Empress Galina (Commander) - Optimized

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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Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
2.5xlift
Thranduil's Decree
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
21xlift
High Lift Cards
Leyline of Singularity
81%inclusion46 decks57 decks
138xlift
Thalakos Deceiver
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
110xlift
Steal Artifact
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
106xlift
Dominating Licid
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
94xlift
Volition Reins
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
83xlift
Master Thief
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
79xlift
Aura Thief
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
78xlift
Dominate
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
70xlift
Mind Control
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
62xlift
Beguiler of Wills
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
62xlift
Top Cards
Counterspell
79%inclusion45 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion44 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Bribery
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
15xlift
Mana Drain
70%inclusion40 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion38 decks57 decks
2.2xlift
High Tide
67%inclusion38 decks57 decks
1.4xlift
Propaganda
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
1.9xlift
Agent of Treachery
60%inclusion34 decks57 decks
14xlift
Control Magic
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
51xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
2.2xlift
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
77%inclusion44 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Rhystic Study
75%inclusion43 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Fierce Guardianship
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Mystical Tutor
61%inclusion35 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Force of Will
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
2.1xlift
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
The One Ring
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Thassa's Oracle
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Creatures
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
22xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
15xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
2.7xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
1.7xlift
Thieving Skydiver
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
15xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
20xlift
Roil Elemental
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
29xlift
Memnarch
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
9.4xlift
Sower of Temptation
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
15xlift
Clever Impersonator
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
7.0xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
9.0xlift
Gilded Drake
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
7.9xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
5.8xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
55xlift
Spark Double
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
2.0xlift
Mind Flayer
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
26xlift
Defiler of Dreams
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
4.7xlift
Spellskite
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
2.7xlift
Clone
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
11xlift
Fatestitcher
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
7.1xlift
Callous Oppressor
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
54xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
5.4xlift
Kelpie Guide
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
6.9xlift
Stunt Double
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2.7xlift
Peregrine Drake
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Fatespinner
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
4.9xlift
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Deadeye Navigator
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.9xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5.0xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.6xlift
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Wandering Archaic
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
5.1xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2.2xlift
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2.3xlift
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2.2xlift
Spellseeker
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Willbreaker
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
10xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
3.0xlift
Glasspool Mimic
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.3xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Kopala, Warden of Waves
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2.7xlift
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Forensic Researcher
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5.1xlift
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Brainstorm
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Swan Song
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Desertion
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
22xlift
Archmage's Charm
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
2.4xlift
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Pongify
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Negate
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion22 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Aetherize
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
1.6xlift
Force of Negation
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Disallow
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
3.0xlift
Narset's Reversal
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
1.4xlift
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Commandeer
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
2.1xlift
Rewind
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1.6xlift
Frantic Search
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Aethersnatch
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
32xlift
Cryptic Command
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Opt
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Snap
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Reality Shift
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Pact of Negation
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
See Double
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
4.1xlift
Flare of Denial
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Spelljack
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
25xlift
Cancel
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2.6xlift
Resculpt
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Tale's End
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2.2xlift
Reins of Power
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6.3xlift
Fumble
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
24xlift
March of Swirling Mist
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Fact or Fiction
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Mindbreak Trap
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Dispel
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Capsize
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Ghostly Flicker
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Stifle
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.6xlift
Flow of Knowledge
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Leak
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Dig Through Time
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Polymorphist's Jest
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5.7xlift
Dismiss
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5.3xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.4xlift
Submerge
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3.2xlift
Sorceries
Blatant Thievery
54%inclusion31 decks57 decks
21xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
20xlift
Ponder
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Acquire
42%inclusion24 decks57 decks
39xlift
Invoke the Winds
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
25xlift
Mass Manipulation
33%inclusion19 decks57 decks
22xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
26xlift
Fabricate
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Expropriate
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
2.9xlift
Preordain
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Windfall
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Solve the Equation
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Entrancing Melody
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
46xlift
Wash Out
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
3.1xlift
Merchant Scroll
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Time Warp
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Rite of Replication
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
2.0xlift
Personal Tutor
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
9.2xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
17xlift
Multiversal Incursion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
16xlift
Curse of the Swine
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Clone Legion
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3.3xlift
Temporal Manipulation
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Transmute Artifact
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Echocasting Symposium
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2.3xlift
Flow State
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1.4xlift
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
53%inclusion30 decks57 decks
18xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
8.0xlift
Isochron Scepter
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
13xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
20xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1.4xlift
Winter Moon
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.4xlift
Magewright's Stone
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
15xlift
Staff of Domination
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
3.1xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Mithril Coat
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
2.9xlift
Voltaic Key
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Manifold Key
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Mindslaver
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
2.9xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
54xlift
Bident of Thassa
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Mirror Box
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.3xlift
Mirage Mirror
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.7xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5.4xlift
Enchantments
Treachery
51%inclusion29 decks57 decks
22xlift
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Corrupted Conscience
35%inclusion20 decks57 decks
33xlift
Back to Basics
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
2.0xlift
Pemmin's Aura
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
9.0xlift
Confiscate
30%inclusion17 decks57 decks
60xlift
Freed from the Real
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
6.6xlift
Mind's Dilation
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
19xlift
Steal Enchantment
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
14xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
2.1xlift
Mirrormade
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
2.6xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
21xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Legacy's Allure
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
56xlift
Kitnap
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
43xlift
Telepathy
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
4.9xlift
Unstoppable Plan
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Eaten by Piranhas
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6.6xlift
Wizard Class
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Omniscience
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Curse of Unbinding
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
17xlift
Copy Artifact
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
12xlift
Deeproot Pilgrimage
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.9xlift
Dissipation Field
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.0xlift
Extravagant Replication
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.6xlift
Followed Footsteps
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
17xlift
Power Artifact
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Amphibian Downpour
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Stasis
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3.1xlift
Dress Down
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.2xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
28xlift
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Teferi, Master of Time
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion33 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
56%inclusion32 decks57 decks
3.0xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
46%inclusion26 decks57 decks
2.3xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
40%inclusion23 decks57 decks
17xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
32%inclusion18 decks57 decks
0.9xlift
Academy Ruins
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Detection Tower
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
20xlift
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
War Room
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Strip Mine
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
2.7xlift
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.6xlift
Rivendell
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Maze of Ith
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.4xlift
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Terrain Generator
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Archway of Innovation
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.5xlift
Coral Atoll
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.0xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.4xlift
Petrified Hamlet
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
8.6xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion54 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion43 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Patriar's Seal
44%inclusion25 decks57 decks
25xlift
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
1.3xlift
Throne of Eldraine
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
3.3xlift
Mind Stone
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
1.7xlift
Sky Diamond
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
1.8xlift
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Basalt Monolith
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
4.4xlift
Caged Sun
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.4xlift
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Vault
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.6xlift
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.4xlift
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
17xlift
Mox Opal
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.5xlift
Nyx Lotus
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
1.8xlift
Mox Diamond
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Coldsteel Heart
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.0xlift
Relic of Legends
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
2.5xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Liquimetal Torque
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Sonic Screwdriver
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5.4xlift
Bender's Waterskin
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0.6xlift
Lands
Island
89%inclusion51 decks57 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion12 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
0.8xlift
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
1.2xlift
Misty Rainforest
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Glasspool Mimic
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Scalding Tarn
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.7xlift
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Flooded Strand
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0.6xlift
Command Tower
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.1xlift
Exotic Orchard
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
6.4xlift
Evolving Wilds
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
1.5xlift
Daily Bugle Building
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
25xlift
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