Empress Galina (Commander) - Budget 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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Counterspell
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-12%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Clone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
The Blue Spirit
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Gravelgill Scoundrel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Quistis Trepe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Orysa, Tide Choreographer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Harmonized Trio
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Seasinger
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Merfolk Sovereign
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mocking Doppelganger
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Scroll Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Merrow Reejerey
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Augur of Bolas
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Wake Thrasher
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Master of the Pearl Trident
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Master Thief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Mindspring Merfolk
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Kopala, Warden of Waves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Merrow Harbinger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mocking Sprite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Coralhelm Commander
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stonybrook Banneret
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Coral Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Towering-Wave Mystic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Merfolk Thaumaturgist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rootwater Matriarch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Enclave Elite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Merfolk Skyscout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Synth Infiltrator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Vodalian Hexcatcher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Haughty Djinn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Deepchannel Mentor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Keiga, the Tide Star
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Seahunter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cosi's Trickster
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thalakos Dreamsower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Mana Leak
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Cancel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Rewind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Opt
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Dominate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Desertion
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Gather Specimens
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Refocus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
See Double
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Memory Drain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-18%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Access Denied
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Aetherspouts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Dissipate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Sage's Dousing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Defabricate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Power Sink
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dismiss
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stubborn Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Void Shatter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vision Skeins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Twiddle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Insidious Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mindstatic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Disallow
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Bane's Contingency
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dream's Grip
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Blink of an Eye
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Triton Tactics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Fumble
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
High Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-24%synergy
Unsummon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Complicate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spell Rupture
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Ixidor's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Wizard's Retort
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Thassa's Rebuff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Convolute
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sudden Substitution
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reenact the Crime
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sorceries
Echocasting Symposium
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Telemin Performance
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Haunting Imitation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Chart a Course
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Consuming Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Divination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sakashima's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Spelltwine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stolen Identity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Modify Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Flood of Tears
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Crashing Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mind Spring
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Commit // Memory
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Index
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mass Manipulation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Blatant Thievery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Govern the Guildless
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spectral Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Invoke the Winds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Heist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Entrancing Melody
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Rite of Replication
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
River's Rebuke
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Exert Influence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Bident of Thassa
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Possession Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Quicksilver Fountain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Indomitable
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mirror Shield
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Skull of Orm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Skullclamp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Mantle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Blade of Shared Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Domination
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Isochron Scepter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Door of Destinies
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Singularity
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Deeproot Pilgrimage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Mind Control
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Domineer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Control Magic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ghostly Touch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Legacy's Allure
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Spirit Away
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Intruder Alarm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Soul Barrier
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Encrust
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Military Intelligence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sigil of Sleep
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Steal Enchantment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Annex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Claustrophobia
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mirrormade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Followed Footsteps
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
False Demise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Archmage Ascension
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Merrow Commerce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fool's Demise
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
As Foretold
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Grafted Identity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Deeproot Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Curator's Ward
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Merseine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Steal Artifact
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Confiscate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Halimar Depths
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Castle Vantress
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
22%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Palace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Blitzball
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Sky Diamond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Spell Satchel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Vivid Creek
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
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