Empress Galina
$13.51
$13.51Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Empress Galina players are trying out in Control decks.
Divergent Equation+24% Synergy
$0.25
Echocasting Symposium+22% Synergy
$3.89
Flow State+22% Synergy
$1.92
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Empress Galina's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Leyline of Singularity+77% Synergy
$4.35
Bribery+74% Synergy
$5.77
Blatant Thievery+68% Synergy
$6.05
Agent of Treachery+64% Synergy
$6.14
Control Magic+63% Synergy
$0.93
Treachery+60% Synergy
$42.60
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner+59% Synergy
$4.86
Roil Elemental+56% Synergy
$14.91
Invoke the Winds+56% Synergy
$0.23
Sower of Temptation+52% Synergy
$2.27
Top Cards
The staple cards most Empress Galina Control decks run as their core.
Corrupted Conscience+50% Synergy
$0.80
Clever Impersonator+49% Synergy
$5.26
Blue Sun's Twilight+45% Synergy
$0.51
Mana Drain+41% Synergy
$56.81
Lightning Greaves+38% Synergy
$3.66
Propaganda+33% Synergy
$2.13
High Tide+27% Synergy
$1.53
Sapphire Medallion+24% Synergy
$5.28
Counterspell+15% Synergy
$3.77
Brainstorm+14% Synergy
$1.62
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Empress Galina Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study+28% Synergy
$72.26
Cyclonic Rift+26% Synergy
$40.14
Force of Will+25% Synergy
$62.85
Consecrated Sphinx+17% Synergy
$34.33
Fierce Guardianship+10% Synergy
$54.33
Mystical Tutor+10% Synergy
$16.95
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$472.34
Narset, Parter of Veils+3% Synergy
$1.89
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$131.68
Thassa's Oracle-6% Synergy
$23.44
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Empress Galina decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Thada Adel, Acquisitor+47% Synergy
$18.56
Thieving Skydiver+45% Synergy
$0.34
Aphetto Alchemist+42% Synergy
$4.80
Aura Thief+41% Synergy
$15.73
Ioreth of the Healing House+38% Synergy
$0.32
Mind Flayer+37% Synergy
$0.36
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces+36% Synergy
$34.52
Memnarch+36% Synergy
$6.24
Gilded Drake+33% Synergy
$196.36
Beguiler of Wills+32% Synergy
$2.24
Keiga, the Tide Star+31% Synergy
$0.32
Callous Oppressor+28% Synergy
$1.70
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+24% Synergy
$3.28
Fatespinner+24% Synergy
$9.70
Phyrexian Metamorph+22% Synergy
$2.11
Thalakos Deceiver+22% Synergy
$2.98
Arcanis the Omnipotent+19% Synergy
$0.28
Harbinger of the Seas+18% Synergy
$1.41
Stunt Double+17% Synergy
$4.50
Dominating Licid+16% Synergy
$1.61
Mocking Doppelganger+15% Synergy
$4.57
Fatestitcher+14% Synergy
$0.93
Glasspool Mimic+13% Synergy
$6.83
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+13% Synergy
$3.00
Sakashima the Impostor+13% Synergy
$18.44
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter+12% Synergy
$0.21
Solemn Simulacrum+11% Synergy
$0.34
Defiler of Dreams+11% Synergy
$0.40
Spark Double+10% Synergy
$13.70
Clone+10% Synergy
$0.61
Omni-Changeling+10% Synergy
$0.33
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+9% Synergy
$3.10
Willbreaker+9% Synergy
$1.64
Master Thief+9% Synergy
$0.12
Wandering Archaic+8% Synergy
$10.39
Burnished Hart+7% Synergy
$0.27
Volatile Stormdrake+7% Synergy
$0.39
Glen Elendra Archmage+7% Synergy
$11.25
Snapcaster Mage+6% Synergy
$18.79
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+5% Synergy
$9.20
Tishana's Tidebinder+5% Synergy
$2.43
Deadeye Navigator+5% Synergy
$3.98
Starwinder+4% Synergy
$0.95
Spellskite+2% Synergy
$7.94
High Fae Trickster+1% Synergy
$4.45
Stormtide Leviathan0% Synergy
$1.84
Baral, Chief of Compliance-1% Synergy
$2.65
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$10.47
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea-2% Synergy
$4.07
Archaeomancer-5% Synergy
$0.42
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Empress Galina's Control deck ahead.
Desertion+46% Synergy
$0.95
Archmage's Charm+28% Synergy
$1.61
Force of Negation+23% Synergy
$52.62
Polymorphist's Jest+15% Synergy
$5.99
Dramatic Reversal+10% Synergy
$0.47
Dominate+9% Synergy
$0.41
Fumble+9% Synergy
$0.53
Gather Specimens+9% Synergy
$1.49
Reins of Power+8% Synergy
$2.77
Commandeer+7% Synergy
$2.98
Stifle+7% Synergy
$13.72
Annul+7% Synergy
$0.29
Disallow+6% Synergy
$1.73
Aethersnatch+6% Synergy
$1.15
Spelljack+6% Synergy
$1.59
Overwhelming Intellect+6% Synergy
$0.24
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$8.50
Redirect+5% Synergy
$0.29
Insidious Will+5% Synergy
$0.47
Dispel+4% Synergy
$0.32
Misdirection+4% Synergy
$11.65
Mana Leak+3% Synergy
$0.27
See Double+3% Synergy
$0.74
Aetherize+2% Synergy
$0.38
Blue Sun's Zenith+2% Synergy
$2.94
Capsize+2% Synergy
$0.86
Muddle the Mixture+1% Synergy
$2.38
Cryptic Command+1% Synergy
$6.46
Fact or Fiction+1% Synergy
$0.22
Rewind0% Synergy
$0.53
Three Steps Ahead0% Synergy
$5.12
Flusterstorm0% Synergy
$8.78
Pull from Tomorrow0% Synergy
$0.27
Pact of Negation0% Synergy
$18.16
Scour for Scrap-1% Synergy
$0.37
Flare of Denial-1% Synergy
$3.19
Aetherspouts-1% Synergy
$0.75
An Offer You Can't Refuse-2% Synergy
$2.39
Negate-2% Synergy
$0.24
Narset's Reversal-3% Synergy
$1.97
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$1.92
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.27
Opt-9% Synergy
$0.26
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$5.19
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.46
Resculpt-11% Synergy
$0.38
Rapid Hybridization-12% Synergy
$0.96
Pongify-14% Synergy
$1.54
Reality Shift-20% Synergy
$0.40
Frantic Search-21% Synergy
$1.55
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Empress Galina.
Acquire+34% Synergy
$2.89
Mass Manipulation+24% Synergy
$2.07
Rite of Replication+22% Synergy
$0.32
Inevitable Betrayal+21% Synergy
$1.23
Expropriate+19% Synergy
$14.54
Subjugate the Hobbits+16% Synergy
$0.30
Flow of Ideas+12% Synergy
$0.30
Entrancing Melody+12% Synergy
$0.18
Ponder+10% Synergy
$1.84
Tempted by the Oriq+9% Synergy
$0.29
Time Spiral+8% Synergy
$98.10
Tidings+6% Synergy
$0.32
Stolen Goods+6% Synergy
$0.38
Wash Out+5% Synergy
$0.43
Sakashima's Will+5% Synergy
$0.42
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$38.15
Time Warp+4% Synergy
$7.44
Sleight of Hand+4% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of the Swine+2% Synergy
$0.26
Solve the Equation+1% Synergy
$3.82
Fabricate-2% Synergy
$9.41
Ravenform-2% Synergy
$0.45
Serum Visions-3% Synergy
$1.51
Windfall-6% Synergy
$5.08
Preordain-7% Synergy
$0.47
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Empress Galina Control decks.
Vedalken Shackles+46% Synergy
$7.66
Illusionist's Bracers+26% Synergy
$5.40
Thousand-Year Elixir+25% Synergy
$14.43
Swiftfoot Boots+20% Synergy
$2.46
Glaring Spotlight+16% Synergy
$2.32
Isochron Scepter+15% Synergy
$14.18
Neurok Stealthsuit+15% Synergy
$0.78
Mirage Mirror+13% Synergy
$0.33
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key+13% Synergy
$2.86
Magewright's Stone+12% Synergy
$9.93
Chronicle of Victory+12% Synergy
$19.48
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+11% Synergy
$3.35
Mindslaver+11% Synergy
$5.11
Rings of Brighthearth+10% Synergy
$5.95
Helm of Possession+10% Synergy
$5.06
Mirror Box+7% Synergy
$4.92
Gilded Pinions+6% Synergy
$0.26
Lunatic Pandora+6% Synergy
$0.12
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$1.37
Waterbending Scroll+3% Synergy
$0.19
Vedalken Orrery+3% Synergy
$18.09
Helm of the Host+3% Synergy
$5.72
Wayfarer's Bauble-1% Synergy
$0.33
Sensei's Divining Top-2% Synergy
$46.92
Unwinding Clock-5% Synergy
$18.77
The Water Crystal-5% Synergy
$3.58
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$104.30
Bident of Thassa-6% Synergy
$0.39
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Empress Galina decks.
