Empress Galina (Commander) - Optimized Theft

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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Thranduil's Decree
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
10xlift
High Lift Cards
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
10xlift
Leyline of Singularity
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
10xlift
Steal Artifact
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
8.0xlift
Defiler of Dreams
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6.4xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Memnarch
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Invoke the Winds
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Beguiler of Wills
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Counterspell
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
High Tide
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Bribery
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
2.0xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Treachery
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3.7xlift
Blatant Thievery
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
2.5xlift
Mana Drain
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Ponder
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
2.0xlift
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Force of Will
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Grim Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
The One Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Creatures
Agent of Treachery
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Thieving Skydiver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2.6xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14xlift
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5.3xlift
Gilded Drake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Snapcaster Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Clone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Emrakul, the Promised End
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10xlift
Fatestitcher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6.4xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Thalakos Deceiver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Aura Thief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Clever Impersonator
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Callous Oppressor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Spellskite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Lulu, Stern Guardian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12xlift
Palinchron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Master of Waves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Stormtide Leviathan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Scrivener
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Emrakul, the World Anew
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Salvager of Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Scourge of Fleets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Sower of Temptation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Kiora, the Rising Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Fatespinner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Thassa, God of the Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Overtaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Wall of Frost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
The Reality Chip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Tidewater Minion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Spark Double
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Kelpie Guide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Instants
Brainstorm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Arcane Denial
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Commandeer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Dramatic Reversal
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Desertion
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Aetherize
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Archmage's Charm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Disallow
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Swan Song
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Pongify
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
See Double
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
Aethersnatch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6.4xlift
Sublime Epiphany
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Opt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Strix Serenade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Reins of Power
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Force of Negation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Reenact the Crime
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.4xlift
Frantic Search
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Scattering Stroke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Flare of Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Capsize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Dominate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Rewind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
Misdirection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Mana Leak
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Fumble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Long-Term Plans
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Miscast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Multiversal Incursion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
14xlift
Windfall
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Mass Manipulation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.9xlift
Expropriate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.6xlift
Acquire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.9xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.8xlift
Wash Out
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Preordain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Entrancing Melody
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Will of the Temur
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3.6xlift
Flood of Recollection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Stolen Identity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Fabricate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.5xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Kefnet's Last Word
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Capture of Jingzhou
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Spectral Deluge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Peer Pressure
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Time Spiral
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Time Warp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Compulsive Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Rite of Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Lullmage's Domination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Isochron Scepter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10xlift
Vedalken Shackles
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.7xlift
Mirror Box
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
Magewright's Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Endless Atlas
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10xlift
Staff of Domination
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Voltaic Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Lithoform Engine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Quicksilver Fountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Manifold Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Mirror Shield
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Vedalken Orrery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Kefnet's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Conjurer's Closet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Crystal Shard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Enchantments
Control Magic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3.7xlift
Propaganda
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Legacy's Allure
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10xlift
Mirrormade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Kitnap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4.1xlift
Confiscate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4.1xlift
Back to Basics
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Steal Enchantment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Corrupted Conscience
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Mind's Dilation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Impostor Syndrome
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
4.9xlift
Freed from the Real
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Intruder Alarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Extravagant Replication
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Mind Control
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Omniscience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Followed Footsteps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Copy Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Power Artifact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Persuasion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Pemmin's Aura
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Dress Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Eaten by Piranhas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Retreat to Coralhelm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Telepathy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Planeswalkers
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Utility Lands
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
2.7xlift
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Petrified Hamlet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
17xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.6xlift
Strip Mine
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5.8xlift
Rivendell
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3.9xlift
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.2xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0.9xlift
Castle Vantress
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.3xlift
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Soulstone Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Detection Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Terrain Generator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Archway of Innovation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.5xlift
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1.4xlift
Throne of Eldraine
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
4.0xlift
Patriar's Seal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
10xlift
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Sky Diamond
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.1xlift
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Midnight Clock
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Chromatic Lantern
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10xlift
Basalt Monolith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.0xlift
Extraplanar Lens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.5xlift
Caged Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.7xlift
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Coldsteel Heart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Relic of Legends
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.4xlift
Liquimetal Torque
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.5xlift
Sonic Screwdriver
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1.9xlift
Lands
Island
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1.1xlift
Myriad Landscape
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1.8xlift
Cavern of Souls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.1xlift
Glasspool Mimic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2.4xlift
Daily Bugle Building
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
15xlift
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3.2xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.8xlift
Horizon of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4.8xlift
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.5xlift
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10xlift
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0.6xlift
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