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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

{1}{W}{U}

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

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."

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Sokratic DialogueDefender
Set
Assassin's Creed (ACR #250)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2024-07-05
Artist
Alice Xia Zhang
EDHREC rank
#4,527
Colour identity
{U}{W}
Finishes
Etched
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.64
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Draw

Combos 5

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+Body of Research+Teferi's Ageless Insight
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite card draw for target opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+Body of Research+Thought Reflection
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite card draw for target opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+Body of Research+Alhammarret's Archive
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite card draw for target opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+Body of Research+Vnwxt, Verbose Host
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite card draw for target opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher+Body of Research+Bard, King of Dale
{G}{W}{U}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite card draw for target opponentNear-infinite draw triggers for target opponent
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Psychosis Crawler 59 %+52.0 %
  2. Ioreth of the Healing House 54 %+51.5 %
  3. Body of Knowledge 55 %+51.0 %
  4. Laboratory Maniac 58 %+50.9 %
  5. The Council of Four 58 %+49.1 %
  6. Wizard Class 55 %+47.2 %
  7. Chasm Skulker 52 %+46.8 %
  8. Triskaidekaphile 48 %+42.6 %
  9. Scrawling Crawler 47 %+41.4 %
  10. Kwain, Itinerant Meddler 48 %+41.3 %
  11. Drumbellower 47 %+39.6 %
  12. The Second Doctor 43 %+39.2 %
  13. Windfall 51 %+38.3 %
  14. Shabraz, the Skyshark 41 %+36.1 %
  15. Wedding Ring 39 %+35.9 %
  16. Folio of Fancies 39 %+35.8 %
  17. Teferi's Ageless Insight 43 %+35.6 %
  18. Approach of the Second Sun 51 %+35.1 %
  19. Freed from the Real 36 %+34.1 %
  20. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 38 %+33.8 %
  21. Decanter of Endless Water 45 %+33.7 %
  22. Propaganda 61 %+33.0 %
  23. Reliquary Tower 81 %+32.6 %
  24. Thought Vessel 74 %+31.1 %
  25. Mangara, the Diplomat 37 %+30.9 %
  26. Kami of the Crescent Moon 36 %+30.8 %
  27. Ominous Seas 35 %+30.4 %
  28. Loran of the Third Path 44 %+30.3 %
  29. Forced Fruition 33 %+30.3 %
  30. Howling Mine 36 %+30.2 %
  31. Twenty-Toed Toad 33 %+29.8 %
  32. Sting, the Glinting Dagger 31 %+29.7 %
  33. Silent Arbiter 33 %+29.5 %
  34. Kelpie Guide 31 %+29.0 %
  35. Alandra, Sky Dreamer 31 %+27.2 %
  36. Homunculus Horde 31 %+26.3 %
  37. Patriar's Seal 28 %+26.3 %
  38. Arcane Denial 53 %+25.9 %
  39. Maze of Ith 30 %+25.3 %
  40. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 26 %+24.8 %
  41. Psychic Corrosion 28 %+24.8 %
  42. Ghostly Prison 50 %+24.5 %
  43. Cut a Deal 29 %+24.0 %
  44. Vizier of Tumbling Sands 26 %+24.0 %
  45. Faerie Mastermind 34 %+23.9 %
  46. Emrakul's Messenger 26 %+23.0 %
  47. Heliod, the Radiant Dawn 24 %+21.9 %
  48. Everybody Lives! 23 %+21.4 %
  49. Minds Aglow 23 %+20.5 %
  50. Minamo, School at Water's Edge 28 %+20.0 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 99 %+3.1 %
  2. Plains 98 %+3.0 %
  3. Command Tower 86 %+0.6 %
  4. Sol Ring 85 %-0.8 %
  5. Reliquary Tower 81 %+32.6 %
  6. Arcane Signet 80 %-2.3 %
  7. Thought Vessel 74 %+31.1 %
  8. Glacial Fortress 70 %+5.7 %
  9. Swords to Plowshares 69 %+0.6 %
  10. Prairie Stream 67 %+1.9 %
  11. Path to Exile 63 %+8.9 %
  12. Counterspell 62 %+8.5 %
  13. Propaganda 61 %+33.0 %
  14. Psychosis Crawler 59 %+52.0 %
  15. Laboratory Maniac 58 %+50.9 %
  16. The Council of Four 58 %+49.1 %
  17. Wizard Class 55 %+47.2 %
  18. Body of Knowledge 55 %+51.0 %
  19. Ioreth of the Healing House 54 %+51.5 %
  20. Arcane Denial 53 %+25.9 %
  21. Chasm Skulker 52 %+46.8 %
  22. Windfall 51 %+38.3 %
  23. Port Town 51 %+4.3 %
  24. Approach of the Second Sun 51 %+35.1 %
  25. Ghostly Prison 50 %+24.5 %
  26. Dovin's Veto 49 %+9.5 %
  27. Hallowed Fountain 48 %-1.1 %
  28. Kwain, Itinerant Meddler 48 %+41.3 %
  29. Triskaidekaphile 48 %+42.6 %
  30. Scrawling Crawler 47 %+41.4 %
  31. Drumbellower 47 %+39.6 %
  32. Azorius Signet 47 %-8.6 %
  33. Temple of Enlightenment 46 %+9.4 %
  34. Decanter of Endless Water 45 %+33.7 %
  35. Talisman of Progress 45 %-6.3 %
  36. Adarkar Wastes 44 %-2.3 %
  37. Loran of the Third Path 44 %+30.3 %
  38. Deserted Beach 44 %+3.2 %
  39. Teferi's Ageless Insight 43 %+35.6 %
  40. The Second Doctor 43 %+39.2 %
  41. Shabraz, the Skyshark 41 %+36.1 %
  42. An Offer You Can't Refuse 40 %+12.1 %
  43. Sea of Clouds 40 %+0.3 %
  44. Generous Gift 39 %+9.9 %
  45. Folio of Fancies 39 %+35.8 %
  46. Wedding Ring 39 %+35.9 %
  47. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 38 %+33.8 %
  48. Azorius Chancery 38 %+3.1 %
  49. Smothering Tithe 38 %+13.9 %
  50. Mangara, the Diplomat 37 %+30.9 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2024-07-05

    If damage dealt by a creature with the ability granted by Sokrates's last ability can't be prevented for some reason, the appropriate players will still draw half that many cards, rounded down. (This won't come up often, but the unexamined ability is not worth activating.)

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