Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - Control

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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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Hour of Revelation
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Armageddon
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
62%synergy
Worldslayer
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
62%synergy
Wrath of God
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
60%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Planar Cleansing
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Day of Judgment
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Cleansing Nova
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Catastrophe
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
40%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Esper Sentinel
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Grand Abolisher
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
34%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
17%synergy
The One Ring
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Mother of Runes
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Serra's Emissary
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Magus of the Disk
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Platinum Angel
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Burnished Hart
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Archon of Emeria
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Archangel of Thune
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sun Titan
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Herald of War
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Giver of Runes
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Sunblast Angel
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Angel of Serenity
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Resplendent Angel
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Destiny
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Hushbringer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Windborn Muse
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Loyal Warhound
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Firemane Commando
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Admonition Angel
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Palladium Myr
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Return to Dust
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Mana Tithe
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Final Showdown
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Fated Retribution
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Tithe
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Angel's Grace
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Cloudshift
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Brave the Elements
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Partition
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Ondu Inversion
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Doomskar
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Ravages of War
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Devastating Mastery
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Shatter the Sky
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Cut a Deal
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Rout
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Open the Armory
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Winds of Abandon
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Estates
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Split Up
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
8%synergy
End Hostilities
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Glory
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Martial Coup
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Winnowing
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Endless Atlas
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Mind's Eye
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Oketra's Monument
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
2%synergy
The Immortal Sun
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Scroll Rack
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Sylex
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Mazemind Tome
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Boompile
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Nin
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Seer's Sundial
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Encyclopedia
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Ghostly Prison
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Rest in Peace
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Rule of Law
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Aura of Silence
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Court of Grace
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
True Conviction
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Deafening Silence
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Pariah
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Grasp of Fate
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Fall of the Thran
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Solemnity
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Crackdown
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Oblivion Ring
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
8%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
11%synergy
War Room
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Kor Haven
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Field
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Steppe
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Karoo
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Vale
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Fountainport
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Thran Dynamo
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Gilded Lotus
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Nyx Lotus
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Marble Diamond
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Ondu Inversion
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy