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?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chronicle of Victory
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Firdoch Core
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Curious Colossus
1.4%inclusion1 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Morningtide's Light
0.7%inclusion1 decks140 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Armageddon
70%inclusion222 decks319 decks
67%synergy
Worldslayer
65%inclusion206 decks319 decks
63%synergy
Hour of Revelation
61%inclusion193 decks319 decks
57%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
58%inclusion184 decks319 decks
54%synergy
Wrath of God
64%inclusion205 decks319 decks
49%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
50%inclusion160 decks319 decks
49%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
56%inclusion178 decks319 decks
41%synergy
Day of Judgment
47%inclusion149 decks319 decks
41%synergy
Cleansing Nova
46%inclusion148 decks319 decks
38%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
48%inclusion152 decks319 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion235 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
71%inclusion226 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion219 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
65%inclusion207 decks319 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion176 decks319 decks
27%synergy
Grand Abolisher
51%inclusion162 decks319 decks
32%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
48%inclusion152 decks319 decks
34%synergy
Esper Sentinel
48%inclusion152 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion147 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
45%inclusion143 decks319 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
71%inclusion226 decks319 decks
40%synergy
Teferi's Protection
49%inclusion157 decks319 decks
22%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
48%inclusion152 decks319 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion99 decks319 decks
21%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
31%inclusion99 decks319 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion92 decks319 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion80 decks319 decks
21%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion74 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion41 decks319 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion29 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Starnheim Aspirant
43%inclusion137 decks319 decks
31%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
41%inclusion132 decks319 decks
28%synergy
Serra's Emissary
40%inclusion128 decks319 decks
33%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
40%inclusion128 decks319 decks
25%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
38%inclusion122 decks319 decks
28%synergy
Herald of War
38%inclusion120 decks319 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
38%inclusion120 decks319 decks
29%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
36%inclusion114 decks319 decks
26%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
34%inclusion109 decks319 decks
21%synergy
Platinum Angel
31%inclusion100 decks319 decks
28%synergy
Archangel of Thune
30%inclusion97 decks319 decks
16%synergy
Mother of Runes
29%inclusion93 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
29%inclusion91 decks319 decks
15%synergy
Sunblast Angel
27%inclusion85 decks319 decks
20%synergy
Magus of the Disk
26%inclusion84 decks319 decks
26%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
26%inclusion83 decks319 decks
22%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
26%inclusion82 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
25%inclusion80 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
25%inclusion79 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Resplendent Angel
24%inclusion78 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
24%inclusion77 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
23%inclusion74 decks317 decks
18%synergy
Angel of Serenity
22%inclusion69 decks319 decks
17%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
21%inclusion67 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
20%inclusion64 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion64 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion63 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
20%inclusion63 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
18%inclusion59 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
18%inclusion59 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
18%inclusion58 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
18%inclusion57 decks319 decks
9%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
18%inclusion57 decks319 decks
15%synergy
Bishop of Wings
17%inclusion55 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Giver of Runes
17%inclusion55 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion53 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
17%inclusion53 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Destiny
16%inclusion52 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Guardian of the Gateless
16%inclusion50 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
15%inclusion49 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Angel of Vitality
15%inclusion47 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
15%inclusion47 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
15%inclusion47 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion46 decks319 decks
-9%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
14%inclusion46 decks319 decks
-8%synergy
Loyal Warhound
14%inclusion46 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
14%inclusion45 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
13%inclusion43 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Angel of Finality
13%inclusion43 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Generous Gift
34%inclusion109 decks319 decks
-9%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
33%inclusion104 decks319 decks
15%synergy
Return to Dust
29%inclusion92 decks319 decks
20%synergy
Reprieve
27%inclusion87 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Silence
21%inclusion67 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion60 decks319 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion53 decks318 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Tithe
15%inclusion48 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
15%inclusion48 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion42 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion36 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Final Showdown
11%inclusion35 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
11%inclusion34 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion32 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion32 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Tithe
9.4%inclusion30 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.4%inclusion30 decks319 decks
-17%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.5%inclusion27 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
8.2%inclusion26 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.5%inclusion24 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Surge of Salvation
6.9%inclusion22 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Ephemerate
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn Charm
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
-3%synergy
Get Lost
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Vanquish the Horde
44%inclusion139 decks319 decks
33%synergy
Catastrophe
37%inclusion118 decks319 decks
36%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
36%inclusion116 decks319 decks
34%synergy
Planar Cleansing
35%inclusion112 decks319 decks
34%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion105 decks319 decks
25%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion94 decks319 decks
24%synergy
Ravages of War
27%inclusion86 decks319 decks
26%synergy
Doomskar
23%inclusion73 decks319 decks
21%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
20%inclusion65 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
20%inclusion63 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Estates
17%inclusion54 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Shatter the Sky
17%inclusion54 decks319 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
15%inclusion47 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Cut a Deal
14%inclusion45 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Open the Armory
14%inclusion44 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Rout
13%inclusion42 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Devastating Mastery
13%inclusion40 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion34 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
10%inclusion32 decks317 decks
6%synergy
Entreat the Angels
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
3%synergy
End Hostilities
8.5%inclusion27 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Search for Glory
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
7.5%inclusion24 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Ravnica at War
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Mass Calcify
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
-6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
-7%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
0%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
5.0%inclusion16 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
40%inclusion128 decks319 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion91 decks319 decks
18%synergy
Sword of the Animist
23%inclusion73 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Oketra's Monument
18%inclusion59 decks319 decks
-10%synergy
Herald's Horn
18%inclusion59 decks319 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
18%inclusion57 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Endless Atlas
16%inclusion50 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Eye
14%inclusion45 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion42 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion38 decks319 decks
1%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion27 decks230 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Plate
11%inclusion34 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion33 decks319 decks
8%synergy
The Immortal Sun
10%inclusion32 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion31 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
9.4%inclusion30 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
9.1%inclusion29 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Boompile
8.2%inclusion26 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.5%inclusion24 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.5%inclusion24 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Norn's Annex
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.0%inclusion16 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
35%inclusion112 decks319 decks
15%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
27%inclusion86 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
26%inclusion84 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion79 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Court of Grace
21%inclusion68 decks319 decks
9%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
19%inclusion61 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Monologue Tax
18%inclusion59 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Smuggler's Share
17%inclusion55 decks319 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
16%inclusion50 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Rest in Peace
15%inclusion48 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Aura of Silence
14%inclusion46 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Pariah
13%inclusion43 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Deafening Silence
12%inclusion37 decks319 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
11%inclusion35 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Fall of the Thran
10%inclusion31 decks319 decks
9%synergy
Rule of Law
9.1%inclusion29 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.2%inclusion26 decks319 decks
-7%synergy
Angelic Accord
6.9%inclusion22 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Worship
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Grasp of Fate
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Endless Horizons
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
13%inclusion41 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
13%inclusion40 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
6.1%inclusion17 decks278 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
50%inclusion160 decks319 decks
18%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
49%inclusion155 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion125 decks319 decks
27%synergy
War Room
39%inclusion123 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
38%inclusion122 decks319 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion72 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion69 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion62 decks319 decks
-7%synergy
Homeward Path
18%inclusion56 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
18%inclusion56 decks319 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion51 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
16%inclusion50 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Monumental Henge
14%inclusion46 decks318 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion44 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
13%inclusion42 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Steppe
13%inclusion40 decks319 decks
0%synergy
Karoo
13%inclusion40 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
11%inclusion35 decks319 decks
-7%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion35 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion34 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion34 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion34 decks319 decks
-8%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion33 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
8.5%inclusion27 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion22 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
6.6%inclusion21 decks318 decks
-5%synergy
Wasteland
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
-3%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
-1%synergy
Drifting Meadow
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion304 decks319 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion197 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
44%inclusion141 decks319 decks
39%synergy
Gilded Lotus
39%inclusion123 decks319 decks
34%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion113 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
35%inclusion112 decks319 decks
20%synergy
Caged Sun
32%inclusion102 decks319 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Archive
23%inclusion72 decks319 decks
19%synergy
Marble Diamond
22%inclusion69 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion63 decks319 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion60 decks319 decks
14%synergy
Worn Powerstone
18%inclusion57 decks319 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion54 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion53 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion49 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion47 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion36 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.8%inclusion28 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.2%inclusion26 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
-6%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.0%inclusion16 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
89%inclusion284 decks319 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion117 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion112 decks319 decks
24%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion94 decks319 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion63 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
16%inclusion52 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
15%inclusion49 decks319 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
15%inclusion48 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion44 decks318 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.2%inclusion26 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.8%inclusion25 decks319 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.2%inclusion23 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.9%inclusion22 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
6.6%inclusion21 decks319 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.0%inclusion19 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.0%inclusion16 decks319 decks
2%synergy