Empress Galina (Commander) - Budget

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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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Rimefire Torque
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Omni-Changeling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
63%inclusion50 decks80 decks
61%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
55%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
57%inclusion46 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Mind Control
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Invoke the Winds
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Clone
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
43%synergy
Mind Flayer
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Master Thief
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
76%inclusion61 decks80 decks
10%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Negate
60%inclusion48 decks80 decks
22%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion35 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Blatant Thievery
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Aetherize
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Mass Manipulation
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Keiga, the Tide Star
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Sower of Temptation
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Callous Oppressor
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Seasinger
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Archaeomancer
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Agent of Treachery
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Body Double
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
23%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Stunt Double
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Aura Thief
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Sea Scryer
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Willbreaker
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Cryptoplasm
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Looter
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Stonybrook Angler
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Entrancer
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Fatestitcher
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Frost
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Roil Elemental
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
North Pole Patrol
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Forensic Researcher
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Desertion
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
37%synergy
Cancel
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Dominate
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Opt
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Gather Specimens
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Rewind
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Mana Leak
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Archmage's Charm
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Dissipate
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherspouts
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Commandeer
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-28%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Aethersnatch
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Ray of Command
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Impulse
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Annul
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
See Double
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Unsummon
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Unwind
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Dissolve
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Exclude
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Fumble
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Uniform
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Magic Damper
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Spell Swindle
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Dream Fracture
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Condescend
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Tempted by the Oriq
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Entrancing Melody
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Sakashima's Will
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Bribery
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Rite of Replication
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Relm's Sketching
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-16%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Stolen Identity
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Acquire
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Flow of Ideas
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Clone Legion
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Boomerang Basics
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Divination
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Legerdemain
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Sleep
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Telemin Performance
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Spectral Deluge
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-6%synergy
Modify Memory
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Mind Spring
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Call to Mind
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Temur
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Concentrate
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Possession
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mindslaver
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Confiscate
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
35%synergy
Legacy's Allure
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
31%synergy
Kitnap
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Steal Artifact
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Telepathy
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
18%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
20%synergy
Annex
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Persuasion
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Abduction
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Lay Claim
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Domestication
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Waters
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Melee
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Volition Reins
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Take Possession
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Illusory Gains
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Spreading Seas
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Dream Leash
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Seal of Removal
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Harness
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Glance
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Enthralling Hold
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Betrayal
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Back to Basics
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Domineer
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Merrow Commerce
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Charisma
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
-14%synergy
Halimar Depths
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-33%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion61 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion36 decks80 decks
-20%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
Patriar's Seal
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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