Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Card Draw

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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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Leonardo's Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Adept Watershaper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Glamermite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
84%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Body of Knowledge
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Wizard Class
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
The Council of Four
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Drumbellower
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Ominous Seas
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Windfall
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Dovin's Veto
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Chasm Skulker
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Alluring Siren
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
The Second Doctor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Witch Enchanter
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Homunculus Horde
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Kelpie Guide
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Archivist
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Tataru Taru
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Viseling
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Walking Atlas
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Windborn Muse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Oneirophage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
White Plume Adventurer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ledger Shredder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Quantum Riddler
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Champions of Minas Tirith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Alms Collector
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Aeon Chronicler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-27%synergy
Everybody Lives!
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Render Silent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Unexplained Absence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Comeuppance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Steel Sabotage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Orim's Chant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Clever Concealment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Out of Bounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Commandeer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Intellectual Offering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Final Showdown
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Energy Arc
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Words of Wisdom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Waterbender's Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Experiment
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Emergency Eject
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Desculpting Blast
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Supreme Verdict
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Council's Judgment
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Identity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Taunt
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Mighty
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Cut a Deal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Minds Aglow
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Devastation Tide
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sunfall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Prosperity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Flash Photography
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Howling Mine
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Ivory Tower
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Font of Mythos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Crawlspace
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Empyrial Plate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Temple Bell
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Unbender Tine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sculpting Steel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Nerd Rage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Forced Fruition
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Ghostly Prison
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Public Enemy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Land Tax
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Monologue Tax
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Solitary Confinement
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Possession
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Noble Heritage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Vitality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tenuous Truce
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Mordenkainen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Maze of Ith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Kor Haven
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Detection Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Archway of Innovation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Monumental Henge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Talisman of Progress
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Azorius Signet
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Patriar's Seal
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Misleading Signpost
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Locket
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Prairie Stream
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Chancery
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Port Town
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Nimbus Maze
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Meticulous Archive
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Gate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tundra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Abandoned Campground
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy