Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Pillow Fort

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
Brush Off
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Joined Researchers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ioreth of the Healing House
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Prison
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Propaganda
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
The Second Doctor
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Dovin's Veto
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Drumbellower
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Silent Arbiter
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Chasm Skulker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Body of Knowledge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Tataru Taru
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Windborn Muse
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Kelpie Guide
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Crystal Barricade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Homunculus Horde
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fog Bank
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Oneirophage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Alluring Siren
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Wandering Archaic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Walking Atlas
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Flumph
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Loyal Warhound
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Soul's Attendant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Claim Jumper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reveille Squad
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Negate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mirrorform
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Render Silent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Shore Up
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Consign to Memory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Thirst for Identity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Keep Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Refute
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Union of the Third Path
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Angel's Grace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Winds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Silence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Energy Arc
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Permission Denied
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Magic Damper
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Mighty
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Identity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Souls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Cut a Deal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Council's Judgment
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Minds Aglow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Recommission
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Crawlspace
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Ivory Tower
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Temple Bell
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Insight Engine
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Phoenix Down
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Forced Fruition
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Ominous Seas
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rest in Peace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Smuggler's Share
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Sphere of Safety
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Possession
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tenuous Truce
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Stillness in Motion
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
The Wanderer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mordenkainen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Rivendell
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Academy Ruins
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Anchorage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Progress
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Misleading Signpost
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Solar Array
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Fortress
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Azorius Chancery
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Port Town
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Deserted Beach
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Seachrome Coast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Nimbus Maze
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Gate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Meticulous Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Citadel Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Meteor Crater
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy