Commander

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Global commander stats {W} {U} All Azorius commanders
Win Rate 28%
302 Wins
752 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,065 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (302–752) at an Elo of 1,531, ranking #1476 globally.

Wins average 12 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.41 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sokrates, Athenian Teacher's win rate?
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher has a 28% win rate across 1065 recorded Playgroup games (302 wins, 752 losses).
How long do winning games with Sokrates, Athenian Teacher take?
Wins with Sokrates, Athenian Teacher take on average 12 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.
How many decks use Sokrates, Athenian Teacher?
304 decks list Sokrates, Athenian Teacher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 196 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1476
Wins by turn (avg.)
12
Elo rating
1531
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.41
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 304
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 196
No. games played with this commander 1065
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1557 TRoberts1001 6 3
2 1547 RingoJoya 48 12
3 1535 Crosshadow 1 1
4 1526 Erebos 4 3
5 1521 ERRAEL 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins, 40.32% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative
40.32%
Mill
27.82%
Combat
18.55%
Non Combat Damage
9.68%
Combo
3.23%
Commander Damage
0.4%
Avg win turn 11.6 based on 305 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sokrates, Athenian Teacher decks that leave them out.

+9.0 pp
Top card: Duelist's Heritage
# Card Lift
1
Duelist's Heritage
Duelist's Heritage 73 games
+9.0 pp
2
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet 232 games
+3.3 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins 33.58% of games from position 1 and 21.39% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.58% n=271
2
Seat 2
25.0% n=284
3
Seat 3
32.04% n=270
4
Seat 4
21.39% n=201
5
Seat 5
29.41% n=34
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins 30.52% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.52% n=426
1
1 mulligan
25.89% n=168
2
2 mulligans
23.4% n=47
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=10
4
4 mulligans
14.29% n=7
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sokrates, Athenian Teacher 3.87/5 on average, across 743 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 45.6% of the time across 305 tracked wins.

45.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Sokrates, Athenian Teacher. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
53.85%
Kibo, Uktabi Prince commander art
53.85%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
53.33%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
50.0%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Kotis, the Fangkeeper commander art
0.0%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
7.69%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
7.69%