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
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Council of Reeds
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Leyline of Singularity
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
67%synergy
Control Magic
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
66%synergy
Blatant Thievery
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Bribery
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
54%synergy
Desertion
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
52%synergy
Invoke the Winds
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
49%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
47%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
46%synergy
Agent of Treachery
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
78%inclusion46 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
35%synergy
High Tide
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Archmage's Charm
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Sower of Temptation
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Clever Impersonator
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Aura Thief
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
37%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Memnarch
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Roil Elemental
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Clone
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Mind Flayer
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Callous Oppressor
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Stunt Double
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Dominating Licid
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Drake
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Seasinger
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
High Fae Trickster
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Fatespinner
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Body Double
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Cryptoplasm
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Master Thief
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mockingbird
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Narset's Reversal
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Cryptic Command
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Commandeer
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Gather Specimens
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Disallow
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Dominate
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Snap
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Reins of Power
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Aethersnatch
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-16%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Leak
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fumble
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
See Double
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Domineering Will
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Dissipate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Unsummon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Twincast
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Ray of Command
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-26%synergy
Void Shatter
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Brainsurge
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Grip of Phyresis
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Time Stop
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Capsize
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Mass Manipulation
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Acquire
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Rite of Replication
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Expropriate
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Entrancing Melody
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Telemin Performance
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Windfall
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Clone Legion
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2%synergy
Sakashima's Will
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Stolen Identity
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Wash Out
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Time Stretch
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Flow of Ideas
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Possession
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Mirror Box
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Magewright's Stone
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mindslaver
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Possession Engine
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mirage Mirror
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Steal Enchantment
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Treachery
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Confiscate
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Mind Control
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Mind's Dilation
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Steal Artifact
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Freed from the Real
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Legacy's Allure
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
8%synergy
Dissipation Field
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Omniscience
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Volition Reins
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Mirrormade
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Annex
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Kitnap
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Telepathy
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Extravagant Replication
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Back to Basics
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Take Possession
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Domestication
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Copy Enchantment
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Persuasion
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Merrow Commerce
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Counterbalance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Crab Umbra
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Deeproot Waters
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Dream Leash
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Lay Claim
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Copy Land
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Detection Tower
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Castle Vantress
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Rivendell
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Coral Atoll
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Tolaria West
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Skyline Cascade
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
High Market
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion56 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
92%inclusion54 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
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