Empress Galina (Commander) - Optimized

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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Echocasting Symposium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Leyline of Singularity
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
80%synergy
Bribery
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
65%synergy
Control Magic
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Treachery
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
50%synergy
Agent of Treachery
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Blatant Thievery
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Invoke the Winds
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Mana Drain
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
38%synergy
High Tide
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Mystical Tutor
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Force of Will
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Thieving Skydiver
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Roil Elemental
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Memnarch
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Sower of Temptation
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Gilded Drake
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Aura Thief
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Mind Flayer
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Spellskite
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Clone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Callous Oppressor
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Kelpie Guide
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Fatespinner
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Fatestitcher
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Willbreaker
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Dominating Licid
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Stunt Double
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Spellseeker
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Disallow
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Aethersnatch
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Commandeer
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Tale's End
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Fumble
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Reins of Power
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Spelljack
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Dominate
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
See Double
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Stifle
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Unwind
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Capsize
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Submerge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Acquire
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mass Manipulation
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Fabricate
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Expropriate
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Wash Out
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Clone Legion
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Winter Moon
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Magewright's Stone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Domination
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Manifold Key
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mirror Box
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Back to Basics
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Freed from the Real
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Confiscate
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Mind's Dilation
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Steal Enchantment
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Steal Artifact
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Mind Control
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Mirrormade
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Legacy's Allure
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Kitnap
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Omniscience
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Volition Reins
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Power Artifact
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Stasis
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Detection Tower
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
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