Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Group Hug

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Stark's Ingenuity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Iron Man, Armored Avenger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
King T'Challa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Erode
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wizard Class
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
60%synergy
The Council of Four
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
59%synergy
Chasm Skulker
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Howling Mine
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
56%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Body of Knowledge
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Wedding Ring
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Windfall
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Propaganda
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Drumbellower
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
42%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
30%synergy
The Second Doctor
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Homunculus Horde
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Tataru Taru
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Silent Arbiter
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Alluring Siren
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Windborn Muse
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Kelpie Guide
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Swans of Bryn Argoll
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Archivist
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Flumph
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Viseling
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Joined Researchers
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Walking Atlas
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Everybody Lives!
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Long River's Pull
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Render Silent
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Words of Wisdom
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Vision Skeins
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Dream Fracture
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
No More Lies
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Experiment
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Absorb
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Perch Protection
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Parting Gust
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Opt
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
To Arms!
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hindering Light
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rustler Rampage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Divergent Equation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Approach of the Second Sun
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Supreme Verdict
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Fractured Identity
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Starfall Invocation
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Minds Aglow
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Cut a Deal
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Prosperity
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Mighty
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Wrath of God
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Mathemagics
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Crawlspace
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Temple Bell
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Font of Mythos
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Ivory Tower
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Iron Maiden
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Spellbook
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Argent Dais
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Horn of Greed
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Unbender Tine
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Black Vise
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Ominous Seas
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Freed from the Real
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Monologue Tax
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Smuggler's Share
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Public Enemy
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Possession
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Nerd Rage
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Well of Ideas
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Pariah
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrormade
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Court of Vantress
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tenuous Truce
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Standstill
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
The Wanderer
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion36 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Maze of Ith
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Restless Anchorage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Kor Haven
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-0%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-0%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Progress
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Signet
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Patriar's Seal
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
The Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion42 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Beach
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Nimbus Maze
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Seachrome Coast
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Gate
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Tundra
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Skybridge Towers
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Razortide Bridge
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
University Campus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy