Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Wheels

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Psychosis Crawler
82%inclusion530 decks650 decks
75%synergy
Body of Knowledge
74%inclusion481 decks650 decks
71%synergy
Chasm Skulker
74%inclusion481 decks650 decks
70%synergy
The Council of Four
76%inclusion492 decks650 decks
68%synergy
Wizard Class
73%inclusion475 decks650 decks
66%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
70%inclusion454 decks650 decks
65%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
65%inclusion423 decks650 decks
58%synergy
Wedding Ring
60%inclusion392 decks650 decks
58%synergy
Ominous Seas
61%inclusion397 decks650 decks
57%synergy
Drumbellower
65%inclusion420 decks650 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion497 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion463 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Windfall
68%inclusion443 decks650 decks
56%synergy
Counterspell
65%inclusion423 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
64%inclusion419 decks650 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
62%inclusion402 decks650 decks
36%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
58%inclusion377 decks650 decks
43%synergy
Folio of Fancies
58%inclusion376 decks650 decks
55%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
58%inclusion376 decks650 decks
52%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
58%inclusion374 decks650 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
65%inclusion420 decks650 decks
40%synergy
Farewell
43%inclusion280 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion259 decks650 decks
34%synergy
Rhystic Study
39%inclusion253 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion228 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31%inclusion201 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
22%inclusion142 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion122 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion112 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion108 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
57%inclusion370 decks650 decks
54%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
57%inclusion368 decks650 decks
52%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion111 decks197 decks
51%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
55%inclusion360 decks650 decks
53%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
55%inclusion356 decks650 decks
43%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
52%inclusion335 decks650 decks
47%synergy
The Second Doctor
52%inclusion335 decks650 decks
49%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
51%inclusion329 decks650 decks
43%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
50%inclusion322 decks650 decks
44%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
47%inclusion308 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Silent Arbiter
45%inclusion290 decks650 decks
42%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
42%inclusion193 decks459 decks
40%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
38%inclusion244 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Kelpie Guide
37%inclusion241 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
35%inclusion227 decks650 decks
31%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
31%inclusion203 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Homunculus Horde
30%inclusion59 decks197 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
28%inclusion179 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
27%inclusion177 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Windborn Muse
26%inclusion169 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
26%inclusion75 decks289 decks
24%synergy
Oneirophage
26%inclusion166 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
25%inclusion160 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Viseling
24%inclusion156 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Grand Abolisher
23%inclusion152 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Alluring Siren
22%inclusion146 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
21%inclusion40 decks190 decks
19%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion131 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
20%inclusion127 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
19%inclusion38 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Archivist
18%inclusion120 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Flumph
18%inclusion119 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Nadir Kraken
18%inclusion115 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
17%inclusion112 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion109 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
17%inclusion108 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
-10%synergy
Fog Bank
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
13%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion40 decks302 decks
11%synergy
Reveille Squad
12%inclusion79 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
12%inclusion77 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
10%inclusion66 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Tataru Taru
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Monk Gyatso
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
10%inclusion63 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Master of Ceremonies
8.9%inclusion58 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
56%inclusion362 decks650 decks
24%synergy
Dovin's Veto
52%inclusion335 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion246 decks650 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion229 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion207 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Everybody Lives!
28%inclusion185 decks650 decks
26%synergy
Dawn's Truce
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Render Silent
23%inclusion150 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion147 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion146 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion124 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion109 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion80 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion105 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion94 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion88 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion83 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Words of Wisdom
12%inclusion77 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Hindering Light
12%inclusion75 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Union of the Third Path
11%inclusion70 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
10%inclusion64 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Perch Protection
10%inclusion44 decks459 decks
7%synergy
Permission Denied
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
7.4%inclusion48 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Intellectual Offering
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.8%inclusion44 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Plagiarize
6.8%inclusion44 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Split Decision
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
6%synergy
No More Lies
6.5%inclusion42 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Opt
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Emergency Eject
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Magic Damper
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
45%inclusion293 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Cut a Deal
40%inclusion263 decks650 decks
36%synergy
Minds Aglow
27%inclusion178 decks650 decks
25%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion140 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion128 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion105 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
15%inclusion100 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Ultima
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Council's Judgment
14%inclusion92 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Starfall Invocation
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
13%inclusion86 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Identity
12%inclusion75 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Prosperity
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Mighty
8.2%inclusion53 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.3%inclusion41 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Plea for Power
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
51%inclusion334 decks650 decks
46%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
41%inclusion266 decks650 decks
39%synergy
Venser's Journal
26%inclusion169 decks650 decks
22%synergy
Iron Maiden
24%inclusion156 decks650 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion150 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Font of Mythos
22%inclusion144 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
22%inclusion143 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Ivory Tower
22%inclusion142 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Crawlspace
21%inclusion136 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion134 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Temple Bell
17%inclusion111 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion102 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
15%inclusion44 decks302 decks
14%synergy
Spellbook
14%inclusion94 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion94 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
13%inclusion84 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Black Vise
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion74 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Empyrial Plate
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
9.2%inclusion60 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Unbender Tine
8.6%inclusion56 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
World Map
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.2%inclusion34 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
56%inclusion365 decks650 decks
54%synergy
Ghostly Prison
53%inclusion345 decks650 decks
29%synergy
Forced Fruition
45%inclusion292 decks650 decks
42%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
44%inclusion285 decks650 decks
40%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
32%inclusion89 decks282 decks
29%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
28%inclusion180 decks650 decks
24%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
24%inclusion154 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
21%inclusion137 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Nerd Rage
20%inclusion130 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
20%inclusion130 decks650 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
20%inclusion130 decks650 decks
19%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
19%inclusion125 decks646 decks
19%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
19%inclusion124 decks650 decks
17%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
17%inclusion108 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Monologue Tax
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion92 decks650 decks
-2%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion80 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
12%inclusion77 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion72 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Solitary Confinement
10%inclusion68 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
10%inclusion67 decks650 decks
7%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Well of Ideas
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
8.5%inclusion55 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
8.0%inclusion52 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.7%inclusion50 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Rule of Law
6.9%inclusion45 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Possession
6.6%inclusion43 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Ascension
6.3%inclusion41 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.2%inclusion40 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.0%inclusion39 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Rest in Peace
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
1%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
-5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion37 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
49%inclusion321 decks650 decks
45%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
22%inclusion146 decks650 decks
20%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion107 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Mordenkainen
15%inclusion96 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Jace Beleren
10%inclusion64 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
7.2%inclusion47 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
90%inclusion582 decks650 decks
41%synergy
Maze of Ith
40%inclusion258 decks650 decks
35%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
36%inclusion232 decks650 decks
28%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
31%inclusion200 decks650 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion158 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion136 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion120 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
18%inclusion119 decks650 decks
15%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion101 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion76 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion73 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion68 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Kor Haven
9.1%inclusion59 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.8%inclusion51 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.1%inclusion46 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion581 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion572 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion542 decks650 decks
41%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
65%inclusion420 decks650 decks
53%synergy
Azorius Signet
57%inclusion370 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion324 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
41%inclusion264 decks650 decks
39%synergy
Misleading Signpost
36%inclusion232 decks650 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion132 decks650 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion100 decks650 decks
-13%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion99 decks650 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion81 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.1%inclusion33 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion642 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion640 decks650 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion582 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Fortress
75%inclusion485 decks650 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
72%inclusion466 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
56%inclusion361 decks650 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
55%inclusion357 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
55%inclusion355 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
52%inclusion336 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion322 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
45%inclusion290 decks650 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion278 decks650 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
41%inclusion265 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
32%inclusion205 decks650 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion191 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Gate
29%inclusion191 decks650 decks
6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
29%inclusion88 decks303 decks
3%synergy
Meticulous Archive
28%inclusion182 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Nimbus Maze
27%inclusion176 decks650 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion147 decks650 decks
10%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
22%inclusion141 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
20%inclusion131 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion131 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion128 decks650 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion118 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion109 decks650 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion95 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion94 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion87 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Tundra
13%inclusion83 decks650 decks
0%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion78 decks650 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
10%inclusion65 decks650 decks
2%synergy
Capital City
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
North Pole Gates
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion61 decks650 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
5.8%inclusion38 decks650 decks
-1%synergy