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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7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Hour of Revelation
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
66%synergy
Armageddon
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
63%synergy
Worldslayer
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
60%synergy
Wrath of God
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
58%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
55%synergy
Planar Cleansing
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
44%synergy
Day of Judgment
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
43%synergy
Catastrophe
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Cleansing Nova
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion52 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
74%inclusion46 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mother of Runes
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Serra's Emissary
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Magus of the Disk
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Burnished Hart
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Serra Ascendant
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Emeria
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Platinum Angel
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Giver of Runes
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Archangel of Thune
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Angel of Serenity
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Herald of War
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Sunblast Angel
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Resplendent Angel
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Hushbringer
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Admonition Angel
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Loyal Warhound
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Windborn Muse
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Claim Jumper
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Palladium Myr
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Return to Dust
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Silence
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Mana Tithe
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Orim's Chant
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Clever Concealment
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Tithe
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Final Showdown
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Surge of Salvation
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Angel's Grace
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Fated Retribution
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Cloudshift
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-5%synergy
Soul Partition
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-19%synergy
Get Lost
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Brave the Elements
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Cosmic Intervention
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Ondu Inversion
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Ravages of War
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Doomskar
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Fumigate
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Shatter the Sky
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Devastating Mastery
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Cut a Deal
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Rout
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Open the Armory
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Split Up
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
End Hostilities
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Search for Glory
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Estates
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Incubator
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Eye
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Endless Atlas
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Oketra's Monument
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
The Immortal Sun
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Sylex
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Nin
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Boompile
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Seer's Sundial
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
26%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Rest in Peace
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Aura of Silence
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Rule of Law
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Court of Grace
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
10%synergy
True Conviction
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Deafening Silence
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Pariah
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Grasp of Fate
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Fall of the Thran
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Monologue Tax
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Solemnity
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Oblivion Ring
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Crackdown
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
13%synergy
War Room
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Homeward Path
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Kor Haven
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Field
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
Secluded Steppe
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Guildless Commons
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Karoo
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Vale
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Wasteland
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Arid Archway
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Fountainport
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Drifting Meadow
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion58 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Thran Dynamo
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Gilded Lotus
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Marble Diamond
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Ondu Inversion
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Cavern of Souls
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Emeria's Call
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy