Art by Matt Cavotta

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Empress Galina

A theft-based control deck that uses Empress Galina and blue utility spells to seize permanent control of opponents' legendary cards and powerful creatures.

100 cards$157.67 totalApr 21, 20262 views

Prompt: A $50 Empress Galina commander deck — a theft-and-control deck that steals opponents' creatures and casts their spells, turning their own cards into your win conditions.

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1 Empress Galina
1 Sol Ring
1 Mind Stone
1 Arcane Signet
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Sky Diamond
1 Liquimetal Torque
1 Worn Powerstone
1 Hedron Archive
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Thran Dynamo
1 High Tide
1 Mulldrifter
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Thoughtcast
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Preordain
1 Windfall
1 Serum Visions
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
1 Counterspell
1 Negate
1 Arcane Denial
1 Reality Shift
1 Pongify
1 Rapid Hybridization
1 Aetherize
1 River's Rebuke
1 Resculpt
1 Into the Roil
1 Wash Away
1 Control Magic
1 Corrupted Conscience
1 Mind Control
1 Confiscate
1 Mass Manipulation
1 Agent of Treachery
1 Roil Elemental
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Beguiler of Wills
1 Hypnotic Siren
1 Entrancing Melody
1 Diluvian Primordial
1 Talent of the Telepath
1 Stolen Goods
1 Domineer
1 Steal Artifact
1 Persuasion
1 Lay Claim
1 Enthralling Hold
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Freed from the Real
1 Pemmin's Aura
1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands
1 Kelpie Guide
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Propaganda
1 Crystal Shard
1 Puppeteer
1 Reliquary Tower
1 War Room
1 Rogue's Passage
1 Temple of the False God
1 Mystic Sanctuary
1 Castle Vantress
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Commander

1 cards

Empress Galina

{3}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

$12.07Buy

Ramp

10 cards

Sol Ring

{1}

Artifact

Essential mana acceleration

$1.38Buy

Mind Stone

{2}

Artifact

Mana and late game card draw

$0.28Buy

Arcane Signet

{2}

Artifact

Efficient commander color fixing

$1.42Buy

Wayfarer's Bauble

{1}

Artifact

Budget land ramp for blue

$0.4Buy

Sky Diamond

{2}

Artifact

Consistent blue mana ramp

$0.26Buy

Worn Powerstone

{3}

Artifact

Strong colorless ramp

$0.0Buy

Hedron Archive

{4}

Artifact

Mana and draw in one slot

$0.36Buy

Everflowing Chalice

{0}

Artifact

Scalable mana rock

$0.36Buy

Thran Dynamo

{4}

Artifact

Heavy mana production for expensive theft spells

$2.26Buy

High Tide

{U}

Instant

Enables massive power turns with blue spells

$1.57Buy

Card Draw

9 cards

Mulldrifter

{4}{U}

Creature — Elemental

Card advantage and a body

$0.48Buy

Fact or Fiction

{3}{U}

Instant

High-value card selection

$0.28Buy

Thoughtcast

{4}{U}

Sorcery

Cheap draw in artifact-heavy strategies

$11.84Buy

Thirst for Knowledge

{2}{U}

Instant

Excellent draw for artifact builds

$0.26Buy

Preordain

{U}

Sorcery

Low-cost deck manipulation

$1.23Buy

Windfall

{2}{U}

Sorcery

Refills hand while disrupting opponents

$5.07Buy

Serum Visions

{U}

Sorcery

Consistent early game filtering

$0.89Buy

Treasure Cruise

{7}{U}

Sorcery

Cheap late-game card advantage

$0.31Buy

Blue Sun's Zenith

{X}{U}{U}{U}

Instant

Scalable draw that protects against milling out

$1.96Buy

Removal

11 cards

Counterspell

{U}{U}

Instant

Universal efficient response

$2.7Buy

Negate

{1}{U}

Instant

Protects commander from non-creature removal

$0.21Buy

Arcane Denial

{1}{U}

Instant

Replaces itself while countering threats

$3.84Buy

Reality Shift

{1}{U}

Instant

Hard creature exile in blue

$0.32Buy

Pongify

{U}

Instant

Cheap creature removal

$4.11Buy

Rapid Hybridization

{U}

Instant

Redundant cheap creature removal

$1.06Buy

Aetherize

{3}{U}

Instant

Budget one-sided board bounce

$1.91Buy

River's Rebuke

{4}{U}{U}

Sorcery

One-sided non-land permanent bounce

$0.35Buy

Resculpt

{1}{U}

Instant

Exiles creatures or artifacts

$0.28Buy

Into the Roil

{1}{U}

Instant

Flexible bounce with draw potential

$0.16Buy

Wash Away

{U}

Instant

Excellent against commanders

$0.56Buy

Threats/Wincons

19 cards

Control Magic

{2}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Classic efficient creature theft

$0.0Buy

Corrupted Conscience

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Steals a creature and makes it a win tech via infect

$0.88Buy

Mind Control

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Straightforward creature theft Aura

$0.0Buy

Confiscate

{4}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Can steal any permanent including planeswalkers

$0.17Buy

Mass Manipulation

{X}{X}{U}{U}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Massive theft late-game winner

$0.58Buy

Agent of Treachery

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Human Rogue

Steals on entry and draws cards for stolen items

$7.83Buy

Roil Elemental

{3}{U}{U}{U}

Creature — Elemental

Repeatable theft via land drops

$23.38Buy

Sower of Temptation

{2}{U}{U}

Creature — Faerie Wizard

Theft on a flying body

$2.16Buy

Beguiler of Wills

{3}{U}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Budget repeatable theft of smaller creatures

$2.43Buy

Hypnotic Siren

{U}

Enchantment Creature — Siren

Low cost creature or late game theft aura

$0.44Buy

Entrancing Melody

{X}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Mana-efficient theft for tokens and low-cost creatures

$0.0Buy

Diluvian Primordial

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Avatar

Casts opponents powerful spells for free

$0.49Buy

Talent of the Telepath

{2}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Cast spells from opponents libraries

$0.54Buy

Stolen Goods

{3}{U}

Sorcery

Casts the top card of an opponent's deck for free

$0.35Buy

Domineer

{1}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Theft for artifacts

$0.11Buy

Steal Artifact

{2}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Permanent control of an artifact

$0.22Buy

Persuasion

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Redundant creature theft aura

$0.0Buy

Lay Claim

{5}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Theft that can be cycled if unneeded

$0.12Buy

Enthralling Hold

{3}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Untaps the stolen creature for defense

$0.07Buy

Utility

11 cards

Liquimetal Torque

{2}

Artifact

Turns any non-land into an artifact for removal or utility synergy

$4.2Buy

Swiftfoot Boots

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Protects Empress Galina from removal

$0.0Buy

Lightning Greaves

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

Protects commander and grants haste for activation

$5.07Buy

Freed from the Real

{2}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Combos with Galina to steal multiple legends per turn

$7.76Buy

Pemmin's Aura

{1}{U}{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Protection and untap engine for commander

$11.84Buy

Vizier of Tumbling Sands

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Cleric

Untaps the Empress or produces mana

$0.18Buy

Kelpie Guide

{2}{U}

Creature — Beast

Repeatable untap for the Empress

$0.3Buy

Thousand-Year Elixir

{3}

Artifact

Allows Galina to use her ability immediately and twice

$14.97Buy

Propaganda

{2}{U}

Enchantment

Defense while you assemble the theft engine

$3.25Buy

Crystal Shard

{3}

Artifact

Protects your creatures or bounces threats

$0.94Buy

Puppeteer

{2}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

Cheap untap effect for the commander

$0.0Buy

Lands

39 cards

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

$3.95Buy

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

$0.0Buy

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

$0.37Buy

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

$0.23Buy

Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

Recurs an instant or sorcery.

$2.02Buy

Castle Vantress

Land

Mono-color utility land.

$0.35Buy

Island 33x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

$0.13Buy