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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pensive Professor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Approach of the Second Sun
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Ghostly Prison
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Propaganda
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
45%synergy
The Council of Four
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Path to Exile
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dovin's Veto
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Drumbellower
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Silent Arbiter
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Chasm Skulker
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
The Second Doctor
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Body of Knowledge
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Windborn Muse
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Tataru Taru
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
23%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Kelpie Guide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Crystal Barricade
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Oneirophage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Homunculus Horde
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Alluring Siren
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Auriok Champion
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Walking Atlas
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Flumph
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Loyal Warhound
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Claim Jumper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reveille Squad
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Negate
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Shore Up
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Consign to Memory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Render Silent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Permission Denied
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Mirrorform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Comeuppance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Refute
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Union of the Third Path
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tolarian Winds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Silence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Energy Arc
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Force of Negation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Stifle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Octopus Form
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Mighty
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Starfall Invocation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Time Wipe
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Souls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Council's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Minds Aglow
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Recommission
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Crawlspace
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Ivory Tower
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Wedding Ring
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Venser's Journal
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Font of Mythos
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Temple Bell
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Argent Dais
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Empyrial Plate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Insight Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Phoenix Down
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wizard Class
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Forced Fruition
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Ominous Seas
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Rest in Peace
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Test of Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Court of Cunning
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sphere of Safety
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Possession
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tenuous Truce
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
The Wanderer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mordenkainen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Maze of Ith
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Restless Anchorage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Starforge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Progress
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Patriar's Seal
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Misleading Signpost
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Solar Array
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Glacial Fortress
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Prairie Stream
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Deserted Beach
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Port Town
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sea of Clouds
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Seachrome Coast
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Nimbus Maze
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Tranquil Cove
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Meteor Crater
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy