Sokrates, Athenian Teacher

Global Commander Stats

258 Wins

606 Losses

Summary

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 864 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (258–606) at an Elo of 1,475, ranking #3409 globally.

Wins average 12 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.43 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sokrates, Athenian Teacher's win rate?

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher has a 29% win rate across 864 recorded Playgroup games (258 wins, 606 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: 9 days.

How many decks use Sokrates, Athenian Teacher?

242 decks list Sokrates, Athenian Teacher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 158 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

3409

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1475

Global Elo Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.43

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 242

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 158

No. games played with this commander 864

Total hours played 9 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1557	TRoberts1001	6	3	50 %
2	1518	LilJevans	9	3	33 %
3	1516	tHe_ZoU_cReW	4	3	75 %
4	1513	Mac	2	1	50 %
5	1500	marm0ta	1	0	0 %

How does this commander win?

When Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins, 39.81% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative

39.81%

Mill

27.31%

Combat

19.44%

Non Combat Damage

9.72%

Combo

3.7%

Avg win turn 11.9 based on 261 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins 33.95% of games from position 1 and 24.07% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

33.95% n=215

Seat 2

26.18% n=233

Seat 3

33.78% n=222

Seat 4

24.07% n=162

Seat 5

28.13% n=32

Seat 6

33.33% n=6

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins 32.68% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.68% n=358

1 mulligan

26.36% n=129

2 mulligans

23.26% n=43

3 mulligans

22.22% n=9

4 mulligans

25.0% n=4

5 mulligans

50.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sokrates, Athenian Teacher 3.86/5 on average, across 646 self-reports.

3.86 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sokrates, Athenian Teacher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 78.2% of the time across 261 tracked wins.

78.2 \%

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.