Art by Alice Xia Zhang
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
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."
Average Card Type Breakdown
Average Mana Curve
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Most Played With Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (205)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
80% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
73% of decks
Arcane Denial
52% of decks · $2.03
Chasm Skulker
52% of decks · $0.83
Windfall
51% of decks · $6.02
Approach of the Second Sun
51% of decks · $6.29
Ghostly Prison
49% of decks · $6.22
Dovin's Veto
49% of decks · $2.86
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
48% of decks · $0.43
Triskaidekaphile
48% of decks · $0.85
Scrawling Crawler
47% of decks · $6.60
Drumbellower
47% of decks · $2.73
Azorius Signet
46% of decks · $0.28
Talisman of Progress
45% of decks · $0.28
Decanter of Endless Water
44% of decks · $5.27
Loran of the Third Path
44% of decks · $7.25
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44% of decks · $5.80
The Second Doctor
42% of decks · $1.85
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41% of decks · $3.16
Shabraz, the Skyshark
40% of decks · $4.75
Folio of Fancies
39% of decks · $2.78
Generous Gift
39% of decks · $0.92
Wedding Ring
39% of decks · $12.16
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38% of decks · $11.04
Mangara, the Diplomat
37% of decks · $0.32
Smothering Tithe
37% of decks · $56.14
Howling Mine
36% of decks · $5.49
Kami of the Crescent Moon
36% of decks · $7.95
Freed from the Real
35% of decks · $7.98
Supreme Verdict
35% of decks · $2.61
Ominous Seas
35% of decks · $1.66
Negate
34% of decks · $0.24
Faerie Mastermind
34% of decks · $11.66
Forced Fruition
33% of decks · $9.92
Twenty-Toed Toad
33% of decks · $7.13
Silent Arbiter
32% of decks · $10.68
Homunculus Horde
31% of decks · $1.11
Kelpie Guide
31% of decks · $0.39
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
30% of decks · $9.01
Cut a Deal
29% of decks · $0.29
Aetherize
29% of decks · $0.49
Psychic Corrosion
28% of decks · $4.70
Patriar's Seal
28% of decks · $4.18
Rhystic Study
28% of decks · $69.59
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27% of decks · $4.25
Windborn Muse
26% of decks · $0.78
Brainstorm
26% of decks · $0.57
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
26% of decks · $0.21
Emrakul's Messenger
26% of decks · $0.33
Farewell
25% of decks · $6.20
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
24% of decks
Everybody Lives!
23% of decks · $17.49
Dictate of Kruphix
23% of decks · $0.40
Minds Aglow
23% of decks · $1.42
Prince Imrahil the Fair
22% of decks · $0.25
Ivory Tower
21% of decks
Consecrated Sphinx
21% of decks · $32.80
Esper Sentinel
20% of decks · $58.38
Render Silent
20% of decks · $2.63
Swiftfoot Boots
20% of decks
Venser's Journal
20% of decks · $8.96
Crawlspace
20% of decks · $8.71
Teferi's Protection
19% of decks · $46.16
Mind Stone
19% of decks
Austere Command
19% of decks · $0.37
Dawn's Truce
19% of decks · $9.99
Proft's Eidetic Memory
19% of decks · $3.31
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
19% of decks · $19.81
Swan Song
19% of decks · $10.60
Fellwar Stone
18% of decks
Cyclonic Rift
18% of decks · $39.16
Misleading Signpost
18% of decks
Tataru Taru
18% of decks · $6.11
Stroke of Midnight
18% of decks · $0.28
Secret Rendezvous
18% of decks · $0.34
Azor's Elocutors
17% of decks · $0.39
Lightning Greaves
17% of decks · $4.00
Long River's Pull
17% of decks · $0.32
Duelist's Heritage
17% of decks · $2.47
Oneirophage
17% of decks · $0.35
The Watcher in the Water
17% of decks · $2.64
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
16% of decks
Thousand-Year Elixir
16% of decks · $18.13
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
16% of decks · $0.35
Grand Abolisher
16% of decks · $18.77
Temple Bell
16% of decks · $6.69
Ponder
16% of decks · $3.58
Promise of Loyalty
16% of decks · $0.29
Frantic Search
16% of decks · $2.13
Mana Drain
15% of decks · $56.89
Sink into Stupor
15% of decks
Jace's Archivist
15% of decks · $7.85
Font of Mythos
15% of decks · $14.76
Fog Bank
14% of decks · $0.19
Monologue Tax
14% of decks · $1.10
Flumph
14% of decks · $2.27
Council's Judgment
14% of decks · $1.02
Mystic Remora
14% of decks · $15.08
Enlightened Tutor
14% of decks · $38.32
Pongify
13% of decks · $3.12
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
13% of decks · $1.18
Mischievous Mystic
13% of decks · $0.27
Sapphire Medallion
13% of decks · $8.55
Witch Enchanter
13% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
13% of decks
Dramatic Reversal
12% of decks · $0.38
Sphinx's Tutelage
12% of decks · $2.03
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of decks
Hindering Light
12% of decks · $0.29
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
12% of decks · $0.45
Teferi's Tutelage
12% of decks · $0.33
Thassa's Oracle
12% of decks · $22.32
Krang, the All-Powerful
12% of decks · $0.38
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12% of decks · $4.92
Fierce Guardianship
12% of decks · $63.65
Land Tax
12% of decks · $16.88
Pemmin's Aura
12% of decks · $10.28
Struggle for Project Purity
12% of decks · $4.32
Mystical Tutor
11% of decks · $19.16
Words of Wisdom
11% of decks · $0.78
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
11% of decks · $11.40
Spellbook
11% of decks · $4.51
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of decks · $0.34
Time Wipe
11% of decks · $0.25
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of decks · $1.25
Aphetto Alchemist
11% of decks · $6.07
King T'Challa
11% of decks
Reprieve
11% of decks · $1.51
Prosperity
11% of decks · $9.39
Nerd Rage
11% of decks · $2.62
Unstoppable Plan
10% of decks · $2.38
Crystal Barricade
10% of decks · $2.34
Clinquant Skymage
10% of decks · $0.25
Authority of the Consuls
10% of decks · $5.18
Fell the Mighty
10% of decks · $0.29
Trouble in Pairs
10% of decks · $25.56
Fractured Identity
10% of decks · $1.88
The Water Crystal
10% of decks · $4.45
Darksteel Mutation
10% of decks · $0.99
Alhammarret's Archive
10% of decks · $10.52
Commander's Sphere
10% of decks · $0.34
Midnight Clock
9% of decks · $0.57
Captain America, Living Legend
9% of decks · $0.28
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of decks · $5.61
Solitary Confinement
9% of decks · $0.55
Rest in Peace
9% of decks · $0.99
Permission Denied
9% of decks · $16.02
Holy Day
9% of decks · $0.54
Jace Beleren
9% of decks · $2.54
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
9% of decks · $0.79
Knowledge Is Power
8% of decks · $0.37
Silence
8% of decks · $10.18
Bender's Waterskin
8% of decks · $0.89
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
8% of decks · $0.28
Smuggler's Share
8% of decks · $10.80
Intellectual Offering
8% of decks · $0.31
Sphere of Safety
8% of decks · $4.40
Leyline of Anticipation
8% of decks · $5.55
Idyllic Tutor
8% of decks · $12.77
Opt
8% of decks · $0.27
Mordenkainen
8% of decks · $1.47
Teferi, Time Raveler
8% of decks · $7.25
Blind Obedience
8% of decks · $6.02
Maddening Cacophony
8% of decks · $7.25
Mandate of Peace
7% of decks · $1.99
Starfall Invocation
7% of decks · $1.14
Mathemagics
7% of decks · $3.51
Rule of Law
7% of decks · $0.42
Pearl Medallion
7% of decks · $7.45
Perch Protection
7% of decks
Unbender Tine
7% of decks · $0.40
Union of the Third Path
7% of decks · $0.23
Isochron Scepter
7% of decks · $12.71
Sevinne's Reclamation
7% of decks · $0.39
Preordain
7% of decks · $0.87
Well of Ideas
7% of decks · $2.23
Omniscience
7% of decks · $6.18
Empyrial Plate
7% of decks · $1.85
The One Ring
6% of decks · $116.27
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6% of decks · $0.46
Curse of Verbosity
6% of decks · $0.85
Rapid Hybridization
6% of decks · $0.78
Reality Shift
6% of decks · $0.35
Imprisoned in the Moon
6% of decks · $0.31
Archaeomancer's Map
6% of decks · $1.07
Intruder Alarm
6% of decks · $5.75
Strix Serenade
6% of decks · $2.65
Telepathy
6% of decks · $0.94
Solve the Equation
6% of decks · $4.51
Orim's Chant
6% of decks · $6.13
Magewright's Stone
6% of decks · $10.38
Fall of the First Civilization
6% of decks · $0.31
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
6% of decks · $6.91
No More Lies
6% of decks · $0.32
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6% of decks · $17.91
Narset's Reversal
6% of decks · $2.81
Space-Time Anomaly
6% of decks · $0.32
Wrath of God
6% of decks · $4.01
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
5% of decks · $0.30
Flare of Fortitude
5% of decks · $4.84
Norn's Annex
5% of decks · $5.64
Dissipation Field
5% of decks · $4.25
Court of Cunning
5% of decks · $4.14
Force of Will
5% of decks · $59.96
New Cards
Gleaming Splendor
22% of decks · $30.72
Bard, King of Dale
8% of decks · $3.44
Bilbo's Gambit
7% of decks · $1.62
The Queen of Dale
4% of decks · $16.50
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
4% of decks · $8.95
Creatures (50)
Chasm Skulker
52% of decks · $0.83
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
48% of decks · $0.43
Triskaidekaphile
48% of decks · $0.85
Scrawling Crawler
47% of decks · $6.60
Drumbellower
47% of decks · $2.73
Loran of the Third Path
44% of decks · $7.25
The Second Doctor
42% of decks · $1.85
Shabraz, the Skyshark
40% of decks · $4.75
Mangara, the Diplomat
37% of decks · $0.32
Kami of the Crescent Moon
36% of decks · $7.95
Faerie Mastermind
34% of decks · $11.66
Twenty-Toed Toad
33% of decks · $7.13
Silent Arbiter
32% of decks · $10.68
Homunculus Horde
31% of decks · $1.11
Kelpie Guide
31% of decks · $0.39
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
30% of decks · $9.01
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27% of decks · $4.25
Windborn Muse
26% of decks · $0.78
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
26% of decks · $0.21
Emrakul's Messenger
26% of decks · $0.33
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
24% of decks
Prince Imrahil the Fair
22% of decks · $0.25
Consecrated Sphinx
21% of decks · $32.80
Esper Sentinel
20% of decks · $58.38
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
19% of decks · $19.81
Tataru Taru
18% of decks · $6.11
Azor's Elocutors
17% of decks · $0.39
Oneirophage
17% of decks · $0.35
The Watcher in the Water
17% of decks · $2.64
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
16% of decks · $0.35
Grand Abolisher
16% of decks · $18.77
Jace's Archivist
15% of decks · $7.85
Fog Bank
14% of decks · $0.19
Flumph
14% of decks · $2.27
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
13% of decks · $1.18
Mischievous Mystic
13% of decks · $0.27
Witch Enchanter
13% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
13% of decks
Willie Lumpkin, Postman
12% of decks · $0.45
Thassa's Oracle
12% of decks · $22.32
Krang, the All-Powerful
12% of decks · $0.38
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
11% of decks · $11.40
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of decks · $0.34
Aphetto Alchemist
11% of decks · $6.07
King T'Challa
11% of decks
Crystal Barricade
10% of decks · $2.34
Clinquant Skymage
10% of decks · $0.25
Captain America, Living Legend
9% of decks · $0.28
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
9% of decks · $0.79
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings
8% of decks · $0.28
Instants (43)
Arcane Denial
52% of decks · $2.03
Dovin's Veto
49% of decks · $2.86
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41% of decks · $3.16
Generous Gift
39% of decks · $0.92
Negate
34% of decks · $0.24
Aetherize
29% of decks · $0.49
Brainstorm
26% of decks · $0.57
Everybody Lives!
23% of decks · $17.49
Render Silent
20% of decks · $2.63
Teferi's Protection
19% of decks · $46.16
Dawn's Truce
19% of decks · $9.99
Swan Song
19% of decks · $10.60
Cyclonic Rift
18% of decks · $39.16
Stroke of Midnight
18% of decks · $0.28
Long River's Pull
17% of decks · $0.32
Frantic Search
16% of decks · $2.13
Mana Drain
15% of decks · $56.89
Sink into Stupor
15% of decks
Enlightened Tutor
14% of decks · $38.32
Pongify
13% of decks · $3.12
Dramatic Reversal
12% of decks · $0.38
Hindering Light
12% of decks · $0.29
Fierce Guardianship
12% of decks · $63.65
Mystical Tutor
11% of decks · $19.16
Words of Wisdom
11% of decks · $0.78
Reprieve
11% of decks · $1.51
Permission Denied
9% of decks · $16.02
Holy Day
9% of decks · $0.54
Silence
8% of decks · $10.18
Intellectual Offering
8% of decks · $0.31
Opt
8% of decks · $0.27
Mandate of Peace
7% of decks · $1.99
Perch Protection
7% of decks
Union of the Third Path
7% of decks · $0.23
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6% of decks · $0.46
Rapid Hybridization
6% of decks · $0.78
Reality Shift
6% of decks · $0.35
Strix Serenade
6% of decks · $2.65
Orim's Chant
6% of decks · $6.13
No More Lies
6% of decks · $0.32
Narset's Reversal
6% of decks · $2.81
Flare of Fortitude
5% of decks · $4.84
Force of Will
5% of decks · $59.96
Sorceries (25)
Windfall
51% of decks · $6.02
Approach of the Second Sun
51% of decks · $6.29
Supreme Verdict
35% of decks · $2.61
Cut a Deal
29% of decks · $0.29
Farewell
25% of decks · $6.20
Minds Aglow
23% of decks · $1.42
Austere Command
19% of decks · $0.37
Secret Rendezvous
18% of decks · $0.34
Ponder
16% of decks · $3.58
Promise of Loyalty
16% of decks · $0.29
Council's Judgment
14% of decks · $1.02
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of decks
Time Wipe
11% of decks · $0.25
Prosperity
11% of decks · $9.39
Fell the Mighty
10% of decks · $0.29
Fractured Identity
10% of decks · $1.88
Idyllic Tutor
8% of decks · $12.77
Maddening Cacophony
8% of decks · $7.25
Starfall Invocation
7% of decks · $1.14
Mathemagics
7% of decks · $3.51
Sevinne's Reclamation
7% of decks · $0.39
Preordain
7% of decks · $0.87
Solve the Equation
6% of decks · $4.51
Space-Time Anomaly
6% of decks · $0.32
Wrath of God
6% of decks · $4.01
Utility Artifacts (26)
Folio of Fancies
39% of decks · $2.78
Wedding Ring
39% of decks · $12.16
Howling Mine
36% of decks · $5.49
Ivory Tower
21% of decks
Swiftfoot Boots
20% of decks
Venser's Journal
20% of decks · $8.96
Crawlspace
20% of decks · $8.71
Lightning Greaves
17% of decks · $4.00
Thousand-Year Elixir
16% of decks · $18.13
Temple Bell
16% of decks · $6.69
Font of Mythos
15% of decks · $14.76
Sapphire Medallion
13% of decks · $8.55
Spellbook
11% of decks · $4.51
The Water Crystal
10% of decks · $4.45
Alhammarret's Archive
10% of decks · $10.52
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of decks · $5.61
Pearl Medallion
7% of decks · $7.45
Unbender Tine
7% of decks · $0.40
Isochron Scepter
7% of decks · $12.71
Empyrial Plate
7% of decks · $1.85
The One Ring
6% of decks · $116.27
Archaeomancer's Map
6% of decks · $1.07
Magewright's Stone
6% of decks · $10.38
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6% of decks · $17.91
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
5% of decks · $0.30
Norn's Annex
5% of decks · $5.64
Mana Artifacts (13)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
80% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
73% of decks
Azorius Signet
46% of decks · $0.28
Talisman of Progress
45% of decks · $0.28
Decanter of Endless Water
44% of decks · $5.27
Patriar's Seal
28% of decks · $4.18
Mind Stone
19% of decks
Fellwar Stone
18% of decks
Misleading Signpost
18% of decks
Commander's Sphere
10% of decks · $0.34
Midnight Clock
9% of decks · $0.57
Bender's Waterskin
8% of decks · $0.89
Enchantments (41)
Ghostly Prison
49% of decks · $6.22
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44% of decks · $5.80
