Empress Galina
$13.65
$13.65Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Empress Galina players are trying out in Control decks.
Divergent Equation+24% Synergy
$0.23
Echocasting Symposium+22% Synergy
$3.90
Flow State+22% Synergy
$1.84
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
$4.49
Bribery+74% Synergy
$6.49
Blatant Thievery+68% Synergy
$5.55
Agent of Treachery+64% Synergy
$5.44
Control Magic+63% Synergy
$0.84
Treachery+60% Synergy
$42.44
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner+59% Synergy
$5.71
Roil Elemental+56% Synergy
$13.55
Invoke the Winds+56% Synergy
$0.24
Sower of Temptation+52% Synergy
$2.43
Top Cards
The staple cards most Empress Galina Control decks run as their core.
Corrupted Conscience+50% Synergy
$0.67
Clever Impersonator+49% Synergy
$4.33
Blue Sun's Twilight+45% Synergy
$0.56
Mana Drain+41% Synergy
$57.71
Lightning Greaves+38% Synergy
$4.52
Propaganda+33% Synergy
$2.54
High Tide+27% Synergy
$1.66
Sapphire Medallion+24% Synergy
$6.98
Counterspell+15% Synergy
$3.32
Brainstorm+14% Synergy
$1.41
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Empress Galina Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study+28% Synergy
$69.93
Cyclonic Rift+26% Synergy
$38.67
Force of Will+25% Synergy
$59.38
Consecrated Sphinx+17% Synergy
$29.93
Fierce Guardianship+10% Synergy
$57.26
Mystical Tutor+10% Synergy
$16.42
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$475.47
Narset, Parter of Veils+3% Synergy
$1.44
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$134.99
Thassa's Oracle-6% Synergy
$21.94
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Empress Galina decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Thada Adel, Acquisitor+47% Synergy
$11.68
Thieving Skydiver+45% Synergy
$0.34
Aphetto Alchemist+42% Synergy
$5.88
Aura Thief+41% Synergy
$14.29
Ioreth of the Healing House+38% Synergy
$0.37
Mind Flayer+37% Synergy
$0.37
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces+36% Synergy
$33.36
Memnarch+36% Synergy
$6.22
Gilded Drake+33% Synergy
$206.48
Beguiler of Wills+32% Synergy
$2.18
Keiga, the Tide Star+31% Synergy
$0.33
Callous Oppressor+28% Synergy
$1.69
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+24% Synergy
$4.39
Fatespinner+24% Synergy
$10.00
Phyrexian Metamorph+22% Synergy
$2.51
Thalakos Deceiver+22% Synergy
$3.51
Arcanis the Omnipotent+19% Synergy
$0.28
Harbinger of the Seas+18% Synergy
$1.97
Stunt Double+17% Synergy
$4.26
Dominating Licid+16% Synergy
$1.63
Mocking Doppelganger+15% Synergy
$3.96
Fatestitcher+14% Synergy
$0.89
Glasspool Mimic+13% Synergy
$6.12
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+13% Synergy
$3.98
Sakashima the Impostor+13% Synergy
$18.51
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter+12% Synergy
$0.32
Solemn Simulacrum+11% Synergy
$0.32
Defiler of Dreams+11% Synergy
$0.40
Spark Double+10% Synergy
$13.14
Clone+10% Synergy
$0.59
Omni-Changeling+10% Synergy
$0.33
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+9% Synergy
$3.96
Willbreaker+9% Synergy
$1.79
Master Thief+9% Synergy
$0.13
Wandering Archaic+8% Synergy
$9.90
Burnished Hart+7% Synergy
$0.29
Volatile Stormdrake+7% Synergy
$1.09
Glen Elendra Archmage+7% Synergy
$10.56
Snapcaster Mage+6% Synergy
$16.85
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+5% Synergy
$9.22
Tishana's Tidebinder+5% Synergy
$2.21
Deadeye Navigator+5% Synergy
$3.05
Starwinder+4% Synergy
$1.12
Spellskite+2% Synergy
$7.99
High Fae Trickster+1% Synergy
$4.75
Stormtide Leviathan0% Synergy
$1.92
Baral, Chief of Compliance-1% Synergy
$3.04
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$11.91
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea-2% Synergy
$5.25
Archaeomancer-5% Synergy
$0.35
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Empress Galina's Control deck ahead.
Desertion+46% Synergy
$0.94
Archmage's Charm+28% Synergy
$1.88
Force of Negation+23% Synergy
$49.89
Polymorphist's Jest+15% Synergy
$6.36
Dramatic Reversal+10% Synergy
$0.51
Dominate+9% Synergy
$0.45
Fumble+9% Synergy
$0.52
Gather Specimens+9% Synergy
$1.54
Reins of Power+8% Synergy
$2.63
Commandeer+7% Synergy
$3.11
Stifle+7% Synergy
$13.34
Annul+7% Synergy
$0.28
Disallow+6% Synergy
$1.80
Aethersnatch+6% Synergy
$1.15
Spelljack+6% Synergy
$1.57
Overwhelming Intellect+6% Synergy
$0.22
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$11.36
Redirect+5% Synergy
$0.34
Insidious Will+5% Synergy
$0.57
Dispel+4% Synergy
$0.41
Misdirection+4% Synergy
$12.08
Mana Leak+3% Synergy
$0.31
See Double+3% Synergy
$1.28
Aetherize+2% Synergy
$0.73
Blue Sun's Zenith+2% Synergy
$3.17
Capsize+2% Synergy
$0.83
Muddle the Mixture+1% Synergy
$2.58
Cryptic Command+1% Synergy
$7.44
Fact or Fiction+1% Synergy
$0.25
Rewind0% Synergy
$0.55
Three Steps Ahead0% Synergy
$5.23
Flusterstorm0% Synergy
$8.78
Pull from Tomorrow0% Synergy
$0.22
Pact of Negation0% Synergy
$18.00
Scour for Scrap-1% Synergy
$0.35
Flare of Denial-1% Synergy
$3.36
Aetherspouts-1% Synergy
$0.84
An Offer You Can't Refuse-2% Synergy
$3.83
Negate-2% Synergy
$0.31
Narset's Reversal-3% Synergy
$2.21
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$1.67
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.31
Opt-9% Synergy
$0.23
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$6.91
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.65
Resculpt-11% Synergy
$0.28
Rapid Hybridization-12% Synergy
$1.20
Pongify-14% Synergy
$1.91
Reality Shift-20% Synergy
$0.32
Frantic Search-21% Synergy
$1.94
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Empress Galina.
Acquire+34% Synergy
$3.14
Mass Manipulation+24% Synergy
$2.26
Rite of Replication+22% Synergy
$0.25
Inevitable Betrayal+21% Synergy
$1.19
Expropriate+19% Synergy
$15.07
Subjugate the Hobbits+16% Synergy
$0.29
Flow of Ideas+12% Synergy
$0.29
Entrancing Melody+12% Synergy
$0.27
Ponder+10% Synergy
$2.28
Tempted by the Oriq+9% Synergy
$0.31
Time Spiral+8% Synergy
$96.77
Tidings+6% Synergy
$0.29
Stolen Goods+6% Synergy
$0.36
Wash Out+5% Synergy
$0.40
Sakashima's Will+5% Synergy
$0.34
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$35.68
Time Warp+4% Synergy
$5.26
Sleight of Hand+4% Synergy
$0.30
Curse of the Swine+2% Synergy
$0.32
Solve the Equation+1% Synergy
$3.49
Fabricate-2% Synergy
$10.13
Ravenform-2% Synergy
$0.36
Serum Visions-3% Synergy
$2.73
Windfall-6% Synergy
$5.05
Preordain-7% Synergy
$0.68
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Empress Galina Control decks.
Vedalken Shackles+46% Synergy
$8.43
Illusionist's Bracers+26% Synergy
$5.85
Thousand-Year Elixir+25% Synergy
$14.66
Swiftfoot Boots+20% Synergy
$2.28
Glaring Spotlight+16% Synergy
$2.27
Isochron Scepter+15% Synergy
$11.80
Neurok Stealthsuit+15% Synergy
$1.56
Mirage Mirror+13% Synergy
$0.32
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key+13% Synergy
$2.74
Magewright's Stone+12% Synergy
$10.26
Chronicle of Victory+12% Synergy
$23.98
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+11% Synergy
$3.79
Mindslaver+11% Synergy
$4.88
Rings of Brighthearth+10% Synergy
$6.37
Helm of Possession+10% Synergy
$5.08
Mirror Box+7% Synergy
$5.42
Gilded Pinions+6% Synergy
$0.25
Lunatic Pandora+6% Synergy
$0.14
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$1.71
Waterbending Scroll+3% Synergy
$0.22
Vedalken Orrery+3% Synergy
$18.38
Helm of the Host+3% Synergy
$5.98
Wayfarer's Bauble-1% Synergy
$4.67
Sensei's Divining Top-2% Synergy
$42.88
Unwinding Clock-5% Synergy
$19.17
The Water Crystal-5% Synergy
$3.63
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$115.22
Bident of Thassa-6% Synergy
$0.40
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Empress Galina decks.
