Empress Galina
$14.57
$14.57Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Empress Galina players are trying out in Control decks.
Divergent Equation+24% Synergy
$0.28
Echocasting Symposium+22% Synergy
$3.28
Flow State+22% Synergy
$1.65
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
$5.45
Bribery+74% Synergy
$5.64
Blatant Thievery+68% Synergy
$5.41
Agent of Treachery+64% Synergy
$7.01
Control Magic+63% Synergy
$0.79
Treachery+60% Synergy
$44.35
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner+59% Synergy
$7.10
Roil Elemental+56% Synergy
$14.68
Invoke the Winds+56% Synergy
$0.27
Sower of Temptation+52% Synergy
$2.49
Top Cards
The staple cards most Empress Galina Control decks run as their core.
Corrupted Conscience+50% Synergy
$0.51
Clever Impersonator+49% Synergy
$3.93
Blue Sun's Twilight+45% Synergy
$0.52
Mana Drain+41% Synergy
$56.44
Lightning Greaves+38% Synergy
$4.10
Propaganda+33% Synergy
$2.17
High Tide+27% Synergy
$1.57
Sapphire Medallion+24% Synergy
$8.14
Counterspell+15% Synergy
$4.28
Brainstorm+14% Synergy
$0.56
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Empress Galina Control game on their own.
Rhystic Study+28% Synergy
$69.59
Cyclonic Rift+26% Synergy
$39.16
Force of Will+25% Synergy
$59.96
Consecrated Sphinx+17% Synergy
$32.89
Fierce Guardianship+10% Synergy
$63.43
Mystical Tutor+10% Synergy
$18.67
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$478.02
Narset, Parter of Veils+3% Synergy
$1.28
Ancient Tomb+1% Synergy
$119.25
Thassa's Oracle-6% Synergy
$22.51
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Empress Galina decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Thada Adel, Acquisitor+47% Synergy
$10.83
Thieving Skydiver+45% Synergy
$0.38
Aphetto Alchemist+42% Synergy
$6.07
Aura Thief+41% Synergy
$13.48
Ioreth of the Healing House+38% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Flayer+37% Synergy
$0.41
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces+36% Synergy
$32.52
Memnarch+36% Synergy
$5.58
Gilded Drake+33% Synergy
$211.16
Beguiler of Wills+32% Synergy
$2.36
Keiga, the Tide Star+31% Synergy
$0.96
Callous Oppressor+28% Synergy
$1.68
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+24% Synergy
$4.44
Fatespinner+24% Synergy
$10.45
Phyrexian Metamorph+22% Synergy
$2.21
Thalakos Deceiver+22% Synergy
$4.09
Arcanis the Omnipotent+19% Synergy
$0.28
Harbinger of the Seas+18% Synergy
$1.94
Stunt Double+17% Synergy
$4.47
Dominating Licid+16% Synergy
$1.64
Mocking Doppelganger+15% Synergy
$4.10
Fatestitcher+14% Synergy
$0.79
Glasspool Mimic+13% Synergy
$6.46
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+13% Synergy
$2.55
Sakashima the Impostor+13% Synergy
$18.06
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter+12% Synergy
$0.28
Solemn Simulacrum+11% Synergy
$0.31
Defiler of Dreams+11% Synergy
$0.49
Spark Double+10% Synergy
$10.96
Clone+10% Synergy
$0.71
Omni-Changeling+10% Synergy
$0.30
Gogo, Master of Mimicry+9% Synergy
$4.77
Willbreaker+9% Synergy
$1.82
Master Thief+9% Synergy
$0.14
Wandering Archaic+8% Synergy
$8.05
Burnished Hart+7% Synergy
$0.30
Volatile Stormdrake+7% Synergy
$0.93
Glen Elendra Archmage+7% Synergy
$9.64
Snapcaster Mage+6% Synergy
$16.93
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+5% Synergy
$10.19
Tishana's Tidebinder+5% Synergy
$2.58
Deadeye Navigator+5% Synergy
$4.04
Starwinder+4% Synergy
$1.60
Spellskite+2% Synergy
$7.94
High Fae Trickster+1% Synergy
$4.02
Stormtide Leviathan0% Synergy
$1.85
Baral, Chief of Compliance-1% Synergy
$3.36
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$11.62
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea-2% Synergy
$4.85
Archaeomancer-5% Synergy
$0.33
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Empress Galina's Control deck ahead.
Desertion+46% Synergy
$0.98
Archmage's Charm+28% Synergy
$2.16
Force of Negation+23% Synergy
$49.60
Polymorphist's Jest+15% Synergy
$8.43
Dramatic Reversal+10% Synergy
$0.38
Dominate+9% Synergy
$0.49
Fumble+9% Synergy
$0.46
Gather Specimens+9% Synergy
$1.45
Reins of Power+8% Synergy
$1.87
Commandeer+7% Synergy
$4.02
Stifle+7% Synergy
$15.72
Annul+7% Synergy
$0.30
Disallow+6% Synergy
$1.89
Aethersnatch+6% Synergy
$1.13
Spelljack+6% Synergy
$1.60
Overwhelming Intellect+6% Synergy
$0.21
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$10.69
Redirect+5% Synergy
$0.33
Insidious Will+5% Synergy
$0.54
Dispel+4% Synergy
$0.38
Misdirection+4% Synergy
$12.47
Mana Leak+3% Synergy
$0.27
See Double+3% Synergy
$1.16
Aetherize+2% Synergy
$0.44
Blue Sun's Zenith+2% Synergy
$3.37
Capsize+2% Synergy
$0.75
Muddle the Mixture+1% Synergy
$2.75
Cryptic Command+1% Synergy
$7.98
Fact or Fiction+1% Synergy
$0.30
Rewind0% Synergy
$0.46
Three Steps Ahead0% Synergy
$5.90
Flusterstorm0% Synergy
$8.05
Pull from Tomorrow0% Synergy
$0.31
Pact of Negation0% Synergy
$16.27
Scour for Scrap-1% Synergy
$0.37
Flare of Denial-1% Synergy
$3.74
Aetherspouts-1% Synergy
$0.77
An Offer You Can't Refuse-2% Synergy
$3.07
Negate-2% Synergy
$0.24
Narset's Reversal-3% Synergy
$2.91
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$1.72
Flow of Knowledge-6% Synergy
$0.27
Opt-9% Synergy
$0.25
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$9.48
Snap-9% Synergy
$3.78
Resculpt-11% Synergy
$0.34
Rapid Hybridization-12% Synergy
$0.79
Pongify-14% Synergy
$3.05
Reality Shift-20% Synergy
$0.35
Frantic Search-21% Synergy
$2.09
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Empress Galina.
Acquire+34% Synergy
$3.08
Mass Manipulation+24% Synergy
$2.39
Rite of Replication+22% Synergy
$0.29
Inevitable Betrayal+21% Synergy
$1.23
Expropriate+19% Synergy
$15.92
Subjugate the Hobbits+16% Synergy
$0.31
Flow of Ideas+12% Synergy
$0.29
Entrancing Melody+12% Synergy
$0.23
Ponder+10% Synergy
$3.54
Tempted by the Oriq+9% Synergy
$0.32
Time Spiral+8% Synergy
$95.77
Tidings+6% Synergy
$0.29
Stolen Goods+6% Synergy
$0.37
Wash Out+5% Synergy
$0.39
Sakashima's Will+5% Synergy
$0.37
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$35.15
Time Warp+4% Synergy
$6.84
Sleight of Hand+4% Synergy
$0.31
Curse of the Swine+2% Synergy
$0.30
Solve the Equation+1% Synergy
$3.64
Fabricate-2% Synergy
$10.36
Ravenform-2% Synergy
$0.35
Serum Visions-3% Synergy
$2.84
Windfall-6% Synergy
$6.10
Preordain-7% Synergy
$0.86
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Empress Galina Control decks.
Vedalken Shackles+46% Synergy
$8.76
Illusionist's Bracers+26% Synergy
$6.39
Thousand-Year Elixir+25% Synergy
$18.39
Swiftfoot Boots+20% Synergy
$1.98
Glaring Spotlight+16% Synergy
$2.61
Isochron Scepter+15% Synergy
$12.32
Neurok Stealthsuit+15% Synergy
$1.75
Mirage Mirror+13% Synergy
$0.29
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key+13% Synergy
$2.83
Magewright's Stone+12% Synergy
$10.27
Chronicle of Victory+12% Synergy
$21.77
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+11% Synergy
$3.18
Mindslaver+11% Synergy
$4.59
Rings of Brighthearth+10% Synergy
$5.45
Helm of Possession+10% Synergy
$4.86
Mirror Box+7% Synergy
$4.73
Gilded Pinions+6% Synergy
$0.26
Lunatic Pandora+6% Synergy
$0.22
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$2.18
Waterbending Scroll+3% Synergy
$0.27
Vedalken Orrery+3% Synergy
$15.29
Helm of the Host+3% Synergy
$5.21
Wayfarer's Bauble-1% Synergy
$5.61
Sensei's Divining Top-2% Synergy
$40.31
Unwinding Clock-5% Synergy
$22.83
The Water Crystal-5% Synergy
$4.67
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$115.41
Bident of Thassa-6% Synergy
$0.45
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Empress Galina decks.
Confiscate+28% Synergy
$0.12
Mind Control+25% Synergy
$0.25
Steal Artifact+19% Synergy
$0.30
Steal Enchantment+18% Synergy
$8.76
Pemmin's Aura+17% Synergy
$10.14
Back to Basics+16% Synergy
$6.51
Mystic Remora+15% Synergy
$13.77
Unstoppable Plan+13% Synergy
$2.30
Kitnap+13% Synergy
$0.26
Legacy's Allure+13% Synergy
$0.30
In Bolas's Clutches+13% Synergy
$0.20
Diplomatic Immunity+12% Synergy
$3.11
Telepathy+11% Synergy
$0.84
Leyline of Anticipation+10% Synergy
$5.40
Mirrormade+10% Synergy
$3.20
Dissipation Field+10% Synergy
$4.16
Freed from the Real+9% Synergy
$7.91
Copy Artifact+9% Synergy
Curse of Unbinding+9% Synergy
$1.02
Mind's Dilation+8% Synergy
$5.01
Imprisoned in the Moon+7% Synergy
$0.31
Take Possession+6% Synergy
$0.23
Annex+6% Synergy
$0.37
Followed Footsteps+6% Synergy
$2.94
Grafted Identity+6% Synergy
$0.22
Kiora Bests the Sea God+5% Synergy
$8.67
Kasmina's Transmutation+5% Synergy
$0.24
Omniscience+4% Synergy
$6.09
Copy Enchantment+4% Synergy
$1.70
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.33
Coastal Piracy+2% Synergy
$0.29
Mechanized Production-1% Synergy
$3.14
Wizard Class-11% Synergy
$3.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Empress Galina's Control game plan.
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage+15% Synergy
$4.53
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Empress Galina Control decks.
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+52% Synergy
$58.92
Arcane Lighthouse+43% Synergy
$1.79
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+38% Synergy
$45.74
Detection Tower+31% Synergy
$3.19
Reliquary Tower+21% Synergy
$4.23
Mystic Sanctuary+18% Synergy
$1.34
Otawara, Soaring City+13% Synergy
$26.55
Temple of the False God+10% Synergy
$0.32
Rivendell+9% Synergy
$1.04
Maze of Ith+8% Synergy
$9.44
Tolaria West+7% Synergy
$2.11
Hall of Storm Giants+7% Synergy
$0.44
Strip Mine+7% Synergy
$21.00
Field of Ruin+7% Synergy
$0.37
Coral Atoll+6% Synergy
$0.63
Blighted Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.26
Volatile Fault+6% Synergy
$0.33
Dust Bowl+6% Synergy
$40.45
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$26.08
Tyrite Sanctum+5% Synergy
$2.92
War Room+4% Synergy
$5.22
Halimar Depths+3% Synergy
$0.37
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$9.86
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$9.06
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$1.24
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.32
Castle Vantress-2% Synergy
$0.31
Archway of Innovation-4% Synergy
$1.24
Urza's Saga-7% Synergy
$38.48
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.24
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.77
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Empress Galina's Control strategy.
Patriar's Seal+43% Synergy
$4.51
Throne of Eldraine+33% Synergy
$29.40
Nyx Lotus+19% Synergy
$4.76
Caged Sun+18% Synergy
$3.87
Gilded Lotus+15% Synergy
$0.59
Extraplanar Lens+11% Synergy
$13.30
Thought Vessel+10% Synergy
$2.35
Arcane Signet+9% Synergy
$0.49
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+9% Synergy
$20.16
Misleading Signpost+9% Synergy
$14.05
Thran Dynamo+6% Synergy
$4.36
Gauntlet of Power+6% Synergy
$4.09
All-Fates Scroll+6% Synergy
$0.27
Chromatic Lantern+6% Synergy
$0.73
Eye of Ramos+6% Synergy
$3.11
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.34
Ring of the Lucii+5% Synergy
$0.30
Fellwar Stone+3% Synergy
$1.04
Decanter of Endless Water+3% Synergy
$5.10
Basalt Monolith+3% Synergy
$4.87
Mox Opal+3% Synergy
$229.58
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$86.61
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.37
Sky Diamond0% Synergy
$0.25
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$37.42
Bender's Waterskin-2% Synergy
$0.93
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Vault-4% Synergy
$115.65
Midnight Clock-13% Synergy
$0.57
Mind Stone-22% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Empress Galina's Control decks.
Glasspool Mimic+13% Synergy
$6.46
Snow-Covered Island+8% Synergy
$1.18
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.34
Sea Gate Restoration+4% Synergy
$35.15
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.31
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Jwari Disruption+2% Synergy
$0.38
Gemstone Caverns0% Synergy
$63.27
Polluted Delta-2% Synergy
$19.87
Hydroelectric Specimen-8% Synergy
$1.82
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$9.48
Island-10% Synergy
$0.07
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