Smothering Tithe
37% of decks · $56.14
Freed from the Real
35% of decks · $7.98
Ominous Seas
35% of decks · $1.66
Forced Fruition
33% of decks · $9.92
Psychic Corrosion
28% of decks · $4.70
Rhystic Study
28% of decks · $69.59
Dictate of Kruphix
23% of decks · $0.40
Proft's Eidetic Memory
19% of decks · $3.31
Duelist's Heritage
17% of decks · $2.47
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
16% of decks
Monologue Tax
14% of decks · $1.10
Mystic Remora
14% of decks · $15.08
Sphinx's Tutelage
12% of decks · $2.03
Teferi's Tutelage
12% of decks · $0.33
Land Tax
12% of decks · $16.88
Pemmin's Aura
12% of decks · $10.28
Struggle for Project Purity
12% of decks · $4.32
Nerd Rage
11% of decks · $2.62
Unstoppable Plan
10% of decks · $2.38
Authority of the Consuls
10% of decks · $5.18
Trouble in Pairs
10% of decks · $25.56
Darksteel Mutation
10% of decks · $0.99
Solitary Confinement
9% of decks · $0.55
Rest in Peace
9% of decks · $0.99
Knowledge Is Power
8% of decks · $0.37
Smuggler's Share
8% of decks · $10.80
Sphere of Safety
8% of decks · $4.40
Leyline of Anticipation
8% of decks · $5.55
Blind Obedience
8% of decks · $6.02
Rule of Law
7% of decks · $0.42
Well of Ideas
7% of decks · $2.23
Omniscience
7% of decks · $6.18
Curse of Verbosity
6% of decks · $0.85
Imprisoned in the Moon
6% of decks · $0.31
Intruder Alarm
6% of decks · $5.75
Telepathy
6% of decks · $0.94
Fall of the First Civilization
6% of decks · $0.31
Dissipation Field
5% of decks · $4.25
Court of Cunning
5% of decks · $4.14
Planeswalkers (7)
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
38% of decks · $11.04
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
12% of decks · $4.92
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of decks · $1.25
Jace Beleren
9% of decks · $2.54
Mordenkainen
8% of decks · $1.47
Teferi, Time Raveler
8% of decks · $7.25
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
6% of decks · $6.91
Utility Lands (18)
Reliquary Tower
81% of decks
Maze of Ith
30% of decks
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
28% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
24% of decks
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
21% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
17% of decks
Rogue's Passage
16% of decks
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14% of decks
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13% of decks
Arcane Lighthouse
11% of decks
Temple of the False God
10% of decks
Academy Ruins
9% of decks
Rivendell
8% of decks
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7% of decks
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7% of decks
Mistrise Village
7% of decks
Kor Haven
6% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
6% of decks
Lands (36)
Island
99% of decks
Plains
98% of decks
Command Tower
86% of decks
Glacial Fortress
70% of decks
Prairie Stream
68% of decks
Port Town
51% of decks
Hallowed Fountain
49% of decks
Temple of Enlightenment
45% of decks
Adarkar Wastes
45% of decks
Deserted Beach
44% of decks
Sea of Clouds
40% of decks
Azorius Chancery
38% of decks
Skycloud Expanse
36% of decks
Flooded Strand
33% of decks
Floodfarm Verge
29% of decks
Exotic Orchard
29% of decks
Mystic Gate
27% of decks
Nimbus Maze
23% of decks
Irrigated Farmland
22% of decks
Hengegate Pathway
19% of decks
Meticulous Archive
19% of decks
Myriad Landscape
16% of decks
Evolving Wilds
16% of decks
Tranquil Cove
16% of decks
Seachrome Coast
15% of decks
Sink into Stupor
15% of decks
Path of Ancestry
13% of decks
Witch Enchanter
13% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
13% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of decks
Tundra
12% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of decks
Gleaming Bastion
10% of decks
Idyllic Beachfront
8% of decks
Fabled Passage
7% of decks
Azorius Guildgate
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