Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - Optimized

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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?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Armageddon
69%inclusion228 decks329 decks
67%synergy
Worldslayer
66%inclusion217 decks329 decks
64%synergy
Hour of Revelation
61%inclusion200 decks329 decks
57%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
58%inclusion191 decks329 decks
54%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
51%inclusion168 decks329 decks
50%synergy
Wrath of God
64%inclusion211 decks329 decks
49%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
56%inclusion184 decks329 decks
42%synergy
Day of Judgment
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
41%synergy
Cleansing Nova
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
39%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion242 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
71%inclusion232 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion224 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
65%inclusion214 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion180 decks329 decks
27%synergy
Grand Abolisher
50%inclusion166 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
47%inclusion156 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Austere Command
45%inclusion149 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
71%inclusion233 decks329 decks
41%synergy
Teferi's Protection
49%inclusion162 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
31%inclusion103 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion100 decks329 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion96 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion79 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Starnheim Aspirant
43%inclusion141 decks329 decks
31%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
42%inclusion139 decks329 decks
29%synergy
Serra's Emissary
40%inclusion132 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
40%inclusion130 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Herald of War
39%inclusion127 decks329 decks
27%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
38%inclusion125 decks329 decks
28%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
37%inclusion123 decks329 decks
29%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
35%inclusion115 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
35%inclusion114 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Platinum Angel
31%inclusion102 decks329 decks
27%synergy
Archangel of Thune
30%inclusion100 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Mother of Runes
30%inclusion98 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
29%inclusion94 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Disk
27%inclusion88 decks329 decks
26%synergy
Sunblast Angel
26%inclusion87 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
26%inclusion85 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
26%inclusion84 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
25%inclusion82 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
24%inclusion80 decks327 decks
19%synergy
Serra Ascendant
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Resplendent Angel
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
21%inclusion69 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Angel of Serenity
21%inclusion68 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
20%inclusion67 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion67 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion66 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
19%inclusion63 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
19%inclusion62 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Giver of Runes
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Bishop of Wings
17%inclusion56 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Angel of Destiny
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
16%inclusion53 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Guardian of the Gateless
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Angel of Vitality
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
15%inclusion49 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Loyal Warhound
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
-8%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
-9%synergy
Angel of Finality
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion45 decks327 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
33%inclusion110 decks329 decks
-9%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
33%inclusion110 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Return to Dust
29%inclusion97 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Reprieve
28%inclusion93 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion71 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion63 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Tithe
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion44 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Final Showdown
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
-17%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Tithe
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.9%inclusion26 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Ephemerate
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Get Lost
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Vanquish the Horde
43%inclusion143 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
37%inclusion121 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Catastrophe
36%inclusion120 decks329 decks
36%synergy
Planar Cleansing
35%inclusion114 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion107 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion96 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Ravages of War
27%inclusion89 decks329 decks
26%synergy
Doomskar
23%inclusion75 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
20%inclusion65 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
19%inclusion64 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Shatter the Sky
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Gift of Estates
17%inclusion56 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Open the Armory
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Cut a Deal
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Rout
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Devastating Mastery
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
10%inclusion32 decks327 decks
6%synergy
Entreat the Angels
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
2%synergy
End Hostilities
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Search for Glory
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Ravnica at War
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Martial Coup
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Mass Calcify
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-6%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
41%inclusion134 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
28%inclusion92 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Sword of the Animist
23%inclusion77 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
-10%synergy
Herald's Horn
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
3%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
18%inclusion58 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Endless Atlas
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Eye
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion30 decks241 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
1%synergy
The Immortal Sun
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Boompile
7.9%inclusion26 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Norn's Annex
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
36%inclusion117 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
26%inclusion87 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
26%inclusion86 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Court of Grace
21%inclusion68 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
19%inclusion61 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Monologue Tax
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Smuggler's Share
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Rest in Peace
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Aura of Silence
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Pariah
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Deafening Silence
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Rule of Law
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Fall of the Thran
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
7.0%inclusion23 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Angelic Accord
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Worship
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Endless Horizons
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion166 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
49%inclusion161 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
40%inclusion130 decks329 decks
28%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion126 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
38%inclusion124 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion75 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion70 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion66 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Tirith
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
-9%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Monumental Henge
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Kor Haven
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Karoo
12%inclusion40 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
-8%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Field
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
-5%synergy
Wasteland
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-8%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.0%inclusion10 decks200 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion313 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion204 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
44%inclusion145 decks329 decks
39%synergy
Gilded Lotus
39%inclusion128 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion119 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
34%inclusion113 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Caged Sun
32%inclusion105 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Archive
23%inclusion75 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Marble Diamond
21%inclusion68 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion68 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion58 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion53 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion44 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion23 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.5%inclusion18 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
90%inclusion296 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion122 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion115 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion96 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion65 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
3%synergy