Empress Galina (Commander) - Core

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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Banishing Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Divergent Equation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
70%inclusion39 decks56 decks
68%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
62%synergy
Blatant Thievery
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
51%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Desertion
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
47%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Sower of Temptation
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Invoke the Winds
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion41 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
29%synergy
High Tide
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-27%synergy
Creatures
Mind Flayer
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Callous Oppressor
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Clone
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Master Thief
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Memnarch
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Aura Thief
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Clever Impersonator
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Roil Elemental
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Body Double
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Seasinger
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Spellskite
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Dominating Licid
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Fatespinner
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
North Pole Patrol
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Sea Scryer
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Stunt Double
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Streambed Aquitects
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Phantasmal Image
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Gather Specimens
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Aethersnatch
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Rewind
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Commandeer
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Dominate
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Mana Leak
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-26%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Spelljack
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Divert Disaster
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Desculpting Blast
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-24%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Dissipate
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Swan Song
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Reins of Power
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Essence Capture
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-24%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Consider
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Dispel
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Redirect
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Truth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Bribery
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Mass Manipulation
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Acquire
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Entrancing Melody
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Rite of Replication
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima's Will
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Relm's Sketching
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Clone Legion
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Inundate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Divination
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sleep
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Ravenform
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mirror
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mindslaver
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Helm of the Host
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Insight Engine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Confiscate
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
40%synergy
Mind Control
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
37%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Kitnap
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Treachery
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Mind's Dilation
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Legacy's Allure
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Steal Artifact
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Volition Reins
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Steal Enchantment
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Annex
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Persuasion
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Take Possession
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Away
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Domestication
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Spreading Seas
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Dream Leash
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Lay Claim
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Abduction
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Tractor Beam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Enthralling Hold
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Followed Footsteps
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Puca's Mischief
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Merrow Commerce
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Surgery
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Become the Pilot
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Waters
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Halimar Depths
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Detection Tower
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Archway of Innovation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Patriar's Seal
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Gilded Lotus
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion53 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
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