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
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Divergent Equation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
69%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
61%synergy
Blatant Thievery
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
51%synergy
Desertion
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Sower of Temptation
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Invoke the Winds
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
74%inclusion40 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
29%synergy
High Tide
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Bribery
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-27%synergy
Creatures
Beguiler of Wills
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Mind Flayer
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Callous Oppressor
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Clone
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Master Thief
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Memnarch
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Burnished Hart
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Aura Thief
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Roil Elemental
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Clever Impersonator
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Fatespinner
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Dominating Licid
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Body Double
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%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
Seasinger
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Apprentice Wizard
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sea Scryer
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Stunt Double
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Phantasmal Image
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Archmage of Runes
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherize
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Gather Specimens
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Aethersnatch
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Commandeer
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-25%synergy
Dominate
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Cancel
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-14%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Spelljack
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Divert Disaster
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Swan Song
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-18%synergy
Reins of Power
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-24%synergy
Essence Capture
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Dissipate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Redirect
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Consider
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Unsummon
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Echoing Truth
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Octopus Form
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Acquire
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Entrancing Melody
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Rite of Replication
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima's Will
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Identity
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Clone Legion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Inundate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Divination
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Quasiduplicate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Lunar Insight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Mirage Mirror
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Mindslaver
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Confiscate
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Mind Control
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
17%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Kitnap
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Treachery
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Mind's Dilation
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Legacy's Allure
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Volition Reins
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Steal Artifact
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Mirrormade
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Steal Enchantment
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Annex
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Persuasion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Take Possession
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Spirit Away
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Dream Leash
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Lay Claim
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Abduction
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Telepathy
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Domestication
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Tractor Beam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enthralling Hold
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Extravagant Replication
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Puca's Mischief
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Spreading Seas
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Followed Footsteps
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Become the Pilot
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Surgery
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Detection Tower
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Halimar Depths
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Castle Vantress
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Agna Qel'a
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Coral Atoll
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Cataract
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Archway of Innovation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Sky Diamond
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Patriar's Seal
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Gilded Lotus
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
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