Avacyn, Angel of Hope (Commander) - 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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Armageddon
70%inclusion63 decks90 decks
67%synergy
Worldslayer
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
62%synergy
Hour of Revelation
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
60%synergy
Grand Abolisher
78%inclusion70 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Archon of Emeria
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
54%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
50%synergy
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Wrath of God
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Blind Obedience
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion76 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
76%inclusion68 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Pearl Medallion
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
66%inclusion59 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Mother of Runes
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Deafening Silence
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Prison
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
87%inclusion78 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
72%inclusion65 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
55%synergy
Teferi's Protection
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Giver of Runes
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Jubilation
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Archangel of Tithes
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Serra's Emissary
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Lyra Dawnbringer
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Hushbringer
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Giada, Font of Hope
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Serra Ascendant
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Containment Priest
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Emeria Shepherd
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Starnheim Aspirant
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Magus of the Disk
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Angelic Arbiter
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Platinum Angel
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Recruiter of the Guard
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Myrel, Shield of Argive
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Sun Titan
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Loxodon Gatekeeper
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Alms Collector
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Voice of Victory
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Doorkeeper Thrull
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Spelltithe Enforcer
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Righteous Valkyrie
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Leonin Arbiter
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Solitude
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Herald of War
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Archangel of Thune
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Reprieve
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Silence
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Angel's Grace
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Mana Tithe
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Surge of Salvation
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Orim's Chant
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Tithe
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Cloudshift
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Dust
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Final Showdown
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Abeyance
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Loran's Escape
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Ephemerate
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-18%synergy
Disenchant
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Get Lost
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Shelter
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Vanquish the Horde
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
33%synergy
Catastrophe
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
41%synergy
Cleansing Nova
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Day of Judgment
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Ravages of War
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Planar Cleansing
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Open the Armory
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Doomskar
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Winds of Abandon
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Cut a Deal
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Shatter the Sky
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Estates
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Rout
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Devastating Mastery
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
End Hostilities
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Ravnica at War
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Search for Glory
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Crisis of Conscience
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Sublime Exhalation
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Archaeomancer's Map
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Torpor Orb
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion16 decks84 decks
16%synergy
Oketra's Monument
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowspear
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Trinisphere
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Winter Orb
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Endless Atlas
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Defense Grid
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Norn's Annex
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
7%synergy
The Immortal Sun
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
The Book of Exalted Deeds
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Manifold Key
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Eye
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Static Orb
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Boompile
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Forge
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Crawlspace
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Unwinding Clock
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Uba Mask
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Mask of Memory
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Ward of Bones
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Damping Sphere
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Rule of Law
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
41%synergy
Rest in Peace
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Aura of Silence
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Luminarch Ascension
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Solemnity
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Court of Grace
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Grasp of Fate
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Kismet
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Monologue Tax
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Crackdown
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Pariah
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Fall of the Thran
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Paladin Class
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Splendor
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Stony Silence
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
64%inclusion58 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
16%synergy
War Room
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Homeward Path
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Field
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Minas Tirith
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Seraph Sanctuary
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Kor Haven
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Inventors' Fair
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Monumental Henge
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Blast Zone
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Vale
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mistveil Plains
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Grange
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion87 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion59 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Mox Opal
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
84%inclusion76 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Ondu Inversion
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Emeria's Call
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy