Art by Matt Cavotta
Empress Galina
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Noble
{U}{U}, {T}: Gain control of target legendary permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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Most Played With Empress Galina (205)
Sol Ring
89% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
65% of decks · $0.49
Swiftfoot Boots
56% of decks
Desertion
55% of decks · $0.98
Thieving Skydiver
52% of decks · $0.38
Vedalken Shackles
51% of decks · $8.76
Ioreth of the Healing House
49% of decks · $0.34
Rhystic Study
49% of decks · $69.59
Blue Sun's Twilight
48% of decks · $0.52
Corrupted Conscience
47% of decks · $0.51
Invoke the Winds
47% of decks · $0.32
Sower of Temptation
47% of decks · $2.47
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
47% of decks · $6.76
Thought Vessel
46% of decks
Mana Drain
45% of decks · $56.89
Patriar's Seal
44% of decks · $4.18
Treachery
44% of decks · $44.35
Cyclonic Rift
41% of decks · $39.16
Negate
41% of decks · $0.24
Brainstorm
41% of decks · $0.57
Archmage's Charm
41% of decks · $2.14
Clever Impersonator
41% of decks · $3.92
Roil Elemental
40% of decks · $14.68
Acquire
39% of decks · $3.03
Arcane Denial
39% of decks · $2.03
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
39% of decks · $10.83
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39% of decks · $3.16
Thousand-Year Elixir
38% of decks · $18.13
Confiscate
36% of decks · $0.12
Mind Flayer
36% of decks · $0.41
Memnarch
35% of decks · $5.58
Mystic Remora
35% of decks · $15.08
Mass Manipulation
34% of decks · $2.41
Ponder
34% of decks · $3.58
Illusionist's Bracers
34% of decks · $6.63
Pongify
34% of decks · $3.12
Phyrexian Metamorph
33% of decks · $2.21
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
32% of decks · $4.25
Aetherize
32% of decks · $0.49
Aphetto Alchemist
31% of decks · $6.07
Thran Dynamo
31% of decks · $4.43
Mind Stone
31% of decks
Mind Control
30% of decks · $0.25
Keiga, the Tide Star
30% of decks · $0.98
Fierce Guardianship
30% of decks · $63.65
Swan Song
29% of decks · $10.60
Dramatic Reversal
28% of decks · $0.38
Inevitable Betrayal
28% of decks · $1.24
Sky Diamond
28% of decks · $0.25
Callous Oppressor
27% of decks · $1.68
Gilded Drake
27% of decks · $211.16
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26% of decks · $33.49
Pemmin's Aura
26% of decks · $10.28
Harbinger of the Seas
26% of decks · $1.91
Mystical Tutor
25% of decks · $19.16
Gilded Lotus
25% of decks · $0.54
Freed from the Real
24% of decks · $7.98
Mind's Dilation
23% of decks · $4.94
Rapid Hybridization
23% of decks · $0.78
Consecrated Sphinx
23% of decks · $32.80
Steal Enchantment
23% of decks · $8.76
Fellwar Stone
23% of decks
Throne of Eldraine
22% of decks · $29.42
Narset's Reversal
22% of decks · $2.81
Spark Double
21% of decks · $10.96
Force of Will
21% of decks · $59.96
Commandeer
21% of decks · $4.06
Clone
21% of decks · $0.71
Defiler of Dreams
21% of decks · $0.58
Leyline of Anticipation
21% of decks · $5.55
Expropriate
20% of decks · $15.92
Isochron Scepter
20% of decks · $12.71
Caged Sun
20% of decks · $3.87
Tempted by the Oriq
20% of decks · $0.32
Rite of Replication
19% of decks · $0.30
Preordain
19% of decks · $0.87
Rewind
19% of decks · $0.46
Force of Negation
18% of decks · $50.63
Rings of Brighthearth
18% of decks · $5.30
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
18% of decks · $4.31
Unstoppable Plan
17% of decks · $2.38
Gather Specimens
17% of decks · $1.45
Entrancing Melody
17% of decks · $0.25
Kitnap
17% of decks · $0.26
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of decks · $0.34
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17% of decks · $3.17
Midnight Clock
16% of decks · $0.57
Disallow
16% of decks · $1.89
Extraplanar Lens
16% of decks · $14.06
Windfall
15% of decks · $6.02
Nyx Lotus
15% of decks · $4.71
Imprisoned in the Moon
15% of decks · $0.31
Fatespinner
15% of decks · $10.45
Arcanis the Omnipotent
15% of decks · $0.28
Opt
14% of decks · $0.27
Back to Basics
14% of decks · $6.51
Aethersnatch
14% of decks · $1.14
Subjugate the Hobbits
14% of decks · $0.32
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14% of decks · $20.11
Stunt Double
14% of decks · $4.47
Reality Shift
14% of decks · $0.35
Sink into Stupor
13% of decks
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13% of decks · $4.76
Magewright's Stone
13% of decks · $10.38
Frantic Search
13% of decks · $2.13
Cryptic Command
13% of decks · $7.78
Hullbreaker Horror
12% of decks · $6.03
Snap
12% of decks · $3.97
Wayfarer's Bauble
12% of decks · $5.61
Mirrormade
12% of decks · $3.22
Narset, Parter of Veils
12% of decks · $1.25
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of decks
Spellskite
12% of decks · $7.94
Dissipation Field
11% of decks · $4.25
Fatestitcher
11% of decks · $0.79
Muddle the Mixture
11% of decks · $2.76
Glasspool Mimic
11% of decks
Cancel
11% of decks · $0.27
Fabricate
11% of decks · $10.36
Glaring Spotlight
11% of decks · $2.62
Bender's Waterskin
11% of decks · $0.89
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
11% of decks · $3.15
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
11% of decks · $0.19
The One Ring
11% of decks · $116.27
See Double
10% of decks · $1.20
Mana Vault
10% of decks · $116.06
Volatile Stormdrake
10% of decks · $0.87
Mana Leak
10% of decks · $0.27
Telepathy
10% of decks · $0.94
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10% of decks · $10.15
Reins of Power
10% of decks · $1.85
Curse of the Swine
10% of decks · $0.30
Faerie Mastermind
10% of decks · $11.66
Sakashima's Will
10% of decks · $0.37
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9% of decks · $0.21
Mindslaver
9% of decks · $4.70
Omniscience
9% of decks · $6.18
Burnished Hart
9% of decks · $0.30
Flow of Knowledge
9% of decks · $0.28
Annex
9% of decks · $0.37
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
9% of decks · $2.55
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
9% of decks · $4.59
Blue Sun's Zenith
9% of decks · $3.37
Archaeomancer
9% of decks · $0.35
Seasinger
9% of decks
Fumble
9% of decks · $0.47
Volition Reins
9% of decks · $0.16
Mocking Doppelganger
9% of decks · $4.14
Sakashima the Impostor
9% of decks · $18.06
Fact or Fiction
9% of decks · $0.25
Mirror Box
8% of decks · $4.71
Wash Out
8% of decks · $0.39
Commander's Sphere
8% of decks · $0.34
Willbreaker
8% of decks · $1.90
Phantasmal Image
8% of decks · $4.96
Waterbending Scroll
8% of decks · $0.23
Cryptoplasm
8% of decks · $0.64
Mirage Mirror
8% of decks · $0.31
Helm of the Host
8% of decks · $5.15
Basalt Monolith
8% of decks · $5.05
High Fae Trickster
8% of decks · $4.19
In Bolas's Clutches
8% of decks · $0.20
Spelljack
8% of decks · $1.60
Diplomatic Immunity
8% of decks · $3.08
Curse of Unbinding
8% of decks · $1.05
Perplexing Chimera
7% of decks · $1.60
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7% of decks · $4.76
Telemin Performance
7% of decks · $0.69
Gauntlet of Power
7% of decks · $4.09
Decanter of Endless Water
7% of decks · $5.27
Worn Powerstone
7% of decks · $0.38
As Foretold
7% of decks · $1.33
Body Double
7% of decks · $0.23
Aetherspouts
7% of decks · $0.78
Hydroelectric Specimen
7% of decks
Take Possession
7% of decks · $0.23
Dispel
7% of decks · $0.38
Neurok Stealthsuit
7% of decks