Confiscate+28% Synergy
$0.11
Mind Control+25% Synergy
$0.22
Steal Artifact+19% Synergy
$0.32
Steal Enchantment+18% Synergy
$8.43
Pemmin's Aura+17% Synergy
$12.30
Back to Basics+16% Synergy
$6.21
Mystic Remora+15% Synergy
$12.67
Unstoppable Plan+13% Synergy
$2.22
Kitnap+13% Synergy
$0.25
Legacy's Allure+13% Synergy
$0.36
In Bolas's Clutches+13% Synergy
$0.23
Diplomatic Immunity+12% Synergy
$3.74
Telepathy+11% Synergy
$1.06
Leyline of Anticipation+10% Synergy
$7.91
Mirrormade+10% Synergy
$2.11
Dissipation Field+10% Synergy
$2.85
Freed from the Real+9% Synergy
$9.83
Copy Artifact+9% Synergy
Curse of Unbinding+9% Synergy
$1.18
Mind's Dilation+8% Synergy
$5.70
Imprisoned in the Moon+7% Synergy
$0.24
Take Possession+6% Synergy
$0.25
Annex+6% Synergy
$0.32
Followed Footsteps+6% Synergy
$2.78
Grafted Identity+6% Synergy
$0.20
Kiora Bests the Sea God+5% Synergy
$7.18
Kasmina's Transmutation+5% Synergy
$0.24
Omniscience+4% Synergy
$6.53
Copy Enchantment+4% Synergy
$1.82
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.73
Coastal Piracy+2% Synergy
$0.28
Mechanized Production-1% Synergy
$4.40
Wizard Class-11% Synergy
$2.47
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Empress Galina's Control game plan.
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage+15% Synergy
$1.79
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Empress Galina Control decks.
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+52% Synergy
$62.31
Arcane Lighthouse+43% Synergy
$1.28
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+38% Synergy
$54.27
Detection Tower+31% Synergy
$3.07
Reliquary Tower+21% Synergy
$3.36
Mystic Sanctuary+18% Synergy
$1.09
Otawara, Soaring City+13% Synergy
$27.39
Temple of the False God+10% Synergy
$0.29
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.96
Maze of Ith+8% Synergy
$10.62
Tolaria West+7% Synergy
$1.69
Hall of Storm Giants+7% Synergy
$0.44
Strip Mine+7% Synergy
$23.03
Field of Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.35
Coral Atoll+6% Synergy
$0.58
Blighted Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.26
Volatile Fault+6% Synergy
$0.31
Dust Bowl+6% Synergy
$36.10
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$28.26
Tyrite Sanctum+5% Synergy
$3.03
War Room+4% Synergy
$2.87
Halimar Depths+3% Synergy
$0.33
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$7.41
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$9.00
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$1.52
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.31
Castle Vantress-2% Synergy
$0.33
Archway of Innovation-4% Synergy
$0.74
Urza's Saga-7% Synergy
$43.89
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.24
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Empress Galina's Control strategy.
Patriar's Seal+43% Synergy
$5.06
Throne of Eldraine+33% Synergy
$30.81
Nyx Lotus+19% Synergy
$5.76
Caged Sun+18% Synergy
$3.57
Gilded Lotus+15% Synergy
$0.53
Extraplanar Lens+11% Synergy
$12.42
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$1.92
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.69
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+9% Synergy
$19.75
Misleading Signpost+9% Synergy
$14.50
Thran Dynamo+6% Synergy
$4.35
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$4.38
All-Fates Scroll+6% Synergy
$0.34
Chromatic Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.82
Eye of Ramos+6% Synergy
$2.64
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.84
Ring of the Lucii+5% Synergy
$0.25
Fellwar Stone+3% Synergy
$0.70
Decanter of Endless Water+3% Synergy
$4.13
Basalt Monolith+3% Synergy
$3.75
Mox Opal+3% Synergy
$241.89
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$76.28
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.47
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.26
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$36.20
Bender's Waterskin-2% Synergy
$1.04
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Vault-4% Synergy
$112.13
Midnight Clock-13% Synergy
$0.65
Mind Stone-22% Synergy
$0.31
Lands
The mana base behind Empress Galina's Control decks.
Glasspool Mimic+13% Synergy
$6.83
Snow-Covered Island+8% Synergy
$1.03
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.31
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$38.15
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.27
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.34
Jwari Disruption+2% Synergy
$0.38
Gemstone Caverns0% Synergy
$53.37
Polluted Delta-2% Synergy
$19.37
Hydroelectric Specimen-8% Synergy
$0.68
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$5.19
Island-10% Synergy
$0.21
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