Art by Matt Cavotta
Saved commander deck
Empress Galina
Control the board by untapping Empress Galina to repeatedly steal opponents' legendary permanents, using Leyline of Singularity to turn every target on the battlefield legendary while casting big theft and counter spells.
Prompt: A $600 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.
Commander
1 cards
Empress Galina
{3}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Mana rock providing unlimited hand size for stolen/drawn cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Consecrated Sphinx
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Sphinx
Draws huge amounts of cards off opponents' draw steps
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
Refills hand while disrupting opponents holding large hands
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever casting instant or sorcery spells
Teferi's Ageless Insight
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment
Doubles all card draw effects
Removal
10 cards
Imprisoned in the Moon
{2}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Neutralizes problem commanders or lands
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Agent of Treachery
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Human Rogue
Steals any target permanent and draws cards when controlling stolen permanents
Memnarch
{7}Legendary Artifact Creature — Wizard
Turns permanents into artifacts and steals them
Roil Elemental
{3}{U}{U}{U}Creature — Elemental
Steals creatures whenever playing a land
Bribery
{3}{U}{U}Sorcery
Searches an opponent's library for their best creature and puts it onto the battlefield
Treachery
{3}{U}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Steals a creature and untaps up to five lands for free value
Blatant Thievery
{4}{U}{U}{U}Sorcery
Steals one permanent from each opponent simultaneously
Expropriate
{7}{U}{U}Sorcery
Massive game-ending spell stealing extra turns or permanents
Keiga, the Tide Star
{5}{U}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Steals target creature upon death
Sower of Temptation
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Faerie Wizard
Steals target creature on enter-the-battlefield
Clever Impersonator
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Shapeshifter
Copies any nonland permanent on the battlefield
Phyrexian Metamorph
{3}{U/P}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter
Cheap clone of any creature or artifact
Spark Double
{3}{U}Creature — Illusion
Copies Empress Galina or stolen legendary creatures without legend rule restriction
Knowledge Exploitation
{5}{U}{U}Kindred Sorcery — Rogue
Casts any instant or sorcery directly from an opponent's deck
Mind's Dilation
{5}{U}{U}Enchantment
Free spell theft off top of opponents' libraries whenever they cast spells
Corrupted Conscience
{3}{U}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Steals a creature and gives it infect as a win condition
Desertion
{3}{U}{U}Instant
Counters a creature or artifact spell and steals it onto your battlefield
Acquire
{3}{U}{U}Sorcery
Searches an opponent's deck and steals their best artifact
Sakashima the Impostor
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Clone effect that bypasses legend rule and can bounce back to hand
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
Uncounterable control threat that bounces nonland permanents and spells
Steal Enchantment
{U}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Steals powerful enemy enchantments like Smothering Tithe or Necropotence
Draining Whelk
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Illusion
Counters a spell and becomes a massive flying finisher
Utility
8 cards
Leyline of Singularity
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Key synergy engine that turns every nonland permanent legendary so Galina can steal them
Pemmin's Aura
{1}{U}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Untaps Galina for U, allowing multiple steals per turn plus shroud protection
Freed from the Real
{2}{U}Enchantment — Aura
Untaps Galina repeatedly for U to steal multiple targets per turn
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
Allows Galina to tap immediately and provides a cheap untap activation
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free counterspell protection for Galina and your strategy
