Empress Galina commander decks

{U}Mono-Blue commanders

We track 104 decks led by Empress Galina.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$14.06+4.5% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Empress Galina
Decks led
104

0.01% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$492

Most cost $147 to $1,528.

Median power
4.9

Most rate 3.9 to 6.8 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
4.9

Most score 3.8 to 6.2 out of 10.

Most often built as control (66%), then combo (11%).

Real Empress Galina decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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Empress Galina decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 0 decks.
$50 to $100: 3 decks.
$100 to $150: 8 decks.
$150 to $200: 6 decks.
$200 to $300: 14 decks.
$300 to $400: 12 decks.
$400 to $500: 9 decks.
$500 to $750: 22 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 12 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 7 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 3 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 1 decks.
$3,000 and up: 7 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $400 to $500, holds the median deck at $492. 26 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)11% · 11
  • Bracket 2 (Core)3% · 3
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)26% · 27
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)60% · 62
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)<1% · 1

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Under $250 (26) Bracket 4 builds (62)

What Empress Galina decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 104 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures7

Instants10

  • Counterspell80%$1.62
    Run in 83 of these decks (80%), 46% of decks that could run it.
  • High Tide61%$0.76
    Run in 63 of these decks (61%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Cyclonic Rift49%$30.04
    Run in 51 of these decks (49%), 27% of decks that could run it.
  • Desertion48%$0.60
    Run in 50 of these decks (48%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Brainstorm44%$0.57
    Run in 46 of these decks (44%), 21% of decks that could run it.
  • Mana Drain44%$51.90
    Run in 46 of these decks (44%), 19% of decks that could run it.
4 more instants
  • Negate41%$0.14
    Run in 43 of these decks (41%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Denial39%$1.79
    Run in 41 of these decks (39%), 23% of decks that could run it.
  • Archmage's Charm39%$1.90
    Run in 40 of these decks (39%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse37%$3.03
    Run in 38 of these decks (37%), 34% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries5

  • Bribery64%$3.63
    Run in 67 of these decks (64%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Blatant Thievery64%$1.33
    Run in 66 of these decks (64%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Blue Sun's Twilight47%$0.52
    Run in 49 of these decks (47%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Acquire44%$3.03
    Run in 46 of these decks (44%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Invoke the Winds39%$0.27
    Run in 40 of these decks (39%), under 1% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts9

  • Sol Ring93%$1.00
    Run in 97 of these decks (93%), 86% of decks that could run it.
  • Sapphire Medallion77%$7.60
    Run in 80 of these decks (77%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet65%$0.37
    Run in 68 of these decks (65%), 56% of decks that could run it.
  • Swiftfoot Boots63%$1.48
    Run in 65 of these decks (63%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Lightning Greaves58%$3.68
    Run in 60 of these decks (58%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Thought Vessel46%$1.89
    Run in 48 of these decks (46%), 23% of decks that could run it.
3 more artifacts
  • Vedalken Shackles44%$7.74
    Run in 46 of these decks (44%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Patriar's Seal39%$4.28
    Run in 41 of these decks (39%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Thousand-Year Elixir38%$15.23
    Run in 39 of these decks (38%), 3% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments6

  • Leyline of Singularity72%$5.44
    Run in 75 of these decks (72%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Control Magic65%$0.58
    Run in 68 of these decks (65%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Rhystic Study55%$61.95
    Run in 57 of these decks (55%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Propaganda54%$1.80
    Run in 56 of these decks (54%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Corrupted Conscience40%$0.51
    Run in 42 of these decks (40%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Pemmin's Aura37%$9.26
    Run in 38 of these decks (37%), 2% of decks that could run it.

Lands3

Cards that set Empress Galina decks apart

These show up in Empress Galina decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Leyline of Singularity$5.44

    72% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Sapphire Medallion$7.60

    77% of these decks, against 10% of other decks that could run it.

  • Control Magic$0.58

    65% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Bribery$3.63

    64% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Blatant Thievery$1.33

    64% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Agent of Treachery$3.97

    60% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards

Empress Galina combos

76 of these decks (73%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Ioreth of the Healing HouseplusMarvin, Murderous Mimic

    Infinite untaps and mana

    21%22 decks
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  2. High TideplusIoreth of the Healing HouseplusPemmin's Aura

    Infinite mana

    18%19 decks
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  3. Aphetto AlchemistplusIoreth of the Healing HouseplusLeyline of Singularity

    Infinite untaps

    17%18 decks
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  4. Freed from the RealplusHigh TideplusIoreth of the Healing House

    Infinite mana and untaps

    17%18 decks
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  5. Dramatic ReversalplusIsochron Scepter

    Infinite mana, storm count and untaps

    16%17 decks
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  6. Ioreth of the Healing HouseplusSakashima of a Thousand Faces

    Infinite mana and untaps

    15%16 decks
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  7. Aphetto AlchemistplusIllusionist's Bracers

    Infinite mana and untaps

    12%12 decks
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  8. Freed from the RealplusKelpie Guide

    Infinite mana

    9%9 decks
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Commanders like Empress Galina

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Empress Galina decks do.