Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Control

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
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
King T'Challa
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gleaming Bastion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
The Mind Stone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Psychosis Crawler
54%inclusion76 decks141 decks
47%synergy
The Council of Four
53%inclusion75 decks141 decks
46%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion73 decks141 decks
45%synergy
Body of Knowledge
43%inclusion60 decks141 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
42%inclusion59 decks141 decks
39%synergy
Chasm Skulker
43%inclusion61 decks141 decks
39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
41%inclusion52 decks128 decks
35%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
50%inclusion71 decks141 decks
35%synergy
The Second Doctor
38%inclusion53 decks141 decks
35%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion65 decks141 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion100 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion88 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion88 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
59%inclusion83 decks141 decks
32%synergy
Dovin's Veto
56%inclusion79 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion79 decks141 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
48%inclusion68 decks141 decks
24%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
45%inclusion63 decks141 decks
32%synergy
Supreme Verdict
42%inclusion59 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion57 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
43%inclusion61 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
34%inclusion48 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
27%inclusion38 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
26%inclusion36 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion35 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Mangara, the Diplomat
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
30%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
29%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
35%inclusion49 decks141 decks
30%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
34%inclusion48 decks141 decks
26%synergy
Drumbellower
33%inclusion47 decks141 decks
26%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
31%inclusion44 decks141 decks
26%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
30%inclusion43 decks141 decks
28%synergy
Shabraz, the Skyshark
30%inclusion42 decks141 decks
25%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
24%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion37 decks141 decks
23%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
25%inclusion35 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
23%inclusion32 decks141 decks
21%synergy
Homunculus Horde
23%inclusion29 decks128 decks
19%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Tataru Taru
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
18%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
21%inclusion16 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
-3%synergy
Windborn Muse
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Kelpie Guide
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Alluring Siren
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Joined Researchers
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Krang, the All-Powerful
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Archivist
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Fog Bank
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
11%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Viseling
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Oneirophage
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Suppressor Skyguard
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Reveille Squad
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Barricade
8.6%inclusion11 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
-16%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Loyal Inventor
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Flumph
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Dream Trawler
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion48 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
28%inclusion39 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Render Silent
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion32 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
19%inclusion27 decks139 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
18%inclusion26 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
18%inclusion25 decks139 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
No More Lies
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Mandate of Peace
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Hindering Light
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Holy Day
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Permission Denied
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Opt
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Disenchant
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Words of Wisdom
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Magic Damper
6.7%inclusion7 decks105 decks
5%synergy
Perch Protection
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Force of Negation
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Mirrorform
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Parting Gust
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Intellectual Offering
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Octopus Form
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Cut a Deal
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Minds Aglow
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Council's Judgment
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Starfall Invocation
11%inclusion15 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Identity
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Wrath of God
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Prosperity
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Mighty
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Split Up
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-0%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Folio of Fancies
36%inclusion51 decks141 decks
33%synergy
Wedding Ring
33%inclusion47 decks141 decks
30%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
28%inclusion40 decks141 decks
27%synergy
Howling Mine
26%inclusion37 decks141 decks
21%synergy
Ivory Tower
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
19%synergy
Crawlspace
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
18%synergy
Iron Maiden
16%inclusion22 decks141 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
-7%synergy
Temple Bell
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
-16%synergy
Venser's Journal
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Font of Mythos
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
0%synergy
Black Vise
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
40%inclusion56 decks141 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
38%inclusion54 decks141 decks
31%synergy
Freed from the Real
33%inclusion46 decks141 decks
31%synergy
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion38 decks141 decks
23%synergy
Forced Fruition
23%inclusion32 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Solitary Confinement
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
16%synergy
Rest in Peace
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Monologue Tax
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Smuggler's Share
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Rule of Law
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Omniscience
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Deafening Silence
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Knowledge Is Power
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Court of Vantress
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Public Enemy
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
28%inclusion40 decks141 decks
24%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Mordenkainen
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
82%inclusion115 decks141 decks
33%synergy
Maze of Ith
31%inclusion44 decks141 decks
27%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
29%inclusion41 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion34 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
18%inclusion25 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion18 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion17 decks141 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
10%inclusion14 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Restless Anchorage
7.8%inclusion11 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion119 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion117 decks141 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion95 decks141 decks
25%synergy
Azorius Signet
54%inclusion76 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
52%inclusion73 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion46 decks141 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion33 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
-5%synergy
Misleading Signpost
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
13%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion16 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
-6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
6.4%inclusion9 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion135 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion134 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion129 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
74%inclusion105 decks141 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
70%inclusion99 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
59%inclusion83 decks141 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
55%inclusion78 decks141 decks
18%synergy
Port Town
55%inclusion77 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
47%inclusion66 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
45%inclusion64 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Beach
45%inclusion64 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
39%inclusion55 decks141 decks
4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
38%inclusion54 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
35%inclusion50 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
33%inclusion44 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion42 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Gate
26%inclusion37 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
26%inclusion36 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
23%inclusion32 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Meticulous Archive
22%inclusion31 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
21%inclusion30 decks141 decks
1%synergy
Nimbus Maze
21%inclusion29 decks141 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion27 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
18%inclusion26 decks141 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion24 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion23 decks141 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion21 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion20 decks141 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
8%synergy
Tundra
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
-3%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
9.2%inclusion13 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion10 decks141 decks
-3%synergy
North Pole Gates
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Campground
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
-1%synergy