Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Moxfield
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Chronicle of Victory
3.4%inclusion2 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Gathering Stone
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Armageddon
71%inclusion280 decks393 decks
69%synergy
Worldslayer
67%inclusion263 decks393 decks
65%synergy
Hour of Revelation
67%inclusion264 decks393 decks
64%synergy
Wrath of God
68%inclusion266 decks393 decks
53%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
61%inclusion238 decks393 decks
50%synergy
Land Tax
81%inclusion319 decks393 decks
50%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
50%inclusion195 decks393 decks
48%synergy
Ravages of War
49%inclusion192 decks393 decks
48%synergy
Grand Abolisher
66%inclusion259 decks393 decks
47%synergy
Esper Sentinel
78%inclusion305 decks393 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion294 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion280 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
69%inclusion273 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion234 decks393 decks
32%synergy
Mother of Runes
49%inclusion194 decks393 decks
28%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
47%inclusion183 decks393 decks
36%synergy
Silence
46%inclusion181 decks393 decks
37%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
43%inclusion169 decks393 decks
30%synergy
Serra Ascendant
43%inclusion169 decks393 decks
30%synergy
Austere Command
42%inclusion164 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
86%inclusion339 decks393 decks
56%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
76%inclusion300 decks393 decks
53%synergy
Teferi's Protection
74%inclusion291 decks393 decks
47%synergy
Ancient Tomb
74%inclusion291 decks393 decks
64%synergy
Mana Vault
62%inclusion244 decks393 decks
58%synergy
The One Ring
56%inclusion219 decks393 decks
46%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
53%inclusion210 decks393 decks
45%synergy
Chrome Mox
44%inclusion174 decks393 decks
41%synergy
Grim Monolith
36%inclusion143 decks393 decks
35%synergy
Mox Diamond
34%inclusion132 decks393 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Giada, Font of Hope
41%inclusion160 decks393 decks
37%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
40%inclusion158 decks393 decks
27%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
39%inclusion153 decks393 decks
30%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
38%inclusion149 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Giver of Runes
38%inclusion148 decks393 decks
28%synergy
Platinum Angel
35%inclusion137 decks393 decks
31%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
34%inclusion134 decks393 decks
22%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
33%inclusion130 decks393 decks
20%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
33%inclusion129 decks393 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
31%inclusion122 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
30%inclusion116 decks393 decks
16%synergy
Serra's Emissary
29%inclusion113 decks393 decks
22%synergy
Archangel of Thune
28%inclusion111 decks393 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Emeria
26%inclusion104 decks393 decks
22%synergy
Herald of War
26%inclusion102 decks393 decks
14%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
24%inclusion93 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Magus of the Disk
23%inclusion92 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
23%inclusion90 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
23%inclusion90 decks393 decks
15%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
23%inclusion89 decks393 decks
11%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
23%inclusion89 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
23%inclusion89 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
22%inclusion88 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
22%inclusion87 decks393 decks
-5%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
20%inclusion80 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
20%inclusion78 decks393 decks
16%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
18%inclusion56 decks303 decks
13%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
18%inclusion70 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
18%inclusion69 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion66 decks393 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion60 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
16%inclusion64 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
16%inclusion61 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Voice of Victory
15%inclusion36 decks248 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Destiny
14%inclusion56 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion56 decks393 decks
-6%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
14%inclusion56 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion56 decks393 decks
-9%synergy
Solitude
14%inclusion56 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
14%inclusion55 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Resplendent Angel
13%inclusion53 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
13%inclusion50 decks393 decks
-4%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
12%inclusion47 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
12%inclusion46 decks393 decks
2%synergy
Serra Paragon
12%inclusion46 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Walking Ballista
11%inclusion45 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Hushbringer
11%inclusion45 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
11%inclusion44 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Bishop of Wings
11%inclusion43 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Rebuff the Wicked
37%inclusion147 decks393 decks
20%synergy
Reprieve
31%inclusion122 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
31%inclusion120 decks393 decks
-13%synergy
Akroma's Will
22%inclusion88 decks393 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
21%inclusion77 decks367 decks
2%synergy
Mana Tithe
20%inclusion79 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Tithe
18%inclusion69 decks393 decks
16%synergy
Angel's Grace
17%inclusion68 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Orim's Chant
16%inclusion64 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Final Showdown
16%inclusion60 decks386 decks
10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion49 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
14%inclusion54 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
11%inclusion44 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion42 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Surge of Salvation
10%inclusion38 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
9.4%inclusion37 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Disenchant
9.2%inclusion36 decks393 decks
-8%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
8.9%inclusion35 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.9%inclusion35 decks393 decks
-17%synergy
Cloudshift
8.7%inclusion34 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Clever Concealment
8.4%inclusion33 decks393 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.9%inclusion27 decks393 decks
-18%synergy
Abeyance
6.9%inclusion27 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.9%inclusion27 decks393 decks
-2%synergy
Ephemerate
6.6%inclusion26 decks393 decks
-7%synergy
Fated Retribution
6.4%inclusion25 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Loran's Escape
6.4%inclusion25 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
6.1%inclusion24 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Brave the Elements
5.6%inclusion22 decks393 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Day of Judgment
41%inclusion160 decks393 decks
35%synergy
Catastrophe
40%inclusion157 decks393 decks
39%synergy
Cleansing Nova
36%inclusion143 decks393 decks
28%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
33%inclusion129 decks393 decks
31%synergy
Planar Cleansing
31%inclusion120 decks393 decks
29%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion113 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
27%inclusion106 decks393 decks
19%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
26%inclusion102 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
25%inclusion99 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Doomskar
21%inclusion83 decks393 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion80 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Open the Armory
16%inclusion63 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Rout
16%inclusion61 decks393 decks
14%synergy
Devastating Mastery
13%inclusion50 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Winds of Abandon
11%inclusion45 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Estates
10%inclusion39 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Shatter the Sky
10%inclusion38 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
9.4%inclusion37 decks393 decks
-4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
9.4%inclusion37 decks393 decks
5%synergy
End Hostilities
9.2%inclusion36 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.9%inclusion35 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Search for Glory
8.7%inclusion34 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Split Up
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Martial Coup
7.9%inclusion31 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.6%inclusion30 decks393 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
7.6%inclusion30 decks393 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.9%inclusion23 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
5.6%inclusion22 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Entreat the Angels
5.3%inclusion21 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.1%inclusion20 decks393 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion152 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
34%inclusion132 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
32%inclusion125 decks393 decks
21%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion100 decks393 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion91 decks393 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion81 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion77 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Oketra's Monument
16%inclusion62 decks393 decks
-12%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
16%inclusion61 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
15%inclusion57 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion53 decks393 decks
7%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
-2%synergy
The Immortal Sun
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion46 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Scroll Rack
12%inclusion46 decks393 decks
11%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
11%inclusion45 decks393 decks
10%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
-10%synergy
Mind's Eye
10%inclusion39 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Torpor Orb
10%inclusion39 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
10%inclusion38 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Winter Orb
9.2%inclusion36 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Trinisphere
8.9%inclusion35 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Manifold Key
8.1%inclusion32 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
7.7%inclusion29 decks375 decks
5%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
7.6%inclusion30 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Defense Grid
7.4%inclusion29 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
2%synergy
Endless Atlas
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion25 decks393 decks
-5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.1%inclusion24 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Forge
5.9%inclusion23 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Boompile
5.6%inclusion22 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Voltaic Key
5.3%inclusion21 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.3%inclusion21 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Unwinding Clock
5.1%inclusion20 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.1%inclusion20 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Trouble in Pairs
38%inclusion148 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
37%inclusion144 decks393 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
32%inclusion126 decks393 decks
21%synergy
Deafening Silence
26%inclusion102 decks393 decks
21%synergy
Moat
24%inclusion94 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Rule of Law
23%inclusion92 decks393 decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
23%inclusion91 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Rest in Peace
22%inclusion85 decks393 decks
18%synergy
Aura of Silence
20%inclusion79 decks393 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
17%inclusion65 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
16%inclusion64 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Share
16%inclusion62 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Monologue Tax
15%inclusion60 decks393 decks
9%synergy
Pariah
13%inclusion51 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
13%inclusion51 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
12%inclusion46 decks393 decks
2%synergy
Fall of the Thran
8.4%inclusion33 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Solemnity
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
6.4%inclusion25 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.1%inclusion24 decks393 decks
-7%synergy
True Conviction
6.1%inclusion24 decks393 decks
-3%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.6%inclusion22 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Anointed Procession
5.1%inclusion20 decks393 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.4%inclusion33 decks393 decks
-3%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Serra the Benevolent
5.9%inclusion23 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion288 decks393 decks
41%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
56%inclusion220 decks393 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
49%inclusion194 decks393 decks
39%synergy
War Room
41%inclusion163 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Homeward Path
33%inclusion131 decks393 decks
30%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33%inclusion130 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Strip Mine
30%inclusion117 decks393 decks
26%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion103 decks393 decks
19%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
21%inclusion84 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion84 decks393 decks
-2%synergy
Minas Tirith
20%inclusion80 decks393 decks
-7%synergy
Kor Haven
20%inclusion79 decks393 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion71 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Field
18%inclusion70 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
17%inclusion67 decks393 decks
15%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion67 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
16%inclusion63 decks393 decks
14%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
14%inclusion54 decks393 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion53 decks393 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion50 decks393 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion44 decks393 decks
-7%synergy
Monumental Henge
11%inclusion41 decks367 decks
-2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
11%inclusion11 decks104 decks
-3%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion38 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Mistveil Plains
9.2%inclusion36 decks393 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.4%inclusion33 decks393 decks
-10%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.1%inclusion32 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Karoo
8.1%inclusion32 decks393 decks
0%synergy
City of Traitors
8.1%inclusion32 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
7.9%inclusion31 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Den
7.6%inclusion30 decks393 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Crystal Vein
7.4%inclusion29 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.4%inclusion29 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.9%inclusion27 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.6%inclusion26 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.8%inclusion10 decks173 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.6%inclusion22 decks393 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Vale
5.3%inclusion21 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion377 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion246 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
43%inclusion170 decks393 decks
28%synergy
Mox Opal
42%inclusion167 decks393 decks
39%synergy
Thran Dynamo
40%inclusion157 decks393 decks
35%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
30%inclusion119 decks393 decks
25%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion94 decks393 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion86 decks393 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion81 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
19%inclusion76 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
19%inclusion74 decks393 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
18%inclusion71 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion66 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion63 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
16%inclusion63 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
15%inclusion57 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
13%inclusion52 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion45 decks393 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion40 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
10%inclusion40 decks393 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
8.7%inclusion34 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.1%inclusion32 decks393 decks
5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6.6%inclusion26 decks393 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion24 decks393 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Plains
75%inclusion293 decks393 decks
-19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
64%inclusion251 decks393 decks
53%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion113 decks393 decks
23%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
28%inclusion112 decks393 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion99 decks393 decks
-4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
23%inclusion92 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion78 decks393 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion68 decks393 decks
14%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion67 decks393 decks
14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion60 decks367 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion64 decks393 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion62 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion56 decks393 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion41 decks375 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion42 decks393 decks
-5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion42 decks393 decks
-1%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.9%inclusion35 decks393 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion28 decks393 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.0%inclusion22 decks364 decks
4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.3%inclusion21 decks393 decks
1%synergy