Empress Galina (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Hydro-Channeler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
70%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
66%synergy
Blatant Thievery
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
62%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Desertion
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
55%synergy
Bribery
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Invoke the Winds
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
48%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
46%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
78%inclusion42 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
40%synergy
High Tide
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion32 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Archmage's Charm
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Sower of Temptation
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Aura Thief
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Clever Impersonator
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Memnarch
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Clone
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Roil Elemental
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Mind Flayer
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Spark Double
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Callous Oppressor
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Drake
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Dominating Licid
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Stunt Double
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Seasinger
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Body Double
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptoplasm
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Aetherize
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Cryptic Command
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Commandeer
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Gather Specimens
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Dominate
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Aethersnatch
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherspouts
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-17%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Leak
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fumble
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
9%synergy
See Double
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Dissipate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Domineering Will
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Ray of Command
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-26%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Turn Aside
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Brainsurge
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Time Stop
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Twincast
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Wash Away
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Defabricate
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Acquire
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Rite of Replication
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Expropriate
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Entrancing Melody
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Clone Legion
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Sakashima's Will
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Ideas
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Merchant Scroll
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Wash Out
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Time Stretch
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Helm of Possession
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Box
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Mindslaver
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Confiscate
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Steal Enchantment
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Treachery
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Mind Control
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Mind's Dilation
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Steal Artifact
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Legacy's Allure
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Omniscience
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Dissipation Field
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Volition Reins
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Annex
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
13%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Extravagant Replication
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Copy Artifact
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Kitnap
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Telepathy
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Back to Basics
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Take Possession
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Followed Footsteps
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Domestication
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Deeproot Waters
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Commerce
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Persuasion
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Counterbalance
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Intruder Alarm
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Lay Claim
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Copy Land
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Dream Leash
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Detection Tower
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Castle Vantress
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Halimar Depths
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Remote Isle
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Tolaria West
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
25%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
-0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
93%inclusion50 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
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