Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - +1/+1 Counters

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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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Giada, Font of Hope
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Herald of War
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Archangel of Thune
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Worldslayer
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Wrath of God
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Pearl Medallion
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Land Tax
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Resplendent Angel
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Bishop of Wings
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Angel of Vitality
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Serra's Emissary
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Grand Abolisher
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Youthful Valkyrie
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Sunblast Angel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Platinum Angel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Gisela, the Broken Blade
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Baneslayer Angel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Soul Warden
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Reya Dawnbringer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Serra Ascendant
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Admonition Angel
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Metropolis Reformer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Speaker of the Heavens
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Angel of Serenity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Exemplar of Light
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Angel of Destiny
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Valkyrie Harbinger
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mother of Runes
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Dazzling Angel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Angel of Finality
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Giver of Runes
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Segovian Angel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Angel of the Dire Hour
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Firemane Commando
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Serra Paragon
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Soul's Attendant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Emancipation Angel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Field Marshal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Angel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Guardian of the Gateless
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Angel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Rebuff the Wicked
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Tithe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Clever Concealment
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Invoke the Divine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Thraben Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Angelic Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cloudshift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Riot Control
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Calamity's Wake
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Surge of Salvation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Erase
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Brought Back
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Armageddon
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Hour of Revelation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Day of Judgment
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Cleansing Nova
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Entreat the Angels
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Planar Cleansing
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Fumigate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Catastrophe
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Doomskar
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Search for Glory
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Split Up
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Defy Death
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Gift of Estates
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Ravages of War
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Revoke Existence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ajani's Influence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mass Calcify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Starnheim Unleashed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Descend upon the Sinful
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ultima
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Herald's Horn
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Moonsilver Spear
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Plate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Shadowspear
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Endless Atlas
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Halo Fountain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
The Immortal Sun
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Mind's Eye
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Seer's Sundial
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Godsend
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Scroll of Avacyn
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Court of Grace
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Accord
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Anointed Procession
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Divine Visitation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cleric Class
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Pariah
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Rest in Peace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of a New Age
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planar Disruption
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Arrest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Angelic Chorus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Serra the Benevolent
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Elspeth Resplendent
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Archangel Elspeth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Elspeth Tirel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
23%synergy
War Room
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Minas Tirith
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Monumental Henge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Grange
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Karoo
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Den
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kor Haven
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Arch of Orazca
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Drifting Meadow
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Command Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Emeria's Call
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy