Sokrates loves a little toad by stepelle

Format: Commander

Commander: Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is an Azorius control strategy led by Sokrates, Athenian Teacher that converts combat interaction into massive card advantage. Sokrates acts as a political deflection tool and defensive wall with built-in hexproof while untapped. By preventing combat damage dealt by large attackers, Sokrates draws both players significant cards, fueling numerous 'draw your second card' payoffs like Prince Imrahil the Fair, Alandra, Sky Dreamer, and Minn, Wily Illusionist. The deck stabilizes the board behind pillowfort enchantments such as Ghostly Prison and Propaganda while generating massive card velocity through Teferi's Ageless Insight and Rhystic Study. It closes the game through alternate win conditions, primarily casting and quickly redrawing Approach of the Second Sun, attacking with an overwhelming token swarm, or winning with Twenty-Toed Toad and Psychosis Crawler.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alandra, Sky Dreamer
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bard, King of Dale
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consecrated Sphinx
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Emrakul's Messenger
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Iron Man, Armored Avenger
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
  • 1 Krang, the All-Powerful
  • 1 Laboratory Maniac
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lyla, Holographic Assistant
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mathemagics
  • 1 Minn, Wily Illusionist
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Ominous Seas
  • 1 Omniscience
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Prince Imrahil the Fair
  • 1 Proft's Eidetic Memory
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Twenty-Toed Toad
  • 1 Vnwxt, Verbose Host
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Wizard Class