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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Icy Reception
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
339xlift
Hapatra, the Desert Frost
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
84xlift
Precise Redaction
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
232xlift
Variable Chaser
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41xlift
Wizard's Staff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1.3xlift
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Counterspell
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
1.1xlift
Leyline of Singularity
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
173xlift
Control Magic
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
41xlift
Lightning Greaves
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
2.3xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
2.3xlift
Blatant Thievery
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
19xlift
Bribery
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
14xlift
High Tide
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Thieving Skydiver
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
14xlift
High Lift Cards
Dominating Licid
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
145xlift
Thalakos Deceiver
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
137xlift
Telemin Performance
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
119xlift
Take Possession
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
102xlift
Helm of Possession
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
95xlift
Legacy's Allure
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
82xlift
Steal Artifact
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
79xlift
Domestication
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
75xlift
Dominate
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
75xlift
Volition Reins
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
72xlift
Creatures
Agent of Treachery
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
9.4xlift
Sower of Temptation
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
15xlift
Clever Impersonator
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
5.6xlift
Ioreth of the Healing House
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
11xlift
Memnarch
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
16xlift
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
12xlift
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
21xlift
Aura Thief
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
43xlift
Beguiler of Wills
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
62xlift
Roil Elemental
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
16xlift
Phyrexian Metamorph
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
Mind Flayer
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
22xlift
Keiga, the Tide Star
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
33xlift
Clone
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
10xlift
Spark Double
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
1.8xlift
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
3.7xlift
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
29xlift
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
7.5xlift
Callous Oppressor
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
54xlift
Consecrated Sphinx
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
Gilded Drake
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
13xlift
Harbinger of the Seas
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
7.2xlift
Stunt Double
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
7.7xlift
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2.2xlift
Aphetto Alchemist
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
5.4xlift
Defiler of Dreams
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2.4xlift
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1.9xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Council of Reeds
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
17xlift
Seasinger
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
64xlift
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Volatile Stormdrake
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4.7xlift
Mocking Doppelganger
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11xlift
Fatespinner
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8.1xlift
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
4.2xlift
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
2.0xlift
Hypnotic Siren
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11xlift
Merrow Reejerey
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5.6xlift
Sakashima the Impostor
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2.9xlift
Cryptoplasm
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
14xlift
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1.7xlift
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3.0xlift
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
Scourge of Fleets
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Svyelun of Sea and Sky
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
5.6xlift
Body Double
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8.5xlift
Master of the Pearl Trident
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4.0xlift
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0.5xlift
Mockingbird
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2.1xlift
Instants
Desertion
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
25xlift
Archmage's Charm
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
2.3xlift
Brainstorm
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Drain
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Pongify
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Negate
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Aetherize
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Cyclonic Rift
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Commandeer
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
4.2xlift
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
2.0xlift
Cryptic Command
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
Swan Song
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Rewind
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Disallow
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
2.5xlift
Snap
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Flow of Knowledge
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
1.9xlift
Opt
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.7xlift
Dramatic Reversal
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Gather Specimens
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
30xlift
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Force of Will
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
Fierce Guardianship
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Resculpt
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
0.7xlift
Reins of Power
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
5.1xlift
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0.4xlift
Force of Negation
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Blue Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
See Double
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2.2xlift
Aethersnatch
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
12xlift
Aetherspouts
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Cancel
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2.4xlift
Twincast
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4.7xlift
Ray of Command
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
30xlift
Mana Leak
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
Fumble
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
11xlift
Frantic Search
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0.2xlift
Domineering Will
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
7.0xlift
Flare of Denial
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0.7xlift
Unsummon
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.8xlift
Mystic Confluence
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Sorceries
Invoke the Winds
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
25xlift
Blue Sun's Twilight
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
14xlift
Mass Manipulation
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
20xlift
Acquire
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
36xlift
Ponder
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Inevitable Betrayal
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
23xlift
Expropriate
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
6.3xlift
Rite of Replication
