Empress Galina (Commander) - Budget

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
59%inclusion54 decks91 decks
58%synergy
Leyline of Singularity
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
54%synergy
Mind Control
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
49%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
42%synergy
Blatant Thievery
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
38%synergy
Clone
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Invoke the Winds
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
71%inclusion65 decks91 decks
5%synergy
High Tide
53%inclusion48 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion47 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Mass Manipulation
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Mind Flayer
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Master Thief
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Callous Oppressor
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
32%synergy
Sower of Temptation
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
29%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Clever Impersonator
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Seasinger
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Burnished Hart
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Body Double
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Stunt Double
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Willbreaker
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Aura Thief
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Sea Scryer
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
15%inclusion12 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Orysa, Tide Choreographer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Harmonized Trio
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Dominating Licid
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Entrancer
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Cryptoplasm
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Perplexing Chimera
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Looter
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
North Pole Patrol
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fatestitcher
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Soul Seizer
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Stonybrook Angler
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Frost
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-0%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Merfolk Wayfinder
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Mulldrifter
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Mana Leak
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Dominate
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
Rewind
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Gather Specimens
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Dissipate
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-27%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-15%synergy
Ray of Command
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Commandeer
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Disallow
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Annul
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Dismiss
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-0%synergy
Spell Pierce
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Unsummon
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Impulse
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Aethersnatch
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Reins of Power
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Exclude
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Fumble
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Refute
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Aetherspouts
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Dissolve
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Keep Watch
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Fleeting Reflection
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Snap
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Into the Roil
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Entrancing Melody
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Bribery
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima's Will
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Stolen Identity
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Lullmage's Domination
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Acquire
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Divination
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Clone Legion
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Procrastinate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Modify Memory
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Chart a Course
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Spelltwine
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Telemin Performance
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Switcheroo
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Mindslaver
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Diary of Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Possession Engine
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Possession
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Confiscate
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Kitnap
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Legacy's Allure
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Telepathy
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Steal Artifact
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Annex
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Persuasion
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
16%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-0%synergy
Mirrormade
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Steal Enchantment
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Volition Reins
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Abduction
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
Curiosity
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Dream Leash
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Domestication
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Take Possession
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Lay Claim
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Domineer
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Melee
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Back to Basics
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Captivating Glance
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Enthralling Hold
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Deeproot Waters
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Spreading Seas
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
As Foretold
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Merseine
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-0%synergy
Castle Vantress
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
War Room
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion63 decks91 decks
-16%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
-25%synergy
Sky Diamond
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
-25%synergy
Patriar's Seal
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion91 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
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