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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Armageddon
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Worldslayer
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Hour of Revelation
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Wrath of God
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
57%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Land Tax
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Blind Obedience
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Grand Abolisher
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Archon of Emeria
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Deafening Silence
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Teferi's Protection
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
42%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Aven Mindcensor
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Mother of Runes
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Serra's Emissary
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Serra Ascendant
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Giver of Runes
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Magus of the Disk
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Archangel of Thune
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Herald of War
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Hushbringer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Walking Ballista
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Serra Paragon
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Resplendent Angel
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sun Titan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Aven Interrupter
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Guardian of the Gateless
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Windborn Muse
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Instants
Reprieve
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Silence
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Cloudshift
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Akroma's Will
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mana Tithe
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ephemerate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Surge of Salvation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Orim's Chant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Tithe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Clever Concealment
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-15%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Gods Willing
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cleansing Nova
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Catastrophe
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Austere Command
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Day of Judgment
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Ravages of War
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Open the Armory
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Planar Cleansing
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Ondu Inversion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Doomskar
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Shatter the Sky
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Search for Glory
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Gift of Estates
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Winds of Abandon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Devastating Mastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Winds of Rath
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Soulscour
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Winter Moon
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Oketra's Monument
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Static Orb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Winter Orb
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Scroll Rack
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Trinisphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Boompile
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Endless Atlas
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Voltaic Key
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Chalice of the Void
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Knowledge Pool
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Omen Machine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Smokestack
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Trouble in Pairs
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Ghostly Prison
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Aura of Silence
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Rest in Peace
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Court of Grace
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Smuggler's Share
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Rule of Law
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Moat
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Grasp of Fate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Pariah
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Forge Anew
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Endless Horizons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
War of the Last Alliance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Elspeth, Undaunted Hero
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
32%synergy
War Room
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Urza's Saga
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Homeward Path
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Kor Haven
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Monumental Henge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Field
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mistveil Plains
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Vale
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Grange
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Blast Zone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
The Aetherspark
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Plains
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Flooded Strand
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Ondu Inversion
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Command Tower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy