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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Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Council of Reeds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Control Magic
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
69%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
69%synergy
Blatant Thievery
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
58%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
55%synergy
Desertion
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Bribery
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
53%synergy
Invoke the Winds
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
46%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
71%inclusion41 decks58 decks
43%synergy
High Tide
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Archmage's Charm
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Sower of Temptation
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Aura Thief
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Clever Impersonator
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Memnarch
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Roil Elemental
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
29%synergy
Clone
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Mind Flayer
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Spark Double
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Callous Oppressor
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Drake
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Stunt Double
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Dominating Licid
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Seasinger
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Body Double
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptoplasm
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fatespinner
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Master Thief
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Spellskite
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Cryptic Command
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Commandeer
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Denial
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-11%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Gather Specimens
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Rewind
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Dominate
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Disallow
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Aethersnatch
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
See Double
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Fumble
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Domineering Will
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Dissipate
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Ray of Command
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-26%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Brainsurge
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Turn Aside
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Time Stop
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Capsize
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Void Shatter
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Will
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Acquire
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Rite of Replication
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Expropriate
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Entrancing Melody
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Telemin Performance
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Clone Legion
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-0%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Time Stretch
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Wash Out
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Flow of Ideas
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Merchant Scroll
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Helm of Possession
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mirror Box
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Possession Engine
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mindslaver
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Steal Enchantment
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Confiscate
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Treachery
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Mind Control
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Mind's Dilation
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Steal Artifact
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Legacy's Allure
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Dissipation Field
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Omniscience
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Volition Reins
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
14%synergy
As Foretold
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Annex
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Kitnap
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Back to Basics
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Telepathy
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Take Possession
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Domestication
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Persuasion
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Merrow Commerce
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Lay Claim
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Deeproot Waters
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Copy Land
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Dream Leash
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Detection Tower
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Castle Vantress
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Halimar Depths
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
5%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Remote Isle
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
High Market
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion55 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Nyx Lotus
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Island
91%inclusion53 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
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