Empress Galina: Control
$13.11
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Empress Galina players are trying out in Control decks.
Divergent Equation+32% Synergy
$0.24
Flow State+31% Synergy
$3.49
Echocasting Symposium+30% Synergy
$4.23
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Empress Galina's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Leyline of Singularity+76% Synergy
$4.56
Bribery+73% Synergy
$5.83
Blatant Thievery+71% Synergy
$4.11
Agent of Treachery+66% Synergy
$5.44
Control Magic+65% Synergy
$0.90
Treachery+62% Synergy
$43.03
Roil Elemental+57% Synergy
$15.02
Invoke the Winds+57% Synergy
$0.20
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner+56% Synergy
$5.38
Sower of Temptation+54% Synergy
$2.65
Top Cards
The staple cards most Empress Galina Control decks run as their core.
Corrupted Conscience+52% Synergy
$1.69
Clever Impersonator+51% Synergy
$4.30
Blue Sun's Twilight+47% Synergy
$0.69
Mana Drain+43% Synergy
$52.75
Lightning Greaves+37% Synergy
$3.93
Propaganda+32% Synergy
$3.52
High Tide+28% Synergy
$1.21
Sapphire Medallion+24% Synergy
$6.10
Counterspell+14% Synergy
$3.43
Brainstorm+12% Synergy
$1.43
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Empress Galina Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study+31% Synergy
$69.44
Cyclonic Rift+27% Synergy
$41.26
Force of Will+26% Synergy
$70.22
Consecrated Sphinx+18% Synergy
$34.59
Fierce Guardianship+11% Synergy
$56.78
Mystical Tutor+11% Synergy
$17.28
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$459.66
Narset, Parter of Veils+3% Synergy
$2.95
Ancient Tomb+2% Synergy
$125.34
Thassa's Oracle-6% Synergy
$22.93
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Empress Galina decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Thada Adel, Acquisitor+48% Synergy
$20.05
Thieving Skydiver+43% Synergy
$0.33
Aphetto Alchemist+40% Synergy
$3.65
Mind Flayer+39% Synergy
$0.33
Aura Thief+39% Synergy
$16.15
Ioreth of the Healing House+37% Synergy
$0.33
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces+34% Synergy
$32.56
Memnarch+34% Synergy
$6.24
Gilded Drake+34% Synergy
$184.20
Beguiler of Wills+33% Synergy
$2.41
Keiga, the Tide Star+32% Synergy
$0.28
Callous Oppressor+28% Synergy
$1.68
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+25% Synergy
$3.45
Fatespinner+25% Synergy
$9.16
Phyrexian Metamorph+24% Synergy
$2.04
Thalakos Deceiver+23% Synergy
$1.82
Arcanis the Omnipotent+20% Synergy
$0.41
Harbinger of the Seas+18% Synergy
$1.52
Stunt Double+18% Synergy
$5.06
Dominating Licid+17% Synergy
$1.68
Mocking Doppelganger+16% Synergy
$4.55
Glasspool Mimic+14% Synergy
$6.52
Fatestitcher+14% Synergy
$0.95
Sakashima the Impostor+14% Synergy
$18.19
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter+14% Synergy
$0.26
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+13% Synergy
$2.15
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.26
Defiler of Dreams+12% Synergy
$0.39
Omni-Changeling+12% Synergy
$0.32
Clone+11% Synergy
$0.54
Spark Double+10% Synergy
$13.50
Master Thief+10% Synergy
$0.12
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+9% Synergy
$3.46
Willbreaker+9% Synergy
$1.70
Burnished Hart+8% Synergy
$0.32
Glen Elendra Archmage+8% Synergy
$13.24
Wandering Archaic+8% Synergy
$11.16
Snapcaster Mage+7% Synergy
$17.92
Volatile Stormdrake+7% Synergy
$0.45
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+6% Synergy
$9.71
Tishana's Tidebinder+6% Synergy
$2.90
Deadeye Navigator+6% Synergy
$4.01
Starwinder+4% Synergy
$1.06
Silent Arbiter+3% Synergy
$13.41
Spellskite+2% Synergy
$7.89
High Fae Trickster+1% Synergy
$5.89
Baral, Chief of Compliance-1% Synergy
$2.61
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea-1% Synergy
$4.00
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$10.47
Archaeomancer-5% Synergy
$0.31
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Empress Galina's Control deck ahead.
Desertion+48% Synergy
$0.86
Archmage's Charm+30% Synergy
$1.39
Force of Negation+21% Synergy
$49.82
Polymorphist's Jest+15% Synergy
$6.79
Dominate+10% Synergy
$0.41
Fumble+9% Synergy
$0.54
Gather Specimens+9% Synergy
$1.46
Commandeer+8% Synergy
$3.01
Reins of Power+8% Synergy
$2.59
Stifle+8% Synergy
$13.26
Annul+8% Synergy
$0.34
Dramatic Reversal+7% Synergy
$3.95
Disallow+7% Synergy
$1.51
Aethersnatch+6% Synergy
$1.19
Spelljack+6% Synergy
$1.57
Overwhelming Intellect+6% Synergy
$0.22
Misdirection+5% Synergy
$10.60
Redirect+5% Synergy
$0.30
Insidious Will+5% Synergy
$0.48
Dispel+4% Synergy
$0.37
Mana Leak+4% Synergy
$0.36
Spell Swindle+4% Synergy
$1.51
Aetherize+3% Synergy
$0.37
Swan Song+3% Synergy
$7.86
See Double+3% Synergy
$0.88
Capsize+3% Synergy
$0.91
Blue Sun's Zenith+2% Synergy
$2.20
Muddle the Mixture+1% Synergy
$1.88
Cryptic Command+1% Synergy
$5.74
Rewind+1% Synergy
$0.41
Pull from Tomorrow+1% Synergy
$0.32
Three Steps Ahead0% Synergy
$7.84
Flusterstorm0% Synergy
$9.13
Pact of Negation0% Synergy
$18.57
An Offer You Can't Refuse-1% Synergy
$2.26
Negate-1% Synergy
$0.14
Scour for Scrap-1% Synergy
$0.38
Aetherspouts-1% Synergy
$0.75
Narset's Reversal-2% Synergy
$2.54
Fact or Fiction-2% Synergy
$0.22
Arcane Denial-3% Synergy
$1.46
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.27
Opt-8% Synergy
$0.26
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$7.11
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.66
Rapid Hybridization-11% Synergy
$0.60
Resculpt-11% Synergy
$0.22
Pongify-14% Synergy
$1.98
Reality Shift-20% Synergy
$0.28
Frantic Search-21% Synergy
$0.51
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Empress Galina.
Acquire+32% Synergy
$2.47
Mass Manipulation+25% Synergy
$1.67
Rite of Replication+23% Synergy
$0.28
Inevitable Betrayal+22% Synergy
$1.40
Expropriate+20% Synergy
$14.37
Subjugate the Hobbits+16% Synergy
$0.25
Entrancing Melody+13% Synergy
$0.30
Flow of Ideas+12% Synergy
$0.31
Tempted by the Oriq+9% Synergy
$0.23
Ponder+7% Synergy
$2.00
Sakashima's Will+6% Synergy
$0.40
Tidings+6% Synergy
$0.29
Stolen Goods+6% Synergy
$0.36
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.07
Wash Out+5% Synergy
$0.43
Time Spiral+5% Synergy
$95.28
Time Warp+4% Synergy
$14.06
Curse of the Swine+2% Synergy
$0.28
Solve the Equation+2% Synergy
$3.76
Ravenform-2% Synergy
$0.34
Fabricate-4% Synergy
$9.41
Windfall-9% Synergy
$4.34
Preordain-10% Synergy
$0.66
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Empress Galina Control decks.
Vedalken Shackles+47% Synergy
$7.31
Illusionist's Bracers+27% Synergy
$5.21
Thousand-Year Elixir+26% Synergy
$15.61
Swiftfoot Boots+19% Synergy
$2.99
Isochron Scepter+16% Synergy
$12.89
Glaring Spotlight+16% Synergy
$2.03
Neurok Stealthsuit+15% Synergy
$0.71
Mirage Mirror+13% Synergy
$0.61
Magewright's Stone+13% Synergy
$9.89
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key+13% Synergy
$2.49
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+12% Synergy
$3.63
Mindslaver+12% Synergy
$5.70
Rings of Brighthearth+10% Synergy
$6.09
Helm of Possession+10% Synergy
$4.98
Mirror Box+7% Synergy
$5.01
Gilded Pinions+6% Synergy
$0.26
Lunatic Pandora+6% Synergy
$0.10
Waterbending Scroll+4% Synergy
$0.24
Vedalken Orrery+4% Synergy
$18.68
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$3.27
Helm of the Host+3% Synergy
$9.38
Wayfarer's Bauble-1% Synergy
$0.32
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$47.01
Unwinding Clock-5% Synergy
$20.05
Bident of Thassa-5% Synergy
$0.45
The Water Crystal-5% Synergy
$3.77
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$101.75
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Empress Galina decks.
Confiscate+28% Synergy
$0.14
Mind Control+26% Synergy
$0.18
Steal Artifact+20% Synergy
$0.32
Steal Enchantment+19% Synergy
$9.19
Mystic Remora+17% Synergy
$11.44
Back to Basics+17% Synergy
$5.70
Unstoppable Plan+14% Synergy
$2.88
Pemmin's Aura+14% Synergy
$11.71
Kitnap+13% Synergy
$0.27
Legacy's Allure+13% Synergy
$0.37
In Bolas's Clutches+13% Synergy
$0.26
Diplomatic Immunity+13% Synergy
$4.64
Leyline of Anticipation+11% Synergy
$8.51
Mirrormade+11% Synergy
$1.83
Telepathy+11% Synergy
$1.18
Copy Artifact+10% Synergy
Curse of Unbinding+10% Synergy
$1.09
Imprisoned in the Moon+8% Synergy
$0.30
Mind's Dilation+8% Synergy
$6.67
Dissipation Field+7% Synergy
$2.35
Take Possession+7% Synergy
$0.21
Grafted Identity+7% Synergy
$0.22
Freed from the Real+6% Synergy
$8.69
Annex+6% Synergy
$0.36
Followed Footsteps+6% Synergy
$2.58
Kiora Bests the Sea God+6% Synergy
$8.54
Kasmina's Transmutation+6% Synergy
$0.21
Omniscience+5% Synergy
$5.82
Copy Enchantment+5% Synergy
$1.83
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.50
Coastal Piracy+2% Synergy
$0.98
Mechanized Production0% Synergy
$3.73
Wizard Class-11% Synergy
$2.82
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Empress Galina's Control game plan.
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage+12% Synergy
$1.21
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Empress Galina Control decks.
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+51% Synergy
$60.97
Arcane Lighthouse+45% Synergy
$1.41
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+40% Synergy
$49.84
Detection Tower+32% Synergy
$2.81
Reliquary Tower+20% Synergy
$2.76
Mystic Sanctuary+17% Synergy
$0.85
Otawara, Soaring City+11% Synergy
$31.72
Temple of the False God+10% Synergy
$0.32
Maze of Ith+9% Synergy
$10.35
Tolaria West+8% Synergy
$1.74
Hall of Storm Giants+8% Synergy
$0.63
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.32
Coral Atoll+7% Synergy
$0.57
Strip Mine+7% Synergy
$20.51
Rivendell+6% Synergy
$1.74
Blighted Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.20
Volatile Fault+6% Synergy
$0.22
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$27.58
Tyrite Sanctum+5% Synergy
$3.13
War Room+4% Synergy
$1.99
Halimar Depths+4% Synergy
$0.38
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$6.42
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$8.69
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$1.56
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.35
Castle Vantress-2% Synergy
$0.29
Archway of Innovation-4% Synergy
$0.69
Urza's Saga-7% Synergy
$39.67
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.27
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Empress Galina's Control strategy.
Patriar's Seal+44% Synergy
$5.11
Throne of Eldraine+34% Synergy
$36.37
Nyx Lotus+20% Synergy
$6.16
Caged Sun+19% Synergy
$3.83
Gilded Lotus+16% Synergy
$0.54
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+10% Synergy
$19.24
Misleading Signpost+10% Synergy
$14.69
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.46
Extraplanar Lens+9% Synergy
$11.33
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$2.60
Thran Dynamo+7% Synergy
$4.03
All-Fates Scroll+7% Synergy
$0.24
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$3.70
Chromatic Lantern+6% Synergy
$1.31
Eye of Ramos+6% Synergy
$2.49
Ring of the Lucii+6% Synergy
$0.28
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.40
Fellwar Stone+4% Synergy
$0.60
Mox Opal+4% Synergy
$229.90
Decanter of Endless Water+3% Synergy
$4.11
Basalt Monolith+3% Synergy
$3.94
Mox Amber+3% Synergy
$73.71
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.36
Sky Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.26
Bender's Waterskin-1% Synergy
$0.73
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$38.08
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.25
Mana Vault-4% Synergy
$105.77
Midnight Clock-13% Synergy
$0.57
Mind Stone-22% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Empress Galina's Control decks.
Glasspool Mimic+14% Synergy
$6.52
Snow-Covered Island+9% Synergy
$1.41
Myriad Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.24
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.07
Demolition Field+5% Synergy
$0.52
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Jwari Disruption+2% Synergy
$0.39
Gemstone Caverns+1% Synergy
$48.66
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$18.92
Hydroelectric Specimen-7% Synergy
$0.70
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$7.11
Island-10% Synergy
$0.07
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