Empress Galina
$13.65
$13.65Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Empress Galina's Merfolk builds — cards that lean hardest into the Merfolk theme.
Merrow Reejerey+98% Synergy
$0.29
Merfolk Sovereign+98% Synergy
$0.40
Master of the Pearl Trident+98% Synergy
$0.96
Svyelun of Sea and Sky+85% Synergy
$0.42
Merrow Commerce+85% Synergy
$18.24
Lord of Atlantis+84% Synergy
$9.76
Lullmage Mentor+84% Synergy
$9.71
Vodalian Hexcatcher+70% Synergy
$5.99
Stonybrook Banneret+68% Synergy
$0.30
Leyline of Singularity+56% Synergy
$4.49
Top Cards
The staple cards most Empress Galina Merfolk decks run as their core.
Wanderwine Prophets+56% Synergy
$15.81
Kopala, Warden of Waves+56% Synergy
$0.37
Merrow Harbinger+56% Synergy
$2.86
Emperor Mihail II+56% Synergy
$0.36
Deeproot Waters+56% Synergy
$0.28
Cursecatcher+56% Synergy
$0.46
Seafloor Oracle+56% Synergy
$0.36
Counterspell+20% Synergy
$3.32
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Empress Galina Merfolk game on their own.
Narset, Parter of Veils+4% Synergy
$1.44
Thassa's Oracle+2% Synergy
$21.94
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$59.38
Rhystic Study-18% Synergy
$69.93
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Merfolk plan in Empress Galina decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Seasinger+43% Synergy
$0.24
Merfolk Skyscout+43% Synergy
$0.16
Merfolk Wayfinder+43% Synergy
$0.13
Reef Shaman+43% Synergy
$0.25
Vodalian Mage+43% Synergy
$0.14
Tidal Courier+43% Synergy
$0.22
Stonybrook Angler+43% Synergy
$0.22
Coralhelm Commander+42% Synergy
$0.30
Cosi's Trickster+42% Synergy
$0.51
Deepchannel Mentor+42% Synergy
$5.26
Tidal Warrior+42% Synergy
$0.27
Mist Dancer+42% Synergy
$0.32
Thada Adel, Acquisitor+41% Synergy
$11.68
Marvin, Murderous Mimic+37% Synergy
$4.39
Harbinger of the Seas+35% Synergy
$1.97
Merfolk Observer+28% Synergy
$0.17
Darting Merfolk+28% Synergy
$0.19
Whirlpool Rider+28% Synergy
$0.28
Seahunter+28% Synergy
$3.62
Streambed Aquitects+28% Synergy
$0.28
River Sneak+28% Synergy
$0.29
Benthic Biomancer+28% Synergy
$0.22
Shaper Apprentice+28% Synergy
$0.12
Sea Scryer+28% Synergy
$0.25
Tidebinder Mage+28% Synergy
$0.20
Forensic Researcher+27% Synergy
$0.26
Harbinger of the Tides+27% Synergy
$0.12
Merfolk Trickster+27% Synergy
$0.37
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner+26% Synergy
$5.71
Thieving Skydiver+25% Synergy
$0.34
Tishana's Tidebinder+24% Synergy
$2.21
River Herald Scout+14% Synergy
$0.20
Merfolk Thaumaturgist+14% Synergy
$0.19
Drowner Initiate+14% Synergy
$0.27
Vodalian Arcanist+14% Synergy
$0.20
Rootwater Matriarch+14% Synergy
$0.52
Beguiler of Wills+14% Synergy
$2.18
Razorfin Abolisher+14% Synergy
$0.23
Surgespanner+14% Synergy
$0.23
Halimar Wavewatch+14% Synergy
$0.09
Sapphire Dragon+14% Synergy
$0.34
Cache Raiders+14% Synergy
$0.15
Augury Owl+13% Synergy
$0.33
Keiga, the Tide Star+13% Synergy
$0.33
Sigil Tracer+13% Synergy
$8.19
Clone+12% Synergy
$0.59
Volatile Stormdrake+11% Synergy
$1.09
Fog Bank+10% Synergy
$0.13
Agent of Treachery+10% Synergy
$5.44
Hullbreaker Horror+4% Synergy
$6.29
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Empress Galina's Merfolk deck ahead.
