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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Geist of Saint Thalia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2.0xlift
Chandra, Chill of Compliance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6.8xlift
Top Cards
Counterspell
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Control Magic
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
27xlift
Sapphire Medallion
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Leyline of Singularity
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
180xlift
Blatant Thievery
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
24xlift
High Tide
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Desertion
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
29xlift
Agent of Treachery
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
17xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
1.9xlift
Negate
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
High Lift Cards
Thalakos Deceiver
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
96xlift
Telemin Performance
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
73xlift
Dominating Licid
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
73xlift
Master Thief
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
71xlift
Legacy's Allure
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
62xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
55xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
52xlift
Beguiler of Wills
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
49xlift
Dominate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
46xlift
Steal Artifact
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
45xlift
Creatures
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
12xlift
Thieving Skydiver
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
7.7xlift
Sower of Temptation
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
12xlift
Mind Flayer
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
19xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
16xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
1.4xlift
Memnarch
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28xlift
Burnished Hart
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
4.2xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
24xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
13xlift
Defiler of Dreams
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
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Aura Thief
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
45xlift
Callous Oppressor
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
37xlift
Clone
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
6.8xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
19xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
3.7xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
2.0xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
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Roil Elemental
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
12xlift
Clever Impersonator
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
3.1xlift
Spellskite
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
4.0xlift
Troop of Ponies
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
7.0xlift
Seasinger
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
36xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6.0xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Fatespinner
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
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Perplexing Chimera
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
17xlift
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1.5xlift
Sea Scryer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9.4xlift
North Pole Patrol
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8.5xlift
Merfolk Sovereign
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4.5xlift
Tishana's Tidebinder
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3.5xlift
Fatestitcher
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3.9xlift
Clever Conjurer
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8.4xlift
Merrow Reejerey
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4.7xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2.6xlift
Stunt Double
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3.6xlift
Apprentice Wizard
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3.9xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3.6xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4.3xlift
Elven Raft-Steerer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7.2xlift
The Lord of the Eagles
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5.9xlift
High Fae Trickster
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
1.8xlift
Stonybrook Banneret
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.2xlift
Kopala, Warden of Waves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4.2xlift
Fog Bank
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.7xlift
Scourge of Fleets
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.5xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.2xlift
Instants
Brainstorm
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Archmage's Charm
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
2.4xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
1.0xlift
Aetherize
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Gather Specimens
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
41xlift
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
3.3xlift
Commandeer
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
6.1xlift
Pongify
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Opt
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Drain
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2.5xlift
Rewind
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Leak
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
3.1xlift
Aethersnatch
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
27xlift
Reality Shift
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
0.5xlift
Cancel
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2.8xlift
Reins of Power
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4.8xlift
Snap
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0.4xlift
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Flow of Knowledge
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Dramatic Reversal
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1.9xlift
Octopus Form
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2.7xlift
Frantic Search
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.3xlift
Muddle the Mixture
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.5xlift
Spelljack
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
22xlift
Swan Song
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Echoing Truth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7.2xlift
Magic Damper
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2.3xlift
Thranduil's Decree
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
12xlift
Spell Swindle
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3.7xlift
Unsummon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.4xlift
Disallow
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.8xlift
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
Pull from Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Shore Up
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.0xlift
Fumble
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6.7xlift
Unwind
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Mirrorform
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2.2xlift
Consult the Star Charts
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1.9xlift
We Say Thee Nay!
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7.7xlift
Essence Capture
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.7xlift
See Double
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Consider
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.4xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Dispel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Redirect
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4.0xlift
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
14xlift
Bribery
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
17xlift
Invoke the Winds
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
18xlift
Mass Manipulation
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
18xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28xlift
Ponder
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Acquire
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
40xlift
Rite of Replication
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
2.3xlift
Echocasting Symposium
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
4.5xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16xlift
Entrancing Melody
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
30xlift
Preordain
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Sakashima's Will
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7.3xlift
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Stolen Identity
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2.7xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
15xlift
Lullmage's Domination
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
30xlift
Stock Up
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1.9xlift
Modify Memory
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6.9xlift
Atlantis Attacks
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
18xlift
Saheeli's Artistry
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4.4xlift
Inundate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.6xlift
Windfall
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.4xlift
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Clone Legion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.4xlift
Finale of Revelation
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.0xlift
Flow of Ideas
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
Relm's Sketching
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1.4xlift
Procrastinate
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
6.9xlift
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
2.5xlift
Vedalken Shackles
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
14xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
10xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
10xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8.6xlift
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4.0xlift
Waterbending Scroll
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1.8xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7.3xlift
The Water Crystal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1.5xlift
Insight Engine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2.4xlift
Glaring Spotlight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
20xlift
Mindslaver
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
16xlift
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Lithoform Engine
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5.6xlift
Mirror Box
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.4xlift
Mirage Mirror
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.5xlift
Helm of the Host
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.5xlift
Super Suit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
22xlift
Chaos Wand
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
14xlift
God-Pharaoh's Statue
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4.9xlift
Mithril Coat
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.8xlift
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.3xlift
Staff of Domination
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
10xlift
Diary of Dreams
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
10xlift
Enchantments
Corrupted Conscience
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
21xlift
Propaganda
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
1.7xlift
Mind Control
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36xlift
Confiscate
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
32xlift
Treachery
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
26xlift
Kitnap
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
27xlift
Freed from the Real
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
6.7xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
3.2xlift
Mind's Dilation
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17xlift
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1.8xlift
Mirrormade
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
3.6xlift
Pemmin's Aura
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7.3xlift
Dissipation Field
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4.0xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Steal Enchantment
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
22xlift
Annex
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
32xlift
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2.2xlift
Teferi's Ageless Insight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Wizard Class
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Curse of Unbinding
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
20xlift
Volition Reins
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
43xlift
As Foretold
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3.0xlift
Take Possession
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
41xlift
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3.4xlift
Become the Pilot
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
32xlift
Persuasion
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
26xlift
Spreading Seas
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5.1xlift
Telepathy
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5.1xlift
Impostor Syndrome
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3.5xlift
Reconnaissance Mission
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.5xlift
Deeproot Pilgrimage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.9xlift
Monastery Siege
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3.5xlift
Meishin, the Mind Cage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
13xlift
Rhystic Study
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4.9xlift
Followed Footsteps
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6.3xlift
Coastal Piracy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Threads of Disloyalty
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
38xlift
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Dream Leash
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
40xlift
Equilibrium
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
10xlift
Vanishing
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.6xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
7.9xlift
Observed Stasis
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
26xlift
Jace Beleren
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3.2xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
6.7xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
17xlift
Detection Tower
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
28xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
2.1xlift
Agna Qel'a
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2.2xlift
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1.6xlift
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1.4xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
2.9xlift
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Rivendell
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.0xlift
War Room
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0.5xlift
Archway of Innovation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.7xlift
Seat of the Synod
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.7xlift
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.8xlift
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Ghost Quarter
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.9xlift
Coral Atoll
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.4xlift
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Thespian's Stage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.1xlift
Strip Mine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6.0xlift
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.3xlift
Clive's Hideaway
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
30xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Sky Diamond
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
1.4xlift
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Patriar's Seal
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
12xlift
Gilded Lotus
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
3.2xlift
Midnight Clock
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
Bender's Waterskin
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
2.2xlift
Thran Dynamo
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
2.3xlift
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
3.6xlift
Caged Sun
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1.7xlift
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5.2xlift
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Extraplanar Lens
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2.8xlift
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2.7xlift
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.6xlift
Misleading Signpost
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2.5xlift
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2.8xlift
Lands
Island
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1.1xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0.9xlift
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1.5xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
Jwari Disruption
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1.2xlift
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.6xlift
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3.0xlift
Snow-Covered Island
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1.3xlift
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.8xlift
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.7xlift
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2.6xlift
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