Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - Control

Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Moxfield
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Hour of Revelation
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
69%synergy
Armageddon
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
61%synergy
Worldslayer
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
61%synergy
Wrath of God
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
61%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
56%synergy
Planar Cleansing
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Day of Judgment
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
45%synergy
Cleansing Nova
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
44%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Catastrophe
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Pearl Medallion
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Land Tax
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Lyra Dawnbringer
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Mother of Runes
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
36%synergy
Serra's Emissary
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
32%inclusion15 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Magus of the Disk
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Serra Ascendant
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Platinum Angel
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
26%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Archon of Emeria
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Archangel of Thune
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Herald of War
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Giver of Runes
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Serenity
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Sunblast Angel
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Resplendent Angel
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Hushbringer
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Windborn Muse
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Firemane Commando
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Loyal Warhound
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Angel of Destiny
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Admonition Angel
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Palladium Myr
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Kor Cartographer
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Return to Dust
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Akroma's Will
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Silence
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Mana Tithe
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Clever Concealment
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Fated Retribution
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Tithe
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Surge of Salvation
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Cloudshift
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Angel's Grace
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Brave the Elements
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn Charm
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Partition
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-19%synergy
Get Lost
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Ondu Inversion
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Doomskar
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Ravages of War
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Shatter the Sky
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Cut a Deal
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Devastating Mastery
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Rout
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Open the Armory
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Winds of Abandon
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Split Up
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Estates
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
End Hostilities
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Glory
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Martial Coup
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Endless Atlas
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Mind's Eye
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Oketra's Monument
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
The Immortal Sun
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Boompile
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Sylex
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Nin
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Seer's Sundial
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Trouble in Pairs
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Blind Obedience
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Rest in Peace
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Rule of Law
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Aura of Silence
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Court of Grace
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
8%synergy
True Conviction
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Pariah
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Deafening Silence
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Grasp of Fate
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Fall of the Thran
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Solemnity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Oblivion Ring
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Crackdown
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
9%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
13%synergy
War Room
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Kor Haven
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Minas Tirith
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Field
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Karoo
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Vale
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Fountainport
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion56 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
39%synergy
Gilded Lotus
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Nyx Lotus
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Marble Diamond
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Hedron Archive
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Plains
82%inclusion50 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Ondu Inversion
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy