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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 1WU
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Defender
Sokrates has hexproof as long as it's untapped.
Sokratic Dialogue — {T}: Until end of turn, target creature gains "If this creature would deal combat damage to a player, prevent that damage. This creature's controller and that player each draw half that many cards, rounded down."
Reference price of the card: €0.78
Average lands in decks for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher: 34
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Build your Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed46
- Interaction89
- Resilience85
- Closing58
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (22 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 8 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Thought Vessel · Swords to Plowshares · Path to Exile · Counterspell · Propaganda · Psychosis Crawler · Laboratory Maniac · The Council of Four · Wizard Class · Body of Knowledge · Ioreth of the Healing House · Arcane Denial · Chasm Skulker · Approach of the Second Sun · Windfall · Dovin's Veto · Ghostly Prison · Kwain, Itinerant Meddler · Triskaidekaphile · Azorius Signet · Drumbellower · Scrawling Crawler · Decanter of Endless Water · Loran of the Third Path · Talisman of Progress · Teferi's Ageless Insight · The Second Doctor · Shabraz, the Skyshark · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Folio of Fancies · Generous Gift · Wedding Ring · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Smothering Tithe · Mangara, the Diplomat · Freed from the Real · Howling Mine · Kami of the Crescent Moon · Supreme Verdict · Ominous Seas · Faerie Mastermind · Negate · Forced Fruition · Twenty-Toed Toad · Silent Arbiter · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Homunculus Horde · Kelpie Guide · Sting, the Glinting Dagger · Aetherize · Cut a Deal · Patriar's Seal · Psychic Corrosion · Rhystic Study · Brainstorm · Windborn Muse · Emrakul's Messenger · Farewell · Marvin, Murderous Mimic · Vizier of Tumbling Sands · Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse · Dictate of Kruphix · Everybody Lives! · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Port Town · Hallowed Fountain · Temple of Enlightenment · Adarkar Wastes · Deserted Beach · Sea of Clouds · Azorius Chancery · Skycloud Expanse · Flooded Strand · Maze of Ith · Exotic Orchard · Floodfarm Verge · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Mystic Gate · Mystic Sanctuary · Irrigated Farmland · Nimbus Maze · Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
🃏 Recommended cards for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Psychosis Crawler | 59% | +52% |
| Ioreth of the Healing House | 54% | +51% |
| Body of Knowledge | 54% | +51% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 58% | +51% |
| The Council of Four | 58% | +49% |
| Wizard Class | 55% | +47% |
| Chasm Skulker | 52% | +47% |
| Triskaidekaphile | 48% | +43% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 47% | +41% |
| Kwain, Itinerant Meddler | 48% | +41% |
| Drumbellower | 47% | +40% |
| The Second Doctor | 43% | +39% |
| Windfall | 51% | +38% |
| Shabraz, the Skyshark | 41% | +36% |
| Folio of Fancies | 39% | +36% |
| Wedding Ring | 39% | +36% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 43% | +36% |
| Approach of the Second Sun | 51% | +35% |
| Freed from the Real | 36% | +34% |
| Decanter of Endless Water | 45% | +34% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 38% | +34% |
| Propaganda | 61% | +33% |
| Reliquary Tower | 81% | +33% |
| Thought Vessel | 74% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Psychosis Crawler
- Ioreth of the Healing House
- Body of Knowledge
- Laboratory Maniac
- The Council of Four
- Wizard Class
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Scrawling Crawler
- Windfall
- Shabraz, the Skyshark
- Wedding Ring
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Approach of the Second Sun
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Faerie Mastermind
- Everybody Lives!
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Smothering Tithe
- Thousand-Year Elixir
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Narset's Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Approach of the Second Sun + Windfall → Win the game
- Approach of the Second Sun + Mystical Tutor → Win the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sokrates, Athenian Teacher's color identity?
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Sokrates, Athenian Teacher come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck run?
Real Sokrates, Athenian Teacher decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher?
The three highest-synergy cards are Psychosis Crawler, Ioreth of the Healing House, Body of Knowledge. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sokrates, Athenian Teacher decks.
What combos does Sokrates, Athenian Teacher have?
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck cost?
You can start cheap: Psychosis Crawler, Ioreth of the Healing House, Body of Knowledge are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.