Empress Galina (Commander) - Expensive Core

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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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Agent of Treachery
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
96%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
80%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
79%synergy
Control Magic
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
76%synergy
Commandeer
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Lightning Greaves
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Mana Drain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Sower of Temptation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Callous Oppressor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Spellskite
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Roil Elemental
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Mind Flayer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Aura Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Burnished Hart
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Displacer Kitten
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Memnarch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wandering Archaic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Master of Predicaments
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spark Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Hurkyl, Master Wizard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Sakashima's Student
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fatespinner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mockingbird
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Phantasmal Image
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Narset's Reversal
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
See Double
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Negate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Rewind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Misdirection
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Aetherize
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Delay
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-26%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Reflection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Pulse of the Grid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Abjure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Miscast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Gather Specimens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Echoing Truth
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Fumble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Substitution
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Bribery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Blatant Thievery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Treasure Cruise
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Acquire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mass Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Timetwister
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Chaos Wand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Umezawa's Jitte
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Eye of Vecna
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sculpting Steel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Pyxis of Pandemonium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mindslaver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Plate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Howling Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tempting Contract
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Domination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dermotaxi
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bucknard's Everfull Purse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Freed from the Real
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Steal Enchantment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mind's Dilation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Propaganda
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Treachery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Legacy's Allure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Verity Circle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mind Control
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Artificer Class
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Coastal Piracy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Copy Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
As Foretold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Command Beacon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Mistrise Village
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Rivendell
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Academy Ruins
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Detection Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Vein
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Diamond City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Mariposa Military Base
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Patriar's Seal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Midnight Clock
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sky Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
The Irencrag
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Lens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Misleading Signpost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Coveted Jewel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
45%synergy
Sink into Stupor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Misty Rainforest
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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