Empress Galina (Commander) - Budget

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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14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8.5xlift
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14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
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7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
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71%inclusion67 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Control Magic
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29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
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123xlift
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Helm of Possession
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Domineer
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
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Steal Enchantment
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
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Thada Adel, Acquisitor
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
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18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
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32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
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Wall of Frost
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Rootwater Matriarch
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Scourge of Fleets
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Merfolk Looter
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North Pole Patrol
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Cytoplast Manipulator
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Archmage's Charm
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Dominate
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Cancel
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Brainstorm
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18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
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Commandeer
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Rapid Hybridization
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Ray of Command
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27xlift
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1.4xlift
Snap
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Thassa's Rebuff
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3.6xlift
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1.4xlift
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17xlift
Invoke the Winds
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12xlift
Entrancing Melody
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
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Tempted by the Oriq
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
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Bribery
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
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Inevitable Betrayal
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
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Sakashima's Will
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
15xlift
Preordain
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Rite of Replication
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
2.1xlift
Ponder
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Lullmage's Domination
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23xlift
Stolen Identity
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
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Wash Out
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Subjugate the Hobbits
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Acquire
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Legerdemain
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29xlift
Flow of Ideas
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1.5xlift
Echocasting Symposium
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2.5xlift
Deep Analysis
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0.7xlift
Treasure Cruise
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0.5xlift
Clone Legion
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Shifting Grift
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5.3xlift
Quasiduplicate
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1.8xlift
Drain Power
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24xlift
Windfall
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1.1xlift
Divination
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1.0xlift
Modify Memory
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Mind Spring
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Flood of Tears
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1.5xlift
Telemin Performance
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34xlift
Kefnet's Last Word
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Switcheroo
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Sleep
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1.5xlift
Spectral Deluge
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1.5xlift
Aquitect's Will
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
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Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion34 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
3.0xlift
Vedalken Shackles
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
35xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Waterbending Scroll
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1.0xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
11xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
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11xlift
Bident of Thassa
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Wizard's Staff
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1.8xlift
Glaring Spotlight
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
11xlift
Mirage Mirror
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2.1xlift
Kefnet's Monument
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Elixir of Immortality
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Mindslaver
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
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Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
36xlift
Enchantments
Corrupted Conscience
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
18xlift
Propaganda
39%inclusion37 decks95 decks
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Confiscate
33%inclusion31 decks95 decks
17xlift
Kitnap
28%inclusion27 decks95 decks
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Telepathy
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
11xlift
Legacy's Allure
24%inclusion23 decks95 decks
65xlift
Steal Artifact
23%inclusion22 decks95 decks
53xlift
Persuasion
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
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Annex
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39xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
26xlift
Mind's Dilation
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
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Freed from the Real
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
10xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
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4.8xlift
Mirrormade
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3.5xlift
Mystic Remora
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Dream Leash
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35xlift
Volition Reins
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22xlift
Lay Claim
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Abduction
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Chamber of Manipulation
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
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Take Possession
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
26xlift
Dissipation Field
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
4.1xlift
Extravagant Replication
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Domestication
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
23xlift
Blossombind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4.0xlift
Back to Basics
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
7.3xlift
Enthralling Hold
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
26xlift
Wizard Class
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0.5xlift
Curse of Unbinding
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
9.1xlift
Coastal Piracy
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1.0xlift
Deeproot Waters
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4.4xlift
Arcane Melee
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
5.4xlift
Witness Protection
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Pemmin's Aura
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
15xlift
Reflections of Littjara
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
2.7xlift
Grafted Identity
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
17xlift
Immobilizing Ink
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
37xlift
Deeproot Pilgrimage
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3.2xlift
Illusory Gains
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
16xlift
Infinite Reflection
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
10xlift
Followed Footsteps
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
10xlift
Become the Pilot
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14xlift
Betrayal
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7.4xlift
Spreading Seas
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3.4xlift
Merseine
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44xlift
Retreat to Coralhelm
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
8.1xlift
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16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
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Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
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Jace Beleren
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1.7xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion30 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion20 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Halimar Depths
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
2.0xlift
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion17 decks95 decks
1.7xlift
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion16 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Coral Atoll
16%inclusion15 decks95 decks
4.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Castle Vantress
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
13xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
Detection Tower
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
15xlift
Academy Ruins
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
3.3xlift
Hall of Storm Giants
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3.6xlift
Desert of the Mindful
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.9xlift
Svyelunite Temple
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8.8xlift
War Room
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Thespian's Stage
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3.4xlift
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
2.4xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
68%inclusion65 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
38%inclusion36 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Sky Diamond
35%inclusion33 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Mind Stone
29%inclusion28 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion19 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Patriar's Seal
19%inclusion18 decks95 decks
23xlift
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0.8xlift
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion13 decks95 decks
0.7xlift
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
2.1xlift
Worn Powerstone
13%inclusion12 decks95 decks
1.5xlift
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
1.6xlift
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0.8xlift
Everflowing Chalice
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
0.5xlift
Caged Sun
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2.0xlift
Nyx Lotus
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
10xlift
Gauntlet of Power
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
3.6xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
0.6xlift
Star Compass
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1.9xlift
Lands
Island
100%inclusion95 decks95 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion24 decks95 decks
1.1xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
1.2xlift
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
1.4xlift
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