Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - Optimized Stax

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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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Armageddon
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Worldslayer
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Hour of Revelation
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Wrath of God
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Land Tax
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Blind Obedience
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Grand Abolisher
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Archon of Emeria
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Deafening Silence
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Teferi's Protection
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Ancient Tomb
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Mana Vault
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Chrome Mox
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Grim Monolith
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Archivist of Oghma
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Mother of Runes
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Serra Ascendant
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Serra's Emissary
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Giver of Runes
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Archangel of Thune
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Magus of the Disk
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Hushbringer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Walking Ballista
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Serra Paragon
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Voice of Victory
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Aven Interrupter
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Guardian of the Gateless
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Herald of War
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Resplendent Angel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Reprieve
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Cloudshift
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Silence
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Akroma's Will
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Angel's Grace
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mana Tithe
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ephemerate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Surge of Salvation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tithe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Clever Concealment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Everybody Lives!
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Gods Willing
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Steelshaper's Gift
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Cleansing Nova
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Catastrophe
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Austere Command
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Ravages of War
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Open the Armory
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Planar Cleansing
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ondu Inversion
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Doomskar
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Shatter the Sky
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Search for Glory
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Winds of Abandon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Devastating Mastery
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Estates
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Split Up
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Rath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Soulscour
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Oketra's Monument
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Static Orb
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Winter Orb
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Scroll Rack
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Trinisphere
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Boompile
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Voltaic Key
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Manifold Key
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Chalice of the Void
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Knowledge Pool
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Endless Atlas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Omen Machine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Trouble in Pairs
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Aura of Silence
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rest in Peace
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rule of Law
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Court of Grace
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Moat
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Grasp of Fate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Pariah
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Forge Anew
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Endless Horizons
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
War of the Last Alliance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Undaunted Hero
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
20%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Homeward Path
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Kor Haven
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Field
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Mistveil Plains
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Monumental Henge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Vale
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Grange
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Blast Zone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Plains
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Windswept Heath
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ondu Inversion
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy