Empress Galina (Commander) - Control

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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Hall of Echoes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
86%inclusion31 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Bribery
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
14xlift
Counterspell
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Leyline of Singularity
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
124xlift
Blatant Thievery
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
19xlift
Agent of Treachery
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
15xlift
Control Magic
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
32xlift
High Tide
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Treachery
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
29xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
19xlift
High Lift Cards
Thalakos Deceiver
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
88xlift
Dominating Licid
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
69xlift
Legacy's Allure
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
61xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
58xlift
Aura Thief
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
55xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
46xlift
Mind Control
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
43xlift
Beguiler of Wills
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
39xlift
Confiscate
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
38xlift
Entrancing Melody
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
34xlift
Creatures
Sower of Temptation
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
15xlift
Roil Elemental
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
31xlift
Clever Impersonator
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
10xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
28xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
18xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
2.6xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
8.8xlift
Thieving Skydiver
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
15xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
10xlift
Mind Flayer
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
28xlift
Memnarch
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
17xlift
Gilded Drake
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
8.1xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
29xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
15xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
2.0xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
2.4xlift
Spark Double
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
2.7xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1.8xlift
Callous Oppressor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
27xlift
Fatespinner
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7.4xlift
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3.1xlift
Council of Reeds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
43xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3.5xlift
Stunt Double
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3.0xlift
Mocking Doppelganger
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15xlift
Clone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10xlift
Defiler of Dreams
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2.8xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6.3xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1.9xlift
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5.1xlift
Fatestitcher
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8.9xlift
Spellskite
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5.9xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2.6xlift
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3.1xlift
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
20xlift
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Glen Elendra Archmage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.1xlift
Wandering Archaic
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3.9xlift
Willbreaker
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4.3xlift
Master Thief
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
49xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Deadeye Navigator
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.5xlift
Omni-Changeling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4.9xlift
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
18xlift
Instants
Mana Drain
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
1.7xlift
Desertion
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
16xlift
Brainstorm
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Cyclonic Rift
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Archmage's Charm
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
2.0xlift
Negate
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Force of Will
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Swan Song
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Pongify
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Aetherize
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
0.8xlift
Force of Negation
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Dramatic Reversal
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Opt
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Disallow
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Reins of Power
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4.1xlift
Commandeer
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.8xlift
Polymorphist's Jest
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5.3xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Dispel
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Snap
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
Rewind
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Misdirection
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.2xlift
Spelljack
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
11xlift
Dominate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
24xlift
Flusterstorm
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Stifle
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.8xlift
Flow of Knowledge
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Mana Leak
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Fumble
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
11xlift
Annul
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3.1xlift
Pact of Negation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Divergent Equation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5.4xlift
See Double
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Fact or Fiction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Flare of Denial
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Aethersnatch
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
7.5xlift
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.2xlift
Foil
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Sorceries
Invoke the Winds
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
22xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
17xlift
Ponder
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Acquire
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
29xlift
Mass Manipulation
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
13xlift
Expropriate
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
5.7xlift
Rite of Replication
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
4.0xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18xlift
Fabricate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0.8xlift
Echocasting Symposium
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6.0xlift
Windfall
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Preordain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
23xlift
Flow of Ideas
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2.6xlift
Multiversal Recruitment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6.6xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5.9xlift
Wash Out
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Time Spiral
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3.7xlift
Time Warp
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Solve the Equation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Flow State
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1.7xlift
Sleight of Hand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.5xlift
Gitaxian Probe
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
Sakashima's Will
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6.6xlift
Stolen Identity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4.1xlift
Serum Visions
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Clone Legion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2.4xlift
Tidings
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
20xlift
Time Stretch
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Stolen Goods
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
28xlift
Juxtapose
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
65xlift
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.8xlift
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
3.0xlift
Vedalken Shackles
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
15xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
2.3xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
14xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
11xlift
Isochron Scepter
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Glaring Spotlight
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
26xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
17xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11xlift
Mirror Box
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8.2xlift
Mirage Mirror
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6.4xlift
Mindslaver
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2.1xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
23xlift
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Helm of Possession
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
59xlift
Helm of the Host
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5.5xlift
Bident of Thassa
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
The Water Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1.1xlift
Waterbending Scroll
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0.9xlift
Chronicle of Victory
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
10xlift
Chaos Wand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
16xlift
Lithoform Engine
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3.5xlift
Unwinding Clock
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Mithril Coat
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2.4xlift
Gilded Pinions
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
39xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2.5xlift
Commander's Plate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.6xlift
Enchantments
Propaganda
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
1.8xlift
Rhystic Study
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
1.5xlift
Corrupted Conscience
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
34xlift
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Back to Basics
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
2.2xlift
Steal Enchantment
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
8.3xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
1.8xlift
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
13xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Dissipation Field
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
4.4xlift
Omniscience
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1.7xlift
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7.3xlift
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2.4xlift
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5.3xlift
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2.7xlift
Kitnap
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
26xlift
Steal Artifact
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
34xlift
Mirrormade
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1.7xlift
Impostor Syndrome
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9.0xlift
Take Possession
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
65xlift
Curse of Unbinding
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
22xlift
Coastal Piracy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.3xlift
Persuasion
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
33xlift
Telepathy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.3xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
10xlift
Chamber of Manipulation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
11xlift
Reconnaissance Mission
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.3xlift
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
Mechanized Production
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.7xlift
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2.8xlift
Followed Footsteps
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
12xlift
Overburden
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3.7xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5.8xlift
Copy Enchantment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2.2xlift
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Power Artifact
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.5xlift
Kasmina's Transmutation
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6.5xlift
Volition Reins
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
26xlift
Lay Claim
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
30xlift
As Foretold
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Grafted Identity
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
33xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
24xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.3xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
4.1xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
2.7xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
12xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Detection Tower
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
17xlift
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Rivendell
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
1.9xlift
War Room
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2.3xlift
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.7xlift
Tolaria West
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Strip Mine
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2.5xlift
Hall of Storm Giants
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.6xlift
Coral Atoll
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.3xlift
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.8xlift
Archway of Innovation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.7xlift
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2.1xlift
Wasteland
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2.6xlift
Tyrite Sanctum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3.8xlift
Blighted Cataract
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6.9xlift
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Volatile Fault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6.6xlift
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1.9xlift
Dust Bowl
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
15xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Patriar's Seal
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
27xlift
Throne of Eldraine
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
5.1xlift
Caged Sun
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
2.8xlift
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1.3xlift
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
2.3xlift
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
2.1xlift
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
4.1xlift
Grim Monolith
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.6xlift
Basalt Monolith
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3.0xlift
Extraplanar Lens
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1.9xlift
Mox Opal
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2.2xlift
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
0.6xlift
Gauntlet of Power
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2.1xlift
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Mana Vault
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.9xlift
Mox Amber
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.3xlift
Lands
Island
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1.2xlift
Glasspool Mimic
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
3.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
0.5xlift
Snow-Covered Island
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1.4xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1.1xlift
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.7xlift
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.6xlift
Scalding Tarn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0.4xlift
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