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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Leyline of Singularity
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
81%synergy
Bribery
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
65%synergy
Treachery
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Control Magic
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Agent of Treachery
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Blatant Thievery
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Mana Drain
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
38%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Mystical Tutor
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
30%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Harbinger of the Seas
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Roil Elemental
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Clever Impersonator
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Memnarch
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Sower of Temptation
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Aura Thief
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Gilded Drake
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Spark Double
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Mind Flayer
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Thalakos Deceiver
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Spellskite
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Clone
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Callous Oppressor
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Kelpie Guide
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Fatestitcher
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Fatespinner
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Willbreaker
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Dominating Licid
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Stunt Double
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Force of Negation
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Pongify
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Archmage's Charm
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Disallow
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Narset's Reversal
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Commandeer
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Aethersnatch
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Spelljack
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Tale's End
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Snap
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-23%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Opt
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Dominate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Reins of Power
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fumble
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Stifle
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
See Double
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Polymorphist's Jest
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Dismiss
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Capsize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Resculpt
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Submerge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Leak
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Unwind
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Invoke the Winds
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Acquire
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Mass Manipulation
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Expropriate
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Entrancing Melody
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Wash Out
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Clone Legion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Winter Moon
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Magewright's Stone
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Manifold Key
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Mirror Box
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mirage Mirror
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mindslaver
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Back to Basics
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Freed from the Real
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Mind's Dilation
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Confiscate
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Steal Enchantment
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Mind Control
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Steal Artifact
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Mirrormade
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Legacy's Allure
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Kitnap
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Wizard Class
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Kiora Bests the Sea God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Volition Reins
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Omniscience
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Followed Footsteps
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Stasis
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Power Artifact
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Detection Tower
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Archway of Innovation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Patriar's Seal
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Clock
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Island
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
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