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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Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
59%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
56%inclusion45 decks80 decks
56%synergy
Mind Control
54%inclusion43 decks80 decks
53%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
55%inclusion44 decks80 decks
51%synergy
Invoke the Winds
49%inclusion39 decks80 decks
47%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
48%inclusion38 decks80 decks
46%synergy
Clone
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
44%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
46%inclusion37 decks80 decks
43%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Master Thief
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion59 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Negate
61%inclusion49 decks80 decks
23%synergy
High Tide
59%inclusion47 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
39%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
-15%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Mind Flayer
43%inclusion34 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Blatant Thievery
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Sower of Temptation
36%inclusion29 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Callous Oppressor
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Burnished Hart
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
29%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Archaeomancer
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Body Double
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Seasinger
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Agent of Treachery
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
21%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Stunt Double
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Aura Thief
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Willbreaker
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Cryptoplasm
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Sea Scryer
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Entrancer
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Memnarch
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Stonybrook Angler
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Mulldrifter
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Wall of Frost
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Roil Elemental
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Forensic Researcher
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Soul Seizer
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Kelpie Guide
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Fatestitcher
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Merfolk Looter
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Dominating Licid
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Desertion
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Aetherize
39%inclusion31 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
31%inclusion25 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Dominate
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
30%synergy
Gather Specimens
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
27%synergy
Mana Leak
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion19 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
21%inclusion17 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Dissipate
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
Aetherspouts
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Aethersnatch
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-29%synergy
Commandeer
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Annul
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
See Double
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Stolen Uniform
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Magic Damper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Exclude
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Dismiss
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Unwind
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Snap
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Dream Fracture
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Fumble
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Dissolve
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Spell Swindle
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
40%inclusion32 decks80 decks
38%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Entrancing Melody
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
33%synergy
Sakashima's Will
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
25%synergy
Bribery
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
-16%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Acquire
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Relm's Sketching
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-12%synergy
Stolen Identity
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Clone Legion
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Divination
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Telemin Performance
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Chart a Course
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Sleep
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Will of the Temur
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-18%synergy
Legerdemain
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Stolen Goods
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Confiscation Coup
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Modify Memory
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
17%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Helm of Possession
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mindslaver
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Winter Moon
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Confiscate
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
34%synergy
Legacy's Allure
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
32%synergy
Kitnap
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Steal Artifact
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
20%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Telepathy
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Annex
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
14%synergy
Mind's Dilation
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Mirrormade
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Abduction
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Melee
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Domestication
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Followed Footsteps
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Lay Claim
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Illusory Gains
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Spreading Seas
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Volition Reins
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Take Possession
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mind Harness
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Seal of Removal
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-21%synergy
Dream Leash
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Steal Enchantment
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Deeproot Waters
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Domineer
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Betrayal
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Charisma
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Captivating Glance
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Spirit Away
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
Eyes Everywhere
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
18%synergy
Jace Beleren
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion30 decks80 decks
-13%synergy
Halimar Depths
26%inclusion21 decks80 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion20 decks80 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion18 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion12 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Detection Tower
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion60 decks80 decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
50%inclusion40 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion33 decks80 decks
-24%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion28 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion23 decks80 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion22 decks80 decks
-24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion15 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion13 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-7%synergy
Caged Sun
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-5%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion80 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
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