Empress Galina (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Wizard's Staff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1.3xlift
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.6xlift
Elrond, Moon-Reader
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
13xlift
High Lift Cards
Leyline of Singularity
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
169xlift
Dominating Licid
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
140xlift
Thalakos Deceiver
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
139xlift
Telemin Performance
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
126xlift
Take Possession
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
99xlift
Helm of Possession
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
92xlift
Legacy's Allure
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
85xlift
Steal Artifact
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
76xlift
Dominate
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
76xlift
Domestication
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
73xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Counterspell
78%inclusion49 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
2.3xlift
Control Magic
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
40xlift
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
2.3xlift
High Tide
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Blatant Thievery
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
18xlift
Bribery
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
14xlift
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
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Desertion
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
25xlift
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
1.4xlift
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
1.6xlift
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Force of Will
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1.5xlift
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Creatures
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
9.3xlift
Sower of Temptation
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
15xlift
Clever Impersonator
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
5.5xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
10xlift
Memnarch
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
16xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
12xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
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Aura Thief
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
42xlift
Beguiler of Wills
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
59xlift
Roil Elemental
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
16xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
1.4xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
34xlift
Mind Flayer
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
22xlift
Clone
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11xlift
Spark Double
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
1.9xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
3.6xlift
Callous Oppressor
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
55xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
29xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
7.4xlift
Gilded Drake
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
12xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
7.1xlift
Defiler of Dreams
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
2.5xlift
Stunt Double
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
7.6xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
2.2xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
5.2xlift
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Council of Reeds
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
17xlift
Seasinger
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
64xlift
Mocking Doppelganger
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4.6xlift
Fatespinner
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7.9xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4.1xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
2.0xlift
Hypnotic Siren
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11xlift
Merrow Reejerey
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5.5xlift
Body Double
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
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Sakashima the Impostor
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2.9xlift
Cryptoplasm
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
14xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
1.6xlift
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3.0xlift
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
Scourge of Fleets
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5.5xlift
Master of the Pearl Trident
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
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Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.5xlift
Mockingbird
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Instants
Archmage's Charm
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
2.2xlift
Brainstorm
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Drain
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
1.3xlift
Pongify
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
0.7xlift
Negate
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherize
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
0.7xlift
Commandeer
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
4.1xlift
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
2.0xlift
Cryptic Command
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
1.6xlift
Swan Song
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Rewind
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
1.7xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Opt
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
0.7xlift
Disallow
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
2.5xlift
Snap
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Flow of Knowledge
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1.4xlift
Gather Specimens
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
31xlift
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Resculpt
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0.7xlift
Reins of Power
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
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Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
0.4xlift
Force of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Cancel
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
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Mana Leak
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1.9xlift
Fumble
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
13xlift
See Double
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
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Aethersnatch
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
12xlift
Aetherspouts
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Twincast
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4.6xlift
Ray of Command
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
29xlift
Frantic Search
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0.2xlift
Domineering Will
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6.7xlift
Flare of Denial
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0.7xlift
Dissipate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3.3xlift
Unsummon
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Mystic Confluence
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Sorceries
Invoke the Winds
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
25xlift
Mass Manipulation
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
21xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
14xlift
Acquire
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
35xlift
Ponder
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
22xlift
Expropriate
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
6.2xlift
Rite of Replication
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
2.4xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
18xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Curse of the Swine
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1.5xlift
Entrancing Melody
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
44xlift
Preordain
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
27xlift
Echocasting Symposium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3.4xlift
Windfall
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
0.5xlift
Fabricate
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Clone Legion
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3.5xlift
Stock Up
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0.9xlift
Sakashima's Will
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6.2xlift
Wash Out
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Merchant Scroll
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Spectral Deluge
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
River's Rebuke
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.7xlift
Ravenform
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Lullmage's Domination
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
35xlift
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
15xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
14xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
8.1xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
6.0xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
11xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Isochron Scepter
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1.3xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
53xlift
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11xlift
Waterbending Scroll
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1.4xlift
Mirror Box
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3.3xlift
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Mindslaver
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5.8xlift
Vedalken Orrery
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2.1xlift
Kefnet's Monument
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.3xlift
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4.3xlift
Enchantments
Propaganda
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
1.5xlift
Corrupted Conscience
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
27xlift
Treachery
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
23xlift
Steal Enchantment
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
41xlift
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
1.3xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
3.4xlift
Confiscate
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
54xlift
Mind Control
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
52xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
2.0xlift
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
5.1xlift
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
6.7xlift
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12xlift
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2.5xlift
Mirrormade
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
3.0xlift
Volition Reins
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
69xlift
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
3.3xlift
Annex
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
51xlift
Omniscience
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Curse of Unbinding
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
26xlift
As Foretold
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2.9xlift
Telepathy
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6.6xlift
Back to Basics
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6.6xlift
Deeproot Pilgrimage
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3.8xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
38xlift
Extravagant Replication
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2.5xlift
Copy Artifact
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4.1xlift
Kitnap
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
22xlift
Persuasion
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
42xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
11xlift
Chamber of Manipulation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
20xlift
Intruder Alarm
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2.1xlift
Followed Footsteps
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
11xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5.6xlift
Copy Enchantment
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3.8xlift
Amphibian Downpour
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Merrow Commerce
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4.4xlift
Lay Claim
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
42xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
19xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
3.7xlift
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
2.1xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
15xlift
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
1.6xlift
Detection Tower
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
22xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
2.0xlift
Rivendell
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1.4xlift
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
1.5xlift
War Room
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1.5xlift
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Vesuva
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4.5xlift
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Remote Isle
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1.5xlift
Coral Atoll
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2.4xlift
Tolaria West
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Urza's Saga
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0.5xlift
Thespian's Stage
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2.4xlift
Agna Qel'a
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0.8xlift
Command Beacon
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
1.5xlift
Caged Sun
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
2.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
2.1xlift
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11xlift
Extraplanar Lens
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
2.8xlift
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
2.1xlift
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
5.3xlift
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0.8xlift
Gauntlet of Power
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3.4xlift
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
1.4xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3.0xlift
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2.1xlift
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0.8xlift
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1.3xlift
Everflowing Chalice
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0.5xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Coldsteel Heart
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.9xlift
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
18xlift
Misleading Signpost
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.4xlift
Lands
Island
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
1.2xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0.6xlift
Glasspool Mimic
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Command Tower
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2.3xlift
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
1.1xlift
Demolition Field
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1.0xlift
Misty Rainforest
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0.9xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.8xlift
Cavern of Souls
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1.6xlift
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