Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (Commander) - Upgraded Card Draw

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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MTGStocks
Iron Man, Armored Avenger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
King T'Challa
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Gleaming Bastion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Blue Marvel, Adam Brashear
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Laboratory Maniac
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Body of Knowledge
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
53%synergy
The Council of Four
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Drumbellower
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Wizard Class
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Ominous Seas
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Chasm Skulker
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Shabraz, the Skyshark
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Alluring Siren
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
The Second Doctor
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Kid Loki
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Professor Hulk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Black Bolt, Inhuman King
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Tataru Taru
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Witch Enchanter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Silent Arbiter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Homunculus Horde
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Archivist
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Windborn Muse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Kelpie Guide
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Viseling
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Walking Atlas
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Lyla, Holographic Assistant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Azor's Elocutors
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Sun Titan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Flumph
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Archivist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
PuPu UFO
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Quantum Riddler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reveille Squad
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dovin's Veto
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Render Silent
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Swan Song
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Everybody Lives!
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Consign to Memory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Reprieve
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fractal Anomaly
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Steel Sabotage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Absorb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Crib Swap
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Parting Gust
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Out of Bounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Unexplained Absence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Energy Arc
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Get Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mandate of Peace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
No More Lies
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Supreme Verdict
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Council's Judgment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Mighty
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Taunt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Starfall Invocation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Minds Aglow
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fractured Identity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Helping Hand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fascination
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Prosperity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Destined Confrontation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wedding Ring
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Folio of Fancies
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Ivory Tower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Crawlspace
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Venser's Journal
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Font of Mythos
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ebony Owl Netsuke
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Unbender Tine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Iron Maiden
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Empyrial Plate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sculpting Steel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Unstable Glyphbridge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Stark's Ingenuity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Forced Fruition
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Nerd Rage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Public Enemy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Solitary Confinement
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Smuggler's Share
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Monologue Tax
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
High Alert
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Possession
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Noble Heritage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mind Over Matter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Vitality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Retro-Mutation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mordenkainen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Celestial Colonnade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Cathedral of War
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Restless Anchorage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Detection Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Archway of Innovation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Northampton Farm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Progress
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Patriar's Seal
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Coveted Jewel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Omni-Cheese Pizza
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Prairie Stream
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Port Town
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Meticulous Archive
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Nimbus Maze
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Seachrome Coast
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Gate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Abandoned Campground
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Horizon of Progress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Tundra
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Bant Panorama
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Razortide Bridge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
North Pole Gates
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy