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Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · {1}{W}{U} · Blue/White commander

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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What Sokrates, Athenian Teacher actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Activated ability{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
• Keyword · sokratic dialoguesokratic dialogue
• Keyword · defenderdefender

What a Sokrates, Athenian Teacher deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 9× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
• 6× Untap the commander so the tap ability is an engine, not a one-shot
• 7× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 17× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand

Best cards for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

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