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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Krang, the All-Powerful
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
31%synergy
Joined Researchers
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Council of Four
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Body of Knowledge
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Chasm Skulker
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Wedding Ring
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Drumbellower
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Dovin's Veto
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
41%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Wizard Class
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
The Second Doctor
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Homunculus Horde
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Tataru Taru
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Windborn Muse
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
18%synergy
PuPu UFO
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Alluring Siren
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Oneirophage
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Selfless Squire
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Kelpie Guide
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Flumph
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Grand Abolisher
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Nadir Kraken
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Walking Atlas
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Archivist
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Generous Gift
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Render Silent
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Everybody Lives!
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Split Decision
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Oblation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Plagiarize
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Comeuppance
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Holy Day
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Illusion of Choice
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Even the Score
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Unexplained Absence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Silence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Hindering Light
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Permission Denied
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Trap the Trespassers
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fractured Identity
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Council's Judgment
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Cut a Deal
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Minds Aglow
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Show and Tell
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Plea for Power
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Mighty
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Taunt
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Howling Mine
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Crawlspace
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ivory Tower
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Empyrial Plate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Tempting Contract
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Iron Maiden
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple Bell
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Horn of Greed
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Ghostly Prison
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Freed from the Real
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Forced Fruition
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Monologue Tax
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Nerd Rage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Court of Vantress
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Noble Heritage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Solitary Confinement
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
High Alert
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Possession
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Court of Grace
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Righteous Authority
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Witness Protection
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Insight
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Public Enemy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Maze of Ith
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Kor Haven
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Field
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the True
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Detection Tower
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Talisman of Progress
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Misleading Signpost
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Coveted Jewel
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Model of Unity
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Prairie Stream
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Chancery
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Beach
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Nimbus Maze
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Tundra
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Abandoned Campground
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
The Grey Havens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy