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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Joined Researchers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hour of Revelation
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
66%synergy
Armageddon
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
62%synergy
Worldslayer
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
60%synergy
Wrath of God
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
58%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Planar Cleansing
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
46%synergy
Day of Judgment
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Cleansing Nova
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Generous Gift
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Lyra Dawnbringer
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Mother of Runes
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Serra's Emissary
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Magus of the Disk
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Serra Ascendant
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Platinum Angel
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Emeria
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Archangel of Thune
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Angel of Serenity
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Herald of War
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Giver of Runes
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sunblast Angel
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Resplendent Angel
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Admonition Angel
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Loyal Warhound
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Windborn Muse
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Hushbringer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Firemane Commando
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Angel of Destiny
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Claim Jumper
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Kor Cartographer
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Reprieve
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Return to Dust
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Akroma's Will
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Silence
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Mana Tithe
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Orim's Chant
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Tithe
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Final Showdown
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Clever Concealment
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Fated Retribution
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Angel's Grace
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Cloudshift
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Brave the Elements
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Partition
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Ondu Inversion
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Catastrophe
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Doomskar
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Ravages of War
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Shatter the Sky
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Cut a Deal
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Devastating Mastery
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rout
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Open the Armory
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Estates
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Split Up
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
End Hostilities
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Search for Glory
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
What Must Be Done
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Endless Atlas
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Eye
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Oketra's Monument
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
The Immortal Sun
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Boompile
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Nin
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Seer's Sundial
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Sylex
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Trouble in Pairs
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Blind Obedience
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rest in Peace
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Aura of Silence
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Court of Grace
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rule of Law
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Smuggler's Share
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
True Conviction
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Deafening Silence
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Pariah
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Fate
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Fall of the Thran
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Solemnity
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Oblivion Ring
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Crackdown
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
16%synergy
War Room
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Homeward Path
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Field
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Kor Haven
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Minas Tirith
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Steppe
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Karoo
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Vale
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Fountainport
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Gilded Lotus
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Nyx Lotus
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Marble Diamond
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Plains
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Ondu Inversion
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy