Empress Galina (Commander)

Empress Galina
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Geist of Saint Thalia
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
0.8xlift
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
0.8xlift
Hall of Echoes
4.2%inclusion3 decks72 decks
2.1xlift
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
3.6%inclusion7 decks193 decks
0.6xlift
Divining Duelist
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
5.5xlift
Top Cards
Counterspell
78%inclusion747 decks959 decks
1.2xlift
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion737 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Leyline of Singularity
72%inclusion692 decks959 decks
170xlift
Bribery
67%inclusion643 decks959 decks
19xlift
Control Magic
66%inclusion631 decks959 decks
38xlift
Agent of Treachery
61%inclusion587 decks959 decks
15xlift
Blatant Thievery
61%inclusion583 decks959 decks
24xlift
High Tide
61%inclusion581 decks959 decks
1.4xlift
Propaganda
59%inclusion565 decks959 decks
1.9xlift
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion563 decks959 decks
2.3xlift
High Lift Cards
Thalakos Deceiver
34%inclusion322 decks959 decks
134xlift
Dominating Licid
13%inclusion126 decks959 decks
97xlift
Steal Artifact
18%inclusion169 decks959 decks
72xlift
Helm of Possession
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
66xlift
Beguiler of Wills
43%inclusion409 decks959 decks
64xlift
Aura Thief
41%inclusion395 decks959 decks
63xlift
Dominate
14%inclusion134 decks959 decks
63xlift
Legacy's Allure
13%inclusion124 decks959 decks
61xlift
Persuasion
9.5%inclusion91 decks959 decks
54xlift
Callous Oppressor
27%inclusion262 decks959 decks
53xlift
Creatures
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion495 decks959 decks
14xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion476 decks959 decks
14xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
47%inclusion451 decks959 decks
19xlift
Sower of Temptation
47%inclusion446 decks959 decks
18xlift
Clever Impersonator
41%inclusion395 decks959 decks
6.7xlift
Roil Elemental
40%inclusion380 decks959 decks
21xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
39%inclusion374 decks959 decks
25xlift
Memnarch
35%inclusion339 decks959 decks
17xlift
Mind Flayer
35%inclusion337 decks959 decks
26xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
33%inclusion318 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion315 decks959 decks
10xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion302 decks959 decks
10xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
30%inclusion283 decks959 decks
33xlift
Gilded Drake
27%inclusion258 decks959 decks
12xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
27%inclusion256 decks959 decks
4.3xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
25%inclusion244 decks959 decks
3.4xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion219 decks959 decks
1.9xlift
Spark Double
22%inclusion209 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Clone
21%inclusion198 decks959 decks
7.5xlift
Defiler of Dreams
20%inclusion192 decks959 decks
2.7xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion161 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Fatespinner
15%inclusion142 decks959 decks
11xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
15%inclusion140 decks959 decks
2.3xlift
Stunt Double
14%inclusion131 decks959 decks
6.2xlift
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13%inclusion123 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion120 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Master Thief
11%inclusion110 decks959 decks
51xlift
Spellskite
11%inclusion110 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Fatestitcher
11%inclusion109 decks959 decks
5.3xlift
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion108 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
10%inclusion27 decks259 decks
10xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion95 decks959 decks
3.6xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion92 decks959 decks
1.4xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.5%inclusion91 decks959 decks
3.0xlift
Faerie Mastermind
9.5%inclusion91 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
9.0%inclusion86 decks959 decks
3.0xlift
Burnished Hart
8.9%inclusion85 decks959 decks
1.8xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.8%inclusion63 decks716 decks
4.0xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
8.8%inclusion84 decks959 decks
2.7xlift
Seasinger
8.7%inclusion83 decks959 decks
39xlift
Mocking Doppelganger
8.3%inclusion80 decks959 decks
8.1xlift
Archaeomancer
8.2%inclusion79 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Phantasmal Image
8.1%inclusion78 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Willbreaker
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
8.5xlift
Cryptoplasm
7.8%inclusion75 decks959 decks
10xlift
High Fae Trickster
7.8%inclusion74 decks950 decks
1.5xlift
Perplexing Chimera
7.5%inclusion72 decks959 decks
12xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.0%inclusion67 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.9%inclusion66 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Kelpie Guide
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
2.8xlift
Instants
Desertion
55%inclusion524 decks959 decks
30xlift
Mana Drain
45%inclusion435 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Negate
42%inclusion399 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Brainstorm
42%inclusion398 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Cyclonic Rift
42%inclusion398 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Archmage's Charm
41%inclusion392 decks959 decks
2.4xlift
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion376 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion375 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Pongify
34%inclusion327 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Aetherize
31%inclusion300 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion286 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Swan Song
29%inclusion278 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Dramatic Reversal
28%inclusion273 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion239 decks959 decks
1.2xlift
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion227 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion208 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Force of Will
22%inclusion207 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Commandeer
21%inclusion202 decks959 decks
3.5xlift
Rewind
19%inclusion179 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Force of Negation
18%inclusion175 decks959 decks
1.2xlift
Gather Specimens
17%inclusion167 decks959 decks
34xlift
Disallow
16%inclusion155 decks959 decks
2.4xlift
Opt
14%inclusion139 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Frantic Search
14%inclusion131 decks959 decks
0.4xlift
Aethersnatch
14%inclusion131 decks959 decks
24xlift
Reality Shift
14%inclusion131 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion127 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion124 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Snap
13%inclusion121 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Muddle the Mixture
11%inclusion108 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Cancel
11%inclusion104 decks959 decks
2.3xlift
See Double
11%inclusion101 decks959 decks
3.2xlift
Mana Leak
10%inclusion93 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Reins of Power
10%inclusion92 decks959 decks
5.1xlift
Flow of Knowledge
9.3%inclusion89 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.0%inclusion86 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Fact or Fiction
8.9%inclusion85 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Fumble
8.3%inclusion80 decks959 decks
12xlift
Spelljack
7.7%inclusion74 decks959 decks
21xlift
Aetherspouts
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Dispel
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Mystic Confluence
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Resculpt
6.0%inclusion58 decks959 decks
0.4xlift
Pact of Negation
6.0%inclusion58 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Twincast
5.9%inclusion57 decks959 decks
4.1xlift
Unwind
5.8%inclusion56 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Three Steps Ahead
5.4%inclusion52 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Strix Serenade
5.3%inclusion51 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
47%inclusion454 decks959 decks
17xlift
Invoke the Winds
46%inclusion444 decks959 decks
25xlift
Acquire
39%inclusion375 decks959 decks
41xlift
Ponder
35%inclusion333 decks959 decks
1.2xlift
Mass Manipulation
34%inclusion327 decks959 decks
19xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
28%inclusion270 decks959 decks
27xlift
Expropriate
21%inclusion198 decks959 decks
6.0xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
20%inclusion188 decks959 decks
22xlift
Rite of Replication
19%inclusion186 decks959 decks
2.7xlift
Preordain
19%inclusion182 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Entrancing Melody
17%inclusion160 decks959 decks
40xlift
Windfall
15%inclusion148 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
13%inclusion129 decks959 decks
25xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion111 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Fabricate
11%inclusion104 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion93 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Sakashima's Will
9.2%inclusion88 decks959 decks
8.9xlift
Wash Out
7.9%inclusion76 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Telemin Performance
7.1%inclusion68 decks959 decks
52xlift
Treasure Cruise
6.4%inclusion61 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Merchant Scroll
6.0%inclusion58 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Echocasting Symposium
5.9%inclusion20 decks341 decks
1.4xlift
Stolen Identity
5.7%inclusion55 decks959 decks
2.7xlift
Clone Legion
5.4%inclusion52 decks959 decks
2.2xlift
Lullmage's Domination
5.3%inclusion51 decks959 decks
26xlift
Solve the Equation
5.2%inclusion50 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Time Warp
5.1%inclusion49 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion535 decks959 decks
2.0xlift
Vedalken Shackles
50%inclusion483 decks959 decks
22xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion369 decks959 decks
10xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
34%inclusion329 decks959 decks
14xlift
Isochron Scepter
21%inclusion200 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
18%inclusion175 decks959 decks
3.0xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion162 decks959 decks
12xlift
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion128 decks959 decks
17xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion120 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
The One Ring
11%inclusion105 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
11%inclusion103 decks959 decks
47xlift
Glaring Spotlight
11%inclusion102 decks959 decks
23xlift
Mindslaver
9.2%inclusion88 decks959 decks
6.5xlift
Mirror Box
8.4%inclusion81 decks959 decks
2.8xlift
Mirage Mirror
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
2.5xlift
Helm of the Host
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
2.3xlift
Waterbending Scroll
7.7%inclusion41 decks531 decks
1.1xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
5.3xlift
Lithoform Engine
6.5%inclusion62 decks959 decks
3.4xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
0.4xlift
Staff of Domination
6.0%inclusion58 decks959 decks
2.8xlift
Winter Moon
5.8%inclusion56 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion472 decks959 decks
1.6xlift
Corrupted Conscience
47%inclusion450 decks959 decks
29xlift
Treachery
45%inclusion428 decks959 decks
32xlift
Confiscate
36%inclusion343 decks959 decks
50xlift
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion336 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Mind Control
31%inclusion295 decks959 decks
45xlift
Pemmin's Aura
26%inclusion251 decks959 decks
10xlift
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion234 decks959 decks
6.8xlift
Steal Enchantment
23%inclusion222 decks959 decks
19xlift
Mind's Dilation
23%inclusion221 decks959 decks
16xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion199 decks959 decks
2.5xlift
Unstoppable Plan
17%inclusion154 decks883 decks
2.4xlift
Kitnap
17%inclusion162 decks959 decks
35xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion148 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Back to Basics
14%inclusion135 decks959 decks
2.5xlift
Mirrormade
12%inclusion114 decks959 decks
2.1xlift
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion106 decks959 decks
3.6xlift
Telepathy
10%inclusion93 decks959 decks
5.2xlift
Omniscience
9.4%inclusion90 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Annex
9.2%inclusion88 decks959 decks
37xlift
Volition Reins
8.6%inclusion82 decks959 decks
49xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
7.6%inclusion73 decks959 decks
42xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
7.6%inclusion73 decks959 decks
12xlift
Curse of Unbinding
7.3%inclusion70 decks959 decks
17xlift
As Foretold
6.8%inclusion65 decks959 decks
1.9xlift
Take Possession
6.7%inclusion64 decks959 decks
48xlift
Copy Artifact
6.4%inclusion61 decks959 decks
1.8xlift
Impostor Syndrome
5.8%inclusion35 decks607 decks
2.8xlift
Wizard Class
5.0%inclusion48 decks959 decks
0.3xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
18%inclusion171 decks959 decks
20xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion112 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion507 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
52%inclusion503 decks959 decks
4.0xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
51%inclusion490 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion389 decks959 decks
2.4xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
40%inclusion379 decks959 decks
19xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
28%inclusion271 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Detection Tower
26%inclusion251 decks959 decks
27xlift
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion193 decks959 decks
1.2xlift
Academy Ruins
20%inclusion191 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion158 decks959 decks
1.8xlift
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion152 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion147 decks959 decks
1.4xlift
War Room
13%inclusion127 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Rivendell
11%inclusion108 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion105 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion99 decks959 decks
2.3xlift
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion95 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Rogue's Passage
9.5%inclusion91 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion80 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Coral Atoll
7.7%inclusion74 decks959 decks
2.4xlift
Mistrise Village
7.5%inclusion61 decks811 decks
0.8xlift
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion70 decks959 decks
1.8xlift
Strip Mine
7.3%inclusion70 decks959 decks
2.8xlift
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion62 decks959 decks
2.4xlift
Seat of the Synod
6.0%inclusion58 decks959 decks
0.3xlift
Archway of Innovation
5.2%inclusion50 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion857 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion626 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion440 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Patriar's Seal
45%inclusion427 decks959 decks
20xlift
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion302 decks959 decks
2.5xlift
Mind Stone
31%inclusion293 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Sky Diamond
27%inclusion263 decks959 decks
1.3xlift
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion242 decks959 decks
2.4xlift
Throne of Eldraine
23%inclusion219 decks959 decks
2.8xlift
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion218 decks959 decks
1.2xlift
Caged Sun
20%inclusion196 decks959 decks
2.1xlift
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion156 decks959 decks
0.9xlift
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion152 decks959 decks
2.0xlift
Nyx Lotus
15%inclusion148 decks959 decks
4.7xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion130 decks959 decks
3.8xlift
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion68 decks629 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Vault
10%inclusion99 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Basalt Monolith
8.0%inclusion77 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Worn Powerstone
7.3%inclusion70 decks959 decks
1.5xlift
Gauntlet of Power
7.1%inclusion68 decks959 decks
1.9xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion68 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Everflowing Chalice
6.2%inclusion59 decks959 decks
0.4xlift
Misleading Signpost
5.9%inclusion57 decks959 decks
1.5xlift
Chrome Mox
5.7%inclusion55 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
Grim Monolith
5.1%inclusion49 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Lands
Island
92%inclusion885 decks959 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion248 decks959 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion127 decks959 decks
0.6xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
12%inclusion111 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion108 decks959 decks
1.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion101 decks959 decks
1.4xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.9%inclusion66 decks959 decks
0.5xlift
Command Tower
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
1.5xlift
Polluted Delta
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Flooded Strand
6.6%inclusion63 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion56 decks959 decks
0.8xlift
Scalding Tarn
5.3%inclusion51 decks959 decks
0.7xlift
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