Empress Galina (Commander) - 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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25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
48xlift
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Leyline of Singularity
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151xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
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45xlift
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45xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
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41xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
31xlift
Sower of Temptation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
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Aphetto Alchemist
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50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
7.4xlift
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50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2.6xlift
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2.3xlift
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Counterspell
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Propaganda
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Negate
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
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63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
2.2xlift
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Reality Shift
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Snap
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2.0xlift
Sapphire Medallion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Game Changers
Thassa's Oracle
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Fierce Guardianship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Panoptic Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11xlift
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.3xlift
Force of Will
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
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Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
Mystical Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.4xlift
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Beguiler of Wills
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34xlift
Guile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Roil Elemental
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
52xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.8xlift
Mind Flayer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
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Defiler of Dreams
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
7.9xlift
Archivist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
57xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
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Spellskite
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6.8xlift
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
61xlift
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
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True-Name Nemesis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
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8.9xlift
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25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
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Patron Wizard
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Fog Bank
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Agent of Treachery
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17xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
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Memnarch
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Fatestitcher
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Elite Arcanist
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Fatespinner
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9.4xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
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Wall of Frost
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41xlift
Disruptive Student
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15xlift
Willbreaker
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38xlift
Gilded Drake
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13xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6.7xlift
Master Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
226xlift
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Disruptive Pitmage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14xlift
Aura Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
57xlift
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7.8xlift
Galecaster Colossus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19xlift
Ertai, Wizard Adept
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13xlift
Thieving Skydiver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
52xlift
Council of Reeds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
50xlift
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
17xlift
Kiora, the Rising Tide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.4xlift
Deceptive Frostkite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
30xlift
Quistis Trepe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.4xlift
Omni-Changeling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
21xlift
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.9xlift
Cryptic Serpent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
17xlift
Meletis Charlatan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
57xlift
Seasinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
113xlift
Flesh Duplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
21xlift
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Opt
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Cancel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Rewind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Fumble
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
62xlift
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.2xlift
High Tide
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Essence Scatter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Polymorphist's Jest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12xlift
Dispel
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1.1xlift
Mana Drain
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0.6xlift
Dominate
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Archmage's Charm
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0.9xlift
Sinister Sabotage
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5.0xlift
Arcane Denial
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0.5xlift
Remove Soul
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14xlift
Flow of Knowledge
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1.6xlift
Wizard's Retort
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1.8xlift
Desertion
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Echoing Truth
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19xlift
We Say Thee Nay!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
33xlift
Spectral Interference
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8.2xlift
Mirrorform
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5.7xlift
Wild Unraveling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7.0xlift
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.1xlift
Divergent Equation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5.6xlift
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
38xlift
Statute of Denial
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19xlift
Pongify
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0.3xlift
Scatter to the Winds
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13xlift
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5.3xlift
Counterlash
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6.9xlift
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
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32xlift
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Bone to Ash
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Press the Enemy
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Elminster's Simulacrum
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Out of Bounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
16xlift
Overwhelming Denial
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4.1xlift
Dissipate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Grip of Phyresis
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75xlift
Moonlace
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45xlift
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.0xlift
Twiddle
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13xlift
Broken Concentration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6.7xlift
Aetherize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.4xlift
Bane's Contingency
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Sorceries
Ponder
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Bribery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6.9xlift
Invoke the Winds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17xlift
Echocasting Symposium
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6.3xlift
Blatant Thievery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8.5xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21xlift
Time Warp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.7xlift
Atlantis Attacks
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
50xlift
Saheeli's Artistry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
17xlift
Chart a Course
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.8xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
17xlift
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Recall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
17xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Mass Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.2xlift
Sift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
32xlift
Weight of Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
57xlift
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.2xlift
Sleep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6.5xlift
Juxtapose
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
226xlift
Expropriate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.6xlift
Traumatize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.9xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
38xlift
Acquire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
23xlift
Entrancing Melody
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
75xlift
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.0xlift
Utility Artifacts
Illusionist's Bracers
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
226xlift
Insight Engine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11xlift
Waterbending Scroll
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3.6xlift
God-Pharaoh's Statue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21xlift
Manifold Key
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7.7xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
38xlift
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
75xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8.1xlift
Tamiyo's Logbook
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
65xlift
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Vedalken Shackles
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7.7xlift
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Mirrormind Crown
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
42xlift
Void Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
32xlift
Voltaic Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5.0xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Glaring Spotlight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
38xlift
Mirror Box
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
21xlift
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.6xlift
Mirror Gallery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
75xlift
Helm of the Host
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7.5xlift
Amulet of Unmaking
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
226xlift
The Magic Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Kefnet's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
15xlift
Staff of Domination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
13xlift
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
7.2xlift
Control Magic
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23xlift
Telepathy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3.0xlift
Monastery Siege
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24xlift
Shadow of the Second Sun
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13xlift
Dissipation Field
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9.4xlift
Meishin, the Mind Cage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
35xlift
Steal Enchantment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
28xlift
Mind Control
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25xlift
Treachery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16xlift
Persuasion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
151xlift
Proft's Eidetic Memory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5.0xlift
Corrupted Conscience
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24xlift
Equilibrium
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
90xlift
Steal Artifact
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
57xlift
Confiscate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
28xlift
Endless Evil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
57xlift
Back to Basics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Legacy's Allure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
113xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
75xlift
Zephid's Embrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
57xlift
Psychic Corrosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.2xlift
Wizard Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Extravagant Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7.3xlift
Induced Amnesia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
226xlift
Omniscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Followed Footsteps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
28xlift
Curse of Unbinding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
75xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
28xlift
Curator's Ward
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
14xlift
Opposition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
13xlift
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5.8xlift
Eaten by Piranhas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.7xlift
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6.5xlift
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Patient Rebuilding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
45xlift
As Foretold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.0xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
13xlift
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Rivendell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.2xlift
Temple of the False God
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4.1xlift
Halimar Depths
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Winding Canyons
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
113xlift
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.0xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1.2xlift
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Mirrorpool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
13xlift
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
21xlift
Strip Mine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.5xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6.3xlift
Patriar's Seal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
53xlift
Caged Sun
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4.2xlift
Sonic Screwdriver
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
68xlift
Nyx Lotus
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13xlift
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1.6xlift
Arcane Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.4xlift
Gauntlet of Power
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6.1xlift
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Empowered Autogenerator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
57xlift
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.1xlift
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6.0xlift
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
45xlift
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.2xlift
Manalith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
57xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.6xlift
Lands
Island
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.3xlift
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.5xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
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