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
2.4xlift
Tempted by the Oriq
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
18xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Curse of the Swine
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
1.5xlift
Subjugate the Hobbits
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
27xlift
Entrancing Melody
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
41xlift
Echocasting Symposium
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3.5xlift
Preordain
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Windfall
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0.5xlift
Fabricate
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Treasure Cruise
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Clone Legion
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3.6xlift
Stock Up
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0.9xlift
Wash Out
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Merchant Scroll
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Spectral Deluge
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
River's Rebuke
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.8xlift
Ravenform
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Lullmage's Domination
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
36xlift
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Shackles
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
16xlift
Illusionist's Bracers
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
14xlift
Thousand-Year Elixir
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
8.3xlift
Rings of Brighthearth
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
6.0xlift
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Isochron Scepter
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
55xlift
Magewright's Stone
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11xlift
Waterbending Scroll
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
1.4xlift
Mirror Box
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3.4xlift
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Mindslaver
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5.8xlift
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2.2xlift
Kefnet's Monument
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Enchantments
Propaganda
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
1.5xlift
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
Corrupted Conscience
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
27xlift
Treachery
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
24xlift
Steal Enchantment
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
41xlift
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Leyline of Anticipation
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
3.4xlift
Confiscate
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
55xlift
Mind Control
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
51xlift
Imprisoned in the Moon
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
2.1xlift
Freed from the Real
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
5.2xlift
Pemmin's Aura
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
6.9xlift
Mind's Dilation
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
12xlift
Unstoppable Plan
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2.5xlift
Mirrormade
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
3.1xlift
Dissipation Field
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
3.4xlift
Annex
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
51xlift
Omniscience
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Curse of Unbinding
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
26xlift
Telepathy
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6.7xlift
As Foretold
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2.6xlift
Back to Basics
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6.7xlift
Deeproot Pilgrimage
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3.8xlift
In Bolas's Clutches
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
39xlift
Extravagant Replication
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2.5xlift
Copy Artifact
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4.2xlift
Kitnap
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
22xlift
Persuasion
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
44xlift
Diplomatic Immunity
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
11xlift
Chamber of Manipulation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
20xlift
Intruder Alarm
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2.1xlift
Followed Footsteps
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
11xlift
Kiora Bests the Sea God
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5.7xlift
Copy Enchantment
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3.9xlift
Amphibian Downpour
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Merrow Commerce
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4.4xlift
Lay Claim
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
43xlift
Planeswalkers
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
20xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1.3xlift
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
3.7xlift
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
2.1xlift
Arcane Lighthouse
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
15xlift
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
Detection Tower
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
23xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
2.0xlift
Rivendell
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1.5xlift
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1.1xlift
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
1.5xlift
War Room
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1.5xlift
Terrain Generator
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1.8xlift
Vesuva
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4.5xlift
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Remote Isle
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1.5xlift
Coral Atoll
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2.5xlift
Tolaria West
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Urza's Saga
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0.5xlift
Thespian's Stage
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2.4xlift
Agna Qel'a
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
0.8xlift
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.2xlift
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0.6xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
1.1xlift
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Mind Stone
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Caged Sun
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
2.6xlift
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
1.5xlift
Thran Dynamo
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
2.0xlift
Patriar's Seal
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
12xlift
Extraplanar Lens
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
2.8xlift
Gilded Lotus
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
2.1xlift
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
5.4xlift
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.8xlift
Gauntlet of Power
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3.4xlift
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3.1xlift
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2.1xlift
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
0.8xlift
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Everflowing Chalice
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0.5xlift
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Coldsteel Heart
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.9xlift
Chromatic Lantern
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
18xlift
Misleading Signpost
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.4xlift
Lands
Island
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
1.3xlift
Sink into Stupor
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
0.6xlift
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
1.9xlift
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Command Tower
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2.3xlift
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1.1xlift
Demolition Field
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1.0xlift
Misty Rainforest
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0.9xlift
Terramorphic Expanse
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.8xlift
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1.6xlift
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