Hithlain Knots+28% Synergy
$2.03
Steel Sabotage+14% Synergy
$0.21
Memory Drain+14% Synergy
$0.17
Word of Undoing+14% Synergy
$0.19
Precognitive Perception+14% Synergy
$0.29
Council's Deliberation+14% Synergy
$0.16
Intervene+14% Synergy
$0.39
Mana Short+14% Synergy
$2.64
Reset+14% Synergy
$3.18
No Escape+14% Synergy
$0.16
Clairvoyance+14% Synergy
$0.29
Wipe Away+14% Synergy
$0.32
Remove Soul+14% Synergy
$0.15
Blustersquall+13% Synergy
$0.42
Elminster's Simulacrum+13% Synergy
$2.20
Turn Aside+13% Synergy
$0.14
Mystic Reflection+13% Synergy
$1.59
Time Stop+13% Synergy
$0.34
Redirect+13% Synergy
$0.34
Disrupt+13% Synergy
$1.02
Submerge+13% Synergy
$12.85
Fated Infatuation+13% Synergy
$0.52
Long River's Pull+12% Synergy
$0.38
Deliberate+12% Synergy
$0.23
Cyber Conversion+11% Synergy
$0.95
Turnabout+11% Synergy
$0.34
Twiddle+11% Synergy
$0.48
Peek+11% Synergy
$0.42
Tale's End+11% Synergy
$2.72
Delay+11% Synergy
$3.43
Cerulean Wisps+11% Synergy
$1.39
Memory Lapse+11% Synergy
$0.73
Capsize+10% Synergy
$0.83
Unsummon+10% Synergy
$0.25
Wizard's Retort+10% Synergy
$0.30
Cancel+9% Synergy
$0.34
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.39
Misdirection+9% Synergy
$12.08
Flare of Denial+7% Synergy
$3.36
Negate+5% Synergy
$0.31
Dispel+5% Synergy
$0.41
Strix Serenade+5% Synergy
$2.38
Cryptic Command+2% Synergy
$7.44
Resculpt-3% Synergy
$0.28
Snap-5% Synergy
$3.65
Arcane Denial-8% Synergy
$1.67
Sink into Stupor-8% Synergy
$6.91
Rapid Hybridization-20% Synergy
$1.20
An Offer You Can't Refuse-23% Synergy
$3.83
Pongify-26% Synergy
$1.91
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Merfolk game plan forward for Empress Galina.
Aquitect's Will+38% Synergy
$0.26
Serum Visions+34% Synergy
$2.73
Crashing Tide+28% Synergy
$0.13
Mystic Speculation+28% Synergy
$3.56
Temporal Mastery+26% Synergy
$4.78
Bribery+25% Synergy
$6.49
Relearn+14% Synergy
$0.75
Sorcerous Sight+14% Synergy
$0.57
Tamiyo's Epiphany+14% Synergy
$0.13
Hunted by The Family+14% Synergy
$0.33
Sea God's Revenge+14% Synergy
$0.06
Rise of Eagles+14% Synergy
$0.14
Grasping Current+14% Synergy
$0.14
Talent of the Telepath+14% Synergy
$0.68
Ugin's Insight+14% Synergy
$0.18
Multiple Choice+14% Synergy
$0.30
Subjugate the Hobbits+14% Synergy
$0.29
Sleep+13% Synergy
$0.27
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+13% Synergy
$0.37
Devastation Tide+12% Synergy
$0.49
Invoke the Winds+12% Synergy
$0.24
Beacon of Tomorrows+12% Synergy
$3.49
Temporal Trespass+12% Synergy
$3.32
Energy Tap+11% Synergy
$0.29
Commit // Memory+11% Synergy
$0.36
Blatant Thievery+11% Synergy
$5.55
River's Rebuke+11% Synergy
$0.24
Raise the Palisade+11% Synergy
$10.94
Whelming Wave+10% Synergy
$2.21
Distant Melody+9% Synergy
$0.36
Merchant Scroll+6% Synergy
$5.00
Spectral Deluge+4% Synergy
$3.94
Gitaxian Probe+3% Synergy
$4.17
Ponder-15% Synergy
$2.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Empress Galina Merfolk decks.
Coat of Arms+27% Synergy
$20.16
Vanquisher's Banner+27% Synergy
$5.20
Urza's Incubator+27% Synergy
$19.19
Herald's Horn+27% Synergy
$5.10
Kefnet's Monument+22% Synergy
$0.41
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key+16% Synergy
$2.74
Short Bow+16% Synergy
$0.26
Kraken's Eye+14% Synergy
$0.10
The Temporal Anchor+14% Synergy
$0.32
Planar Bridge+14% Synergy
$2.68
Door of Destinies+14% Synergy
$2.62
Hunter's Blowgun+14% Synergy
$0.30
Crystal Ball+14% Synergy
$0.50
Azor's Gateway+14% Synergy
$2.39
Planar Portal+14% Synergy
$1.70
Spidersilk Net+13% Synergy
$0.26
Tamiyo's Journal+13% Synergy
$2.58
Nevinyrral's Disk+13% Synergy
$1.38
Crystal Shard+13% Synergy
$1.62
Strionic Resonator+12% Synergy
$8.37
Staff of Domination+12% Synergy
$10.79
Vedalken Shackles+12% Synergy
$8.43
Thousand-Year Elixir+11% Synergy
$14.66
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$4.52
Sensei's Divining Top0% Synergy
$42.88
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$2.28
Sapphire Medallion-17% Synergy
$6.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Merfolk strategy in Empress Galina decks.
Deeproot Pilgrimage+41% Synergy
$1.66
Reflections of Littjara+40% Synergy
$3.20
Kindred Discovery+36% Synergy
$5.80
Equilibrium+28% Synergy
$3.60
Aquatic Incursion+28% Synergy
$0.16
Control Magic+27% Synergy
$0.84
Illusory Gains+14% Synergy
$0.18
In Bolas's Clutches+14% Synergy
$0.18
Soul Barrier+14% Synergy
$0.26
Sunken Field+14% Synergy
$0.70
Soothsaying+14% Synergy
$3.67
The Mirari Conjecture+14% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Control+14% Synergy
$0.25
Infinite Reflection+14% Synergy
$0.24
Shimmering Wings+14% Synergy
$0.24
High Seas+14% Synergy
$0.21
Precognition Field+14% Synergy
$0.29
Persuasion+14% Synergy
$0.31
Fealty to the Realm+14% Synergy
$0.31
Steal Artifact+14% Synergy
$0.33
Power Leak+14% Synergy
$0.12
Swindler's Scheme+14% Synergy
$0.16
Volrath's Curse+14% Synergy
$0.19
Steal Enchantment+13% Synergy
$8.02
Crab Umbra+13% Synergy
$0.41
Propaganda+12% Synergy
$2.54
Forced Fruition+12% Synergy
$7.74
Telepathy+12% Synergy
$0.86
Search for Azcanta+12% Synergy
$1.51
Counterbalance+11% Synergy
$5.70
Court of Cunning+11% Synergy
$4.49
Extravagant Replication+11% Synergy
$0.42
Imprisoned in the Moon+2% Synergy
$0.33
Mystic Remora-12% Synergy
$13.04
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Empress Galina's Merfolk game plan.
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage+27% Synergy
$4.97
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage+13% Synergy
$1.40
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-1% Synergy
$9.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Empress Galina Merfolk decks.
Teferi's Isle+28% Synergy
$11.55
Soldevi Excavations+14% Synergy
$7.98
Tolaria+14% Synergy
$7.46
Ice Floe+14% Synergy
$0.34
Rogue's Passage+13% Synergy
$0.36
Three Tree City+13% Synergy
$28.42
High Market+13% Synergy
$0.45
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.26
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+2% Synergy
$60.52
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-2% Synergy
$53.41
Seat of the Synod-5% Synergy
$0.93
Reliquary Tower-28% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Empress Galina's Merfolk strategy.
Worn Powerstone+23% Synergy
$0.37
Patriar's Seal+12% Synergy
$5.93
Gauntlet of Power+10% Synergy
$4.08
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.34
Basalt Monolith+4% Synergy
$4.46
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$0.57
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.34
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.89
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.31
Midnight Clock-6% Synergy
$0.62
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$2.59
Arcane Signet-22% Synergy
$0.89
Sol Ring-42% Synergy
$1.55
Lands
The mana base behind Empress Galina's Merfolk decks.
The Grey Havens+14% Synergy
$0.30
Command Tower+10% Synergy
$0.31
Cavern of Souls+10% Synergy
$51.14
Jwari Disruption+9% Synergy
$0.39
Glasspool Mimic+8% Synergy
$6.12
Island+6% Synergy
$0.08
Sink into Stupor-8% Synergy
$6.91
Myriad Landscape-11% Synergy
$0.37
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Empress Galina: Merfolk.
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Merieke Ri Berit
Nihiloor
Alora, Merry Thief // Street Urchin
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Dragonlord Silumgar
Memnarch
Baral, Chief of Compliance
Rubinia Soulsinger
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
Keiga, the Tide Star
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Zara, Renegade Recruiter
Arcum Dagsson
Don Andres, the Renegade
Garland, Royal Kidnapper
Nezahal, Primal Tide
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Siani, Eye of the Storm
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // The Prismatic Piper
Brago, King Eternal
Sen Triplets
Hinata, Dawn-Crowned
Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter
Meneldor, Swift Savior
Eriette, the Beguiler
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Sliver Gravemother
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
Ambassador Blorpityblorpboop
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Iron Man, Titan of Innovation
Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist
Kenrith, the Returned King
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic