks47 decks
33%synergy
Maze of Ith
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Kor Haven
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Field
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Detection Tower
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Monumental Henge
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion35 decks47 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
26%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Progress
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Patriar's Seal
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
41%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion18 decks47 decks
-18%synergy
Misleading Signpost
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion7 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-16%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion46 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion43 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
77%inclusion36 decks47 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
70%inclusion33 decks47 decks
23%synergy
Prairie Stream
68%inclusion32 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
55%inclusion26 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
49%inclusion23 decks47 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
47%inclusion22 decks47 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
43%inclusion20 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
41%inclusion19 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion16 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Gate
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Nimbus Maze
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Seachrome Coast
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Tundra
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-5%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Meticulous Archive
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-10%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
-0%synergy
The Grey Havens
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
2%synergy