Empress Galina (Commander) - Counterspells

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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Bilbo's Burglaring
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Leyline of Singularity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
75%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Mana Leak
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Detection Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Sower of Temptation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Propaganda
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Negate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Force of Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Beguiler of Wills
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Guile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Roil Elemental
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Mind Flayer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Archivist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Spellskite
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Patron Wizard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Agent of Treachery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Memnarch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Fatestitcher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Elite Arcanist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fatespinner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Wall of Frost
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Disruptive Student
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Willbreaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Master Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Disruptive Pitmage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Aura Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Galecaster Colossus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ertai, Wizard Adept
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Council of Reeds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Quistis Trepe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Omni-Changeling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Serpent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seasinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Opt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Fumble
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
High Tide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Essence Scatter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Dominate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Archmage's Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Remove Soul
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Retort
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Desertion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Echoing Truth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
We Say Thee Nay!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spectral Interference
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mirrorform
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Wild Unraveling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Divergent Equation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Spell Contortion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Statute of Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-28%synergy
Scatter to the Winds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
See Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Counterlash
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Put Away
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lose Focus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Bone to Ash
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Press the Enemy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Out of Bounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Overwhelming Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dissipate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moonlace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Twiddle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Broken Concentration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Bane's Contingency
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Invoke the Winds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Blatant Thievery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Time Warp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Atlantis Attacks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Saheeli's Artistry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Recall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Weight of Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sleep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Juxtapose
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Expropriate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Acquire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Entrancing Melody
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Insight Engine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Manifold Key
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Void Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Voltaic Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mirror Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mirror Gallery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Amulet of Unmaking
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Magic Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Domination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Control Magic
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Telepathy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Monastery Siege
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Dissipation Field
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Meishin, the Mind Cage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Steal Enchantment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mind Control
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Treachery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Persuasion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Equilibrium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Steal Artifact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Confiscate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Endless Evil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Back to Basics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Legacy's Allure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zephid's Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Induced Amnesia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Followed Footsteps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Curator's Ward
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opposition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Rivendell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the False God
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Halimar Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Winding Canyons
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Patriar's Seal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Caged Sun
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Nyx Lotus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-40%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-39%synergy
Manalith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Island
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
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