Confiscate+28% Synergy
$0.10
Mind Control+25% Synergy
$0.25
Steal Artifact+19% Synergy
$0.33
Steal Enchantment+18% Synergy
$8.02
Pemmin's Aura+17% Synergy
$11.71
Back to Basics+16% Synergy
$6.27
Mystic Remora+15% Synergy
$13.04
Unstoppable Plan+13% Synergy
$2.85
Kitnap+13% Synergy
$0.30
Legacy's Allure+13% Synergy
$0.34
In Bolas's Clutches+13% Synergy
$0.18
Diplomatic Immunity+12% Synergy
$2.26
Telepathy+11% Synergy
$0.86
Leyline of Anticipation+10% Synergy
$6.81
Mirrormade+10% Synergy
$3.51
Dissipation Field+10% Synergy
$3.86
Freed from the Real+9% Synergy
$8.59
Copy Artifact+9% Synergy
Curse of Unbinding+9% Synergy
$1.19
Mind's Dilation+8% Synergy
$5.34
Imprisoned in the Moon+7% Synergy
$0.33
Take Possession+6% Synergy
$0.26
Annex+6% Synergy
$0.35
Followed Footsteps+6% Synergy
$3.38
Grafted Identity+6% Synergy
$0.23
Kiora Bests the Sea God+5% Synergy
$6.90
Kasmina's Transmutation+5% Synergy
$0.30
Omniscience+4% Synergy
$6.57
Copy Enchantment+4% Synergy
$1.75
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.71
Coastal Piracy+2% Synergy
$0.29
Mechanized Production-1% Synergy
$3.07
Wizard Class-11% Synergy
$3.26
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Empress Galina's Control game plan.
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage+15% Synergy
$1.40
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Empress Galina Control decks.
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+52% Synergy
$60.52
Arcane Lighthouse+43% Synergy
$1.80
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+38% Synergy
$53.41
Detection Tower+31% Synergy
$3.02
Reliquary Tower+21% Synergy
$3.52
Mystic Sanctuary+18% Synergy
$1.09
Otawara, Soaring City+13% Synergy
$28.30
Temple of the False God+10% Synergy
$0.26
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.69
Maze of Ith+8% Synergy
$9.65
Tolaria West+7% Synergy
$1.80
Hall of Storm Giants+7% Synergy
$0.38
Strip Mine+7% Synergy
$19.36
Field of Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.38
Coral Atoll+6% Synergy
$0.62
Blighted Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.27
Volatile Fault+6% Synergy
$0.30
Dust Bowl+6% Synergy
$37.41
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$27.52
Tyrite Sanctum+5% Synergy
$2.66
War Room+4% Synergy
$5.79
Halimar Depths+3% Synergy
$0.39
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$9.73
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$8.07
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$1.34
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Vantress-2% Synergy
$0.34
Archway of Innovation-4% Synergy
$1.81
Urza's Saga-7% Synergy
$38.89
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.23
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Empress Galina's Control strategy.
Patriar's Seal+43% Synergy
$5.93
Throne of Eldraine+33% Synergy
$28.49
Nyx Lotus+19% Synergy
$4.93
Caged Sun+18% Synergy
$3.72
Gilded Lotus+15% Synergy
$0.57
Extraplanar Lens+11% Synergy
$12.93
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$2.59
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.89
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+9% Synergy
$20.04
Misleading Signpost+9% Synergy
$13.95
Thran Dynamo+6% Synergy
$4.34
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$4.08
All-Fates Scroll+6% Synergy
$0.32
Chromatic Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.87
Eye of Ramos+6% Synergy
$2.99
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.55
Ring of the Lucii+5% Synergy
$0.32
Fellwar Stone+3% Synergy
$0.89
Decanter of Endless Water+3% Synergy
$5.39
Basalt Monolith+3% Synergy
$4.46
Mox Opal+3% Synergy
$238.58
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$81.06
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.37
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.26
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$38.19
Bender's Waterskin-2% Synergy
$1.04
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.34
Mana Vault-4% Synergy
$120.10
Midnight Clock-13% Synergy
$0.62
Mind Stone-22% Synergy
$0.31
Lands
The mana base behind Empress Galina's Control decks.
Glasspool Mimic+13% Synergy
$6.12
Snow-Covered Island+8% Synergy
$1.47
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.37
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$35.68
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.24
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.31
Jwari Disruption+2% Synergy
$0.39
Gemstone Caverns0% Synergy
$57.96
Polluted Delta-2% Synergy
$20.44
Hydroelectric Specimen-8% Synergy
$0.88
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$6.91
Island-10% Synergy
$0.08
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