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%inclusion238 decks343 decks
67%synergy
Worldslayer
66%inclusion225 decks343 decks
64%synergy
Hour of Revelation
61%inclusion208 decks343 decks
57%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
59%inclusion202 decks343 decks
55%synergy
Wrath of God
65%inclusion223 decks343 decks
50%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
50%inclusion172 decks343 decks
49%synergy
Day of Judgment
48%inclusion163 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
56%inclusion192 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Cleansing Nova
48%inclusion165 decks343 decks
40%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
48%inclusion165 decks343 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion254 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
71%inclusion245 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion235 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
66%inclusion228 decks343 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
55%inclusion188 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Grand Abolisher
52%inclusion178 decks343 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
48%inclusion165 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
47%inclusion162 decks343 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion162 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
46%inclusion159 decks343 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
71%inclusion245 decks343 decks
41%synergy
Teferi's Protection
51%inclusion175 decks343 decks
24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
48%inclusion163 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
32%inclusion110 decks343 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion106 decks343 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion106 decks343 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion86 decks343 decks
21%synergy
Farewell
25%inclusion85 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Starnheim Aspirant
43%inclusion149 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
42%inclusion145 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
40%inclusion138 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Serra's Emissary
40%inclusion137 decks343 decks
33%synergy
Herald of War
40%inclusion136 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
38%inclusion130 decks343 decks
30%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
38%inclusion129 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
35%inclusion121 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
35%inclusion120 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Platinum Angel
32%inclusion109 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Mother of Runes
31%inclusion106 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Archangel of Thune
31%inclusion105 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
28%inclusion97 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Disk
27%inclusion91 decks343 decks
26%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
26%inclusion88 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
25%inclusion87 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Sunblast Angel
25%inclusion87 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
25%inclusion86 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
25%inclusion85 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
25%inclusion84 decks341 decks
19%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
24%inclusion83 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Resplendent Angel
24%inclusion82 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
20%inclusion69 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
20%inclusion69 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Angel of Serenity
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
19%inclusion66 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Giver of Runes
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
18%inclusion63 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
18%inclusion62 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Bishop of Wings
17%inclusion60 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion59 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Destiny
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
16%inclusion55 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Angel of Vitality
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Guardian of the Gateless
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion48 decks341 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion48 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Angel of Finality
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Loyal Warhound
14%inclusion47 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Rebuff the Wicked
34%inclusion118 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
34%inclusion118 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Reprieve
29%inclusion100 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
28%inclusion97 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Silence
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion57 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Tithe
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion49 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Final Showdown
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion36 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Angel's Grace
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
-16%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Tithe
9.0%inclusion31 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Orim's Chant
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Surge of Salvation
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Ephemerate
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Get Lost
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Vanquish the Horde
44%inclusion151 decks343 decks
33%synergy
Catastrophe
37%inclusion126 decks343 decks
36%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
36%inclusion125 decks343 decks
35%synergy
Planar Cleansing
34%inclusion118 decks343 decks
33%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion111 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion98 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Ravages of War
28%inclusion95 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Doomskar
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
21%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Estates
17%inclusion60 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Shatter the Sky
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Cut a Deal
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Open the Armory
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Rout
12%inclusion41 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Devastating Mastery
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
10%inclusion35 decks341 decks
7%synergy
Entreat the Angels
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
3%synergy
End Hostilities
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Ravnica at War
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Glory
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Mass Calcify
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
41%inclusion139 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Incubator
29%inclusion99 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Sword of the Animist
23%inclusion79 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Oketra's Monument
20%inclusion67 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Herald's Horn
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
17%inclusion60 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
14%inclusion36 decks257 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Eye
14%inclusion47 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion39 decks343 decks
0%synergy
The Immortal Sun
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
9.0%inclusion31 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Boompile
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Scroll Rack
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Norn's Annex
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
38%inclusion130 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
28%inclusion95 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
27%inclusion94 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion84 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Court of Grace
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Monologue Tax
19%inclusion66 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Smuggler's Share
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Rest in Peace
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Aura of Silence
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Pariah
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Deafening Silence
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
8%synergy
True Conviction
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Rule of Law
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Fall of the Thran
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Angelic Accord
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Worship
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Endless Horizons
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.6%inclusion17 decks305 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
52%inclusion177 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
50%inclusion172 decks343 decks
12%synergy
War Room
39%inclusion133 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
39%inclusion133 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
38%inclusion130 decks343 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion73 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion67 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Minas Tirith
18%inclusion63 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion59 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Monumental Henge
15%inclusion50 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Kor Haven
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Karoo
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Guildless Commons
9.0%inclusion31 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Wasteland
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Grange
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion327 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion217 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
44%inclusion150 decks343 decks
38%synergy
Gilded Lotus
37%inclusion128 decks343 decks
33%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
35%inclusion121 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion120 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
31%inclusion107 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Hedron Archive
22%inclusion75 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Marble Diamond
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion59 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion54 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
90%inclusion309 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion125 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion122 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Ondu Inversion
29%inclusion98 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
14%inclusion49 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion48 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
2%synergy