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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Control Magic
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
67%synergy
Blatant Thievery
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
64%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
63%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
56%synergy
Desertion
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Invoke the Winds
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
52%synergy
Bribery
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
46%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
45%synergy
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
81%inclusion42 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion40 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
37%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Archmage's Charm
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
44%synergy
Sower of Temptation
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Aura Thief
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Clever Impersonator
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Memnarch
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Clone
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Roil Elemental
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Mind Flayer
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Callous Oppressor
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Drake
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Dominating Licid
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Stunt Double
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Seasinger
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Body Double
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Cryptoplasm
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Cryptic Command
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Commandeer
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Rewind
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Gather Specimens
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Dominate
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Reins of Power
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Disallow
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Aetherspouts
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-17%synergy
Aethersnatch
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Fumble
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
See Double
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Domineering Will
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dissipate
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Confluence
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Brainsurge
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Frantic Search
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-25%synergy
Run Away Together
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Turn Aside
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Time Stop
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Defabricate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Unsummon
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Twincast
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Acquire
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Expropriate
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima's Will
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Clone Legion
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Ravenform
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-16%synergy
Fabricate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-15%synergy
Time Stretch
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Out
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Flow of Ideas
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Shifting Grift
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Helm of Possession
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Box
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Steal Enchantment
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Mind Control
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Confiscate
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Treachery
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Legacy's Allure
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Omniscience
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Steal Artifact
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Kitnap
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Dissipation Field
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Annex
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Copy Artifact
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Volition Reins
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Telepathy
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Followed Footsteps
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Copy Enchantment
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Deeproot Waters
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Commerce
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Domestication
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Persuasion
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Copy Land
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Back to Basics
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Take Possession
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Detection Tower
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Coral Atoll
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
8%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Remote Isle
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Tolaria West
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion48 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
94%inclusion49 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
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