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
Stark's Ingenuity
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Iron Man, Armored Avenger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pensive Professor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ioreth of the Healing House
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Prison
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Propaganda
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Drumbellower
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Generous Gift
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Dovin's Veto
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Wizard Class
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
The Council of Four
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Loran of the Third Path
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Chasm Skulker
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Body of Knowledge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Silent Arbiter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
The Second Doctor
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Tataru Taru
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Windborn Muse
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Homunculus Horde
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Kelpie Guide
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Barricade
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Walking Atlas
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Archivist
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Oneirophage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Flumph
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Soul's Attendant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reveille Squad
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Alluring Siren
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Auriok Champion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Loyal Warhound
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Soul Warden
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Joined Researchers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Instants
Negate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reprieve
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Everybody Lives!
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Render Silent
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Silence
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Shore Up
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Consign to Memory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hindering Light
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Permission Denied
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Erode
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Refute
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tolarian Winds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Emergency Powers
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Energy Arc
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Riot Control
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Stifle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
No More Lies
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mirrorform
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Mighty
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Austere Command
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Time Wipe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Starfall Invocation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Split Up
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Souls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Past
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Council's Judgment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Prosperity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Recommission
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Crawlspace
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Folio of Fancies
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Howling Mine
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Ivory Tower
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Venser's Journal
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Font of Mythos
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Iron Maiden
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Black Vise
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Temple Bell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-0%synergy
Robe of Stars
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Annex
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Unbender Tine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Empyrial Plate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Forced Fruition
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Freed from the Real
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Ominous Seas
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Smuggler's Share
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Monologue Tax
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Solitary Confinement
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Sphere of Safety
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Possession
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tenuous Truce
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
The Wanderer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Maze of Ith
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rivendell
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Academy Ruins
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Restless Anchorage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Kor Haven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Progress
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Misleading Signpost
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Patriar's Seal
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Prairie Stream
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Chancery
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Deserted Beach
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Port Town
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Gate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Nimbus Maze
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Seachrome Coast
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Meticulous Archive
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Tundra
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Meteor Crater
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy