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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Psychosis Crawler
91%inclusion59 decks65 decks
84%synergy
Body of Knowledge
85%inclusion55 decks65 decks
82%synergy
Chasm Skulker
82%inclusion53 decks65 decks
77%synergy
The Council of Four
80%inclusion52 decks65 decks
73%synergy
The Second Doctor
72%inclusion47 decks65 decks
69%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
71%inclusion46 decks65 decks
68%synergy
Ominous Seas
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
61%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
60%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
59%synergy
Wizard Class
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Negate
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion40 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
55%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
57%synergy
Cut a Deal
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
54%synergy
Oneirophage
57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
56%synergy
Folio of Fancies
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Kelpie Guide
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
52%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Homunculus Horde
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Viseling
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Windborn Muse
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Drumbellower
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Nadir Kraken
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Kiyomaro, First to Stand
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Alluring Siren
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
25%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Fog Bank
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Flumph
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Advokist
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Reveille Squad
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Scholarship Sponsor
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Howling Golem
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Starwinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Dream Trawler
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Sturmgeist
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Detective of the Month
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Duelist of the Mind
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Swans of Bryn Argoll
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Walking Archive
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Loyal Inventor
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Absolution
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Silent Arbiter
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Portal Mage
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Noble Benefactor
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Hindering Light
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Long River's Pull
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
24%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Words of Wisdom
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magic Damper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Emergency Eject
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Union of the Third Path
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Split Decision
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Plagiarize
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-24%synergy
Opt
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Perch Protection
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-13%synergy
Render Silent
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Vision Skeins
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Intellectual Offering
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
No More Lies
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Cancel
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Peace
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Absorb
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Holy Day
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Consider
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Energy Arc
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Wrong Turn
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Unwanted Remake
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Luminous Rebuke
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Ultima
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Minds Aglow
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Austere Command
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Council's Judgment
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Supreme Verdict
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Plea for Power
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Starfall Invocation
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
15%synergy
Time Wipe
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Prosperity
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Fractured Identity
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Mighty
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Fascination
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Wedding Ring
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Spellbook
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Ivory Tower
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Empyrial Plate
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
16%synergy
World Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Unbender Tine
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Black Vise
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Hand of Vecna
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Iron Maiden
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Temple Bell
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
45%synergy
Forced Fruition
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
39%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
40%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Freed from the Real
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Nerd Rage
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Observed Stasis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Rule of Law
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Erasure
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Well of Ideas
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Monologue Tax
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Hoofprints of the Stag
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Noble Heritage
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Ascension
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Public Enemy
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Solitary Confinement
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
High Alert
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Mordenkainen
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Jace Beleren
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion51 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion57 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion55 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
80%inclusion52 decks65 decks
38%synergy
Azorius Signet
66%inclusion43 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Progress
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
15%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Coveted Jewel
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion57 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
60%inclusion39 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Capital City
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Seachrome Coast
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-17%synergy
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