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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Defiler of Dreams
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Propaganda
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Aetherize
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
48%synergy
High Tide
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Clever Impersonator
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Clone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Memnarch
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Willbreaker
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Roil Elemental
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mind Flayer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Kelpie Guide
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Master Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Aura Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%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
Undercover Operative
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fear of Isolation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Niblis of the Breath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
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
15%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%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
Keiga, the Tide Star
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fatestitcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vizier of Many Faces
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%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
Dream Stalker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Frost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Reality Chip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Forensic Researcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Body Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Schema Thief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Identity Thief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vesuvan Doppelganger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Instants
Pongify
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Negate
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
23%synergy
See Double
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Spell Swindle
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Disallow
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Rewind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-15%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Disappearing Act
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Dissolve
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Bone to Ash
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%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
Dismiss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Peel from Reality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Dominate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%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
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
Dream Fracture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mana Leak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Confluence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Miscast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%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
Stolen Uniform
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Bribery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Invoke the Winds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Blatant Thievery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Entrancing Melody
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%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
Lunar Insight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%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
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
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Winter Moon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Voltaic Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cloud Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Manifold Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mirage Mirror
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stone of Erech
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Magewright's Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Staff of Domination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Control Magic
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Freed from the Real
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Back to Basics
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Legacy's Allure
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%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
Steal Artifact
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Telepathy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mind's Dilation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Confiscate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%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
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Followed Footsteps
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mirrormade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Copy Enchantment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Melee
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Kitnap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Persuasion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%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
Dress Down
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Public Enemy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Veil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Copy Land
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Charisma
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%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
Lonely Sandbar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Detection Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%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
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mind Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Basalt Monolith
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%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
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Patriar's Seal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
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