Empress Galina (Commander) - Core Counterspells

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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Azami, Lady of Scrolls
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Beguiler of Wills
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Patron Wizard
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
12xlift
Elite Arcanist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Fatespinner
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Disruptive Student
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
6.8xlift
Defiler of Dreams
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Disruptive Pitmage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Archivist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
2.5xlift
Galecaster Colossus
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Spellskite
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Ertai, Wizard Adept
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24xlift
Council of Reeds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23xlift
True-Name Nemesis
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Meletis Charlatan
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Flesh Duplicate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Clone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2.7xlift
Guile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2.7xlift
Kiora, the Rising Tide
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Overtaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Mirror Image
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Wall of Frost
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14xlift
Soulless Jailer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Body Double
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Mind Flayer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Deceptive Frostkite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Identity Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Wall of Mist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Mockingbird
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4.1xlift
Copycrook
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Aura Thief
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Clever Impersonator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Magus of the Unseen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Thing in the Ice
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Aegis Turtle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14xlift
Quistis Trepe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19xlift
Omni-Changeling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30xlift
Instants
Negate
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
1.6xlift
Reality Shift
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
3.2xlift
Counterspell
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
1.4xlift
Snap
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
3.7xlift
Remove Soul
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
4.3xlift
Mana Leak
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
3.0xlift
Fumble
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Echoing Truth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
We Say Thee Nay!
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23xlift
Lose Focus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14xlift
Elminster's Simulacrum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Essence Scatter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.6xlift
Dissipate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3.4xlift
Dispel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.8xlift
Cancel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.4xlift
Miscalculation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Sinister Sabotage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Cackling Counterpart
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Fated Infatuation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3.4xlift
Spectral Interference
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Narset's Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2.7xlift
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4.5xlift
Reenact the Crime
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Mirrorform
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6.0xlift
Wild Unraveling
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Mana Sculpt
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2.9xlift
Sorceries
Atlantis Attacks
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
23xlift
Mass Manipulation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6.8xlift
Echocasting Symposium
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10xlift
Utility Artifacts
God-Pharaoh's Statue
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
2.9xlift
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
5.4xlift
Tamiyo's Logbook
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Isochron Scepter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
6.3xlift
Sapphire Medallion
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
1.5xlift
Insight Engine
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
12xlift
Waterbending Scroll
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
7.3xlift
Void Mirror
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Mirror Box
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Vedalken Orrery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Mirror Gallery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Helm of the Host
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
4.8xlift
Mirrormind Crown
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15xlift
Enchantments
Monastery Siege
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
16xlift
Shadow of the Second Sun
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Dissipation Field
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
9.0xlift
Meishin, the Mind Cage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Unstoppable Plan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10xlift
Proft's Eidetic Memory
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
7.4xlift
Leyline of Singularity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Equilibrium
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Propaganda
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
1.8xlift
Endless Evil
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Mind Control
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
6.8xlift
Followed Footsteps
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Mind's Dilation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20xlift
Utility Lands
Arcane Lighthouse
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
15xlift
Detection Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
31xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
1.5xlift
Winding Canyons
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
War Room
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
5.4xlift
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
1.1xlift
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
7.4xlift
Halimar Depths
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2.5xlift
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3.4xlift
Lonely Sandbar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1.8xlift
Deserted Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Mana Artifacts
Caged Sun
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
6.8xlift
Gauntlet of Power
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
7.4xlift
Empowered Autogenerator
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Gilded Lotus
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
12xlift
Thran Dynamo
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
10xlift
Patriar's Seal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Sonic Screwdriver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
41xlift
Nyx Lotus
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
20xlift
Extraplanar Lens
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14xlift
Bender's Waterskin
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
3.3xlift
Sol Ring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0.5xlift
Séance Board
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
41xlift
Lands
Island
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
0.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
4.3xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8.1xlift
Silundi Vision
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3.4xlift
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