Empress Galina (Commander) - Control

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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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Omni-Changeling
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Leyline of Singularity
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
80%synergy
Bribery
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Control Magic
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Blatant Thievery
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Agent of Treachery
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Treachery
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Roil Elemental
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Invoke the Winds
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
16%synergy
High Tide
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Clever Impersonator
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Sower of Temptation
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Mystical Tutor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Force of Will
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Metamorph
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Mind Flayer
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Aura Thief
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Gilded Drake
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Memnarch
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Callous Oppressor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Fatespinner
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Fatestitcher
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dominating Licid
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Stunt Double
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Master Thief
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Clone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Willbreaker
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Entrancer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Spellskite
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cryptoplasm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Starwinder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fog Bank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Force of Negation
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Desertion
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Negate
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Disallow
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Commandeer
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Frantic Search
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Reins of Power
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Stifle
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Aethersnatch
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Dominate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Fumble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gather Specimens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Scour for Scrap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
See Double
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-21%synergy
Redirect
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Spelljack
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Capsize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Intellect
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Spell Swindle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Filter Out
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tale's End
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mass Manipulation
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Acquire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Rite of Replication
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Expropriate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Entrancing Melody
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Flow of Ideas
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Sakashima's Will
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Time Warp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wash Out
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Stolen Goods
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Time Spiral
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Isochron Scepter
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Glaring Spotlight
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mirage Mirror
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mindslaver
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mirror Box
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Magewright's Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Helm of Possession
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Pinions
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Proteus Staff
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Back to Basics
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Confiscate
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Mind Control
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Steal Enchantment
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Steal Artifact
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Freed from the Real
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mirrormade
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Telepathy
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Kitnap
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Legacy's Allure
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Omniscience
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Annex
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Dilation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Take Possession
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Mechanized Production
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Copy Enchantment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Exchange of Words
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Merrow Commerce
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
As Foretold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Grafted Identity
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Detection Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Academy Ruins
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tolaria West
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Halimar Depths
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Coral Atoll
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Archway of Innovation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Cataract
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Skyline Cascade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Patriar's Seal
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Caged Sun
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Eye of Ramos
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Blossom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Island
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
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