Empress Galina (Commander) - Budget 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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Vedalken Shackles
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
Clever Impersonator
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Aetherize
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Mind Flayer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Aura Thief
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Niblis of the Breath
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Clone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Memnarch
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Willbreaker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Roil Elemental
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Yue, the Moon Spirit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Cytoplast Manipulator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Karfell Harbinger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Corridor Monitor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Undercover Operative
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Brine Elemental
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Fear of Isolation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Salvager of Secrets
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Rangers of Ithilien
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mirrorhall Mimic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Sower of Temptation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Guile
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fatespinner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Galvanic Alchemist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dream Stalker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stormsurge Kraken
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Reality Chip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Forensic Researcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Vapor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Breaching Leviathan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Body Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Negate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Spell Swindle
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Stolen Uniform
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Disappearing Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Dissolve
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bone to Ash
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Stubborn Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Turn Aside
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Essence Scatter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mana Short
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Nullify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dismiss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Peel from Reality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Soul Read
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cancel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Perplexing Test
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Disallow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Tale's End
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Reins of Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Cryptic Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Ray of Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Dream Fracture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Failed Inspection
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Think Twice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Sunder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Artistic Refusal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sorceries
Echocasting Symposium
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
96%synergy
Mass Manipulation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Bribery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Blatant Thievery
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Invoke the Winds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Modify Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spelltwine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stolen Identity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flood of Tears
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Volcanic Eruption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wash Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Clone Legion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Shifting Grift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Quasiduplicate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Plea for Power
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sleep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Minds Aglow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Trespass
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flow of Ideas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Acquire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Raise the Palisade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Entrancing Melody
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rite of Replication
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Winter Moon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cloud Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Prying Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mirage Mirror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stone of Erech
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Awakening
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Enchantments
Freed from the Real
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Control Magic
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Mind's Dilation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Propaganda
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Mind Control
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Waterknot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Back to Basics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Legacy's Allure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Second Wind
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Monastery Siege
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Frogify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Trove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Narcolepsy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Soothsaying
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Followed Footsteps
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mirrormade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Copy Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Copy Enchantment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Melee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Kitnap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stasis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shameless Charlatan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Public Enemy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Copy Land
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Steal Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Charisma
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Telepathy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Confiscate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ghost Quarter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Halimar Depths
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Mirrorpool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Cataract
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Detection Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Terrain Generator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Sky Diamond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Clock
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Basalt Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
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