Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Elite Interceptor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Psychosis Crawler
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Body of Knowledge
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Chasm Skulker
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Wizard Class
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Alluring Siren
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
The Council of Four
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-31%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-22%synergy
Game Changers
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Reveille Squad
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Oneirophage
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Kelpie Guide
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Second Doctor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Drumbellower
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Eclipsed Merrow
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Flumph
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Portal Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
North Pole Patrol
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Claim Jumper
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Nadir Kraken
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Homunculus Horde
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Absolute Virtue
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Azor, the Lawbringer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sun Titan
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Strict Proctor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Barricade
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Forensic Researcher
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Erudite Wizard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Octopus Form
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Words of Wisdom
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Reprieve
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Intellectual Offering
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Render Silent
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
No More Lies
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Demystify
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Loran's Escape
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Orim's Chant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dawn Charm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mana Leak
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Personify
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mirrorform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Comeuppance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Ethereal Haze
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Absorb
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-0%synergy
Consign to Memory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Run Away Together
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Keep Safe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hindering Light
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Repeal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Cut a Deal
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Council's Judgment
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Self-Reflection
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Starfall Invocation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Mighty
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Consuming Tide
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ultima
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Power of Persuasion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Drain Power
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Taunt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Silver Scrutiny
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Single Combat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hour of Revelation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Commit // Memory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Counsel of the Soratami
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Plea for Power
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Folio of Fancies
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Ivory Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Wedding Ring
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Howling Mine
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Spellbook
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Unbender Tine
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Crawlspace
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Haystack
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
The Seriema
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Empyrial Plate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Ominous Seas
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Nerd Rage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Forced Fruition
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Monologue Tax
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Staggering Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Public Enemy
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rule of Law
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Retro-Mutation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aquitect's Defenses
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lofty Dreams
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cowed by Wisdom
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Oath of Scholars
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Grasp of Fate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Noble Heritage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mechanized Production
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sphere of Reason
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Impetus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cartouche of Knowledge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Exchange of Words
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Steppe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Northampton Farm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Patriar's Seal
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Omni-Cheese Pizza
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Prairie Stream
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Port Town
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Chancery
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Seachrome Coast
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Beach
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Demolition Field
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Gate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Heath
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Skybridge Towers
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-39%synergy
Meandering River
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
University Campus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
North Pole Gates
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-26%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy