Empress Galina (Commander) - Budget 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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Mind Control
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Control Magic
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Negate
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
63%synergy
Creatures
Clone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Burnished Hart
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mocking Sprite
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Sower of Temptation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Frost
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mind Flayer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Soul Seizer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Master Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
High Fae Trickster
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Erudite Wizard
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mercurial Pretender
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Renegade Doppelganger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dreadlight Monstrosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Maritime Guard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cloud Elemental
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Persistent Petitioners
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Frost Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Phantom Beast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Aether Figment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Runes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cyclone Summoner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Champion's Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mulldrifter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Floodpits Drowner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Augury Owl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Meldweb Curator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stitched Mangler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gigantoplasm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Alluring Siren
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Image
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Repository Skaab
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Redirect
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Aetherize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
High Tide
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Leak
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Regress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Syncopate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aether Tradewinds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Diminish
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Aura Finesse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consider
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Thwart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Thirst for Meaning
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Capsize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Cancel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Unsummon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Ray of Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Beyeen Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Relic's Roar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Broken Concentration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Desertion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Planar Incision
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Anticipate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Totally Lost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gather Specimens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Mass Manipulation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Treasure Hunt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chart a Course
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Order of Succession
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Arwen's Gift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sakashima's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stolen Identity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Foresee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tome Scour
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Divination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Birthday Escape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Self-Reflection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Voidwalk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Invoke the Winds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Call to Mind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blatant Thievery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Time Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sleep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Visions of Duplicity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Flow of Ideas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Quasiduplicate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Entrancing Melody
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Concentrate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Welcome to the Fold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Kraken's Eye
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Icy Manipulator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Defense Grid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Inverted Iceberg
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Quick-Draw Dagger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Cursed Totem
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Brittle Effigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mirage Mirror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Inscribed Tablet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stone of Erech
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Key to the Vault
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Soul Conduit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Staff of Domination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Wishing Well
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lodestone Needle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Singularity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Extravagant Replication
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Mirrormade
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Kitnap
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Locked in the Cemetery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Gravitational Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Legacy's Allure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Metamorphic Alteration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Narcolepsy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Conjured Currency
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Puppet Master
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Eel Umbra
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Enthralling Hold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Annex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Become the Pilot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Ceta Sanctuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Domestication
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Persuasion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Witness Protection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spreading Seas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dream Leash
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bubble Snare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dramatic Accusation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lay Claim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Curse of Echoes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Steal Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Abduction
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wind Zendikon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Confiscate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bewitching Leechcraft
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Erasure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ice Cage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Beleren
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Coral Atoll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Halimar Depths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Memorial to Genius
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Blossom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Prismatic Lens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Beyeen Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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