Pull from Tomorrow
7% of decks · $0.33
Treasure Cruise
6% of decks · $0.34
Mystic Confluence
6% of decks · $1.03
Lithoform Engine
6% of decks · $7.30
Copy Artifact
6% of decks
Pact of Negation
6% of decks · $17.18
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of decks · $39.63
Everflowing Chalice
6% of decks · $0.30
Resculpt
6% of decks · $0.33
Merchant Scroll
6% of decks · $5.02
Winter Moon
6% of decks · $0.59
Echocasting Symposium
6% of decks · $3.08
Twincast
6% of decks · $7.67
Unwind
6% of decks · $1.61
Staff of Domination
6% of decks · $10.74
Stolen Identity
6% of decks · $0.51
Misleading Signpost
6% of decks
Chrome Mox
6% of decks · $166.69
Impostor Syndrome
6% of decks · $6.78
Lullmage's Domination
6% of decks · $0.06
Three Steps Ahead
5% of decks · $5.94
Clone Legion
5% of decks · $3.02
Strix Serenade
5% of decks · $2.65
Wizard Class
5% of decks · $3.12
Flow of Ideas
5% of decks · $0.29
Solve the Equation
5% of decks · $4.51
Grim Monolith
5% of decks · $478.02
New Cards
Geist of Saint Thalia
7% of decks · $0.74
Elven Raft-Steerer
7% of decks · $0.26
Bilbo's Burglaring
4% of decks · $0.41
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
4% of decks · $40.54
Wizard's Staff
3% of decks · $3.00
Creatures (50)
Thieving Skydiver
52% of decks · $0.38
Ioreth of the Healing House
49% of decks · $0.34
Sower of Temptation
47% of decks · $2.47
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
47% of decks · $6.76
Clever Impersonator
41% of decks · $3.92
Roil Elemental
40% of decks · $14.68
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
39% of decks · $10.83
Mind Flayer
36% of decks · $0.41
Memnarch
35% of decks · $5.58
Phyrexian Metamorph
33% of decks · $2.21
Marvin, Murderous Mimic
32% of decks · $4.25
Aphetto Alchemist
31% of decks · $6.07
Keiga, the Tide Star
30% of decks · $0.98
Callous Oppressor
27% of decks · $1.68
Gilded Drake
27% of decks · $211.16
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
26% of decks · $33.49
Harbinger of the Seas
26% of decks · $1.91
Consecrated Sphinx
23% of decks · $32.80
Spark Double
21% of decks · $10.96
Clone
21% of decks · $0.71
Defiler of Dreams
21% of decks · $0.58
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of decks · $0.34
Fatespinner
15% of decks · $10.45
Arcanis the Omnipotent
15% of decks · $0.28
Stunt Double
14% of decks · $4.47
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13% of decks · $4.76
Hullbreaker Horror
12% of decks · $6.03
Spellskite
12% of decks · $7.94
Fatestitcher
11% of decks · $0.79
Glasspool Mimic
11% of decks
Echo, Perceptive Prodigy
11% of decks · $0.19
Volatile Stormdrake
10% of decks · $0.87
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10% of decks · $10.15
Faerie Mastermind
10% of decks · $11.66
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
9% of decks · $0.21
Burnished Hart
9% of decks · $0.30
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
9% of decks · $2.55
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
9% of decks · $4.59
Archaeomancer
9% of decks · $0.35
Seasinger
9% of decks
Mocking Doppelganger
9% of decks · $4.14
Sakashima the Impostor
9% of decks · $18.06
Willbreaker
8% of decks · $1.90
Phantasmal Image
8% of decks · $4.96
Cryptoplasm
8% of decks · $0.64
High Fae Trickster
8% of decks · $4.19
Perplexing Chimera
7% of decks · $1.60
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7% of decks · $4.76
Body Double
7% of decks · $0.23
Hydroelectric Specimen
7% of decks
Instants (49)
Desertion
55% of decks · $0.98
Mana Drain
45% of decks · $56.89
Cyclonic Rift
41% of decks · $39.16
Negate
41% of decks · $0.24
Brainstorm
41% of decks · $0.57
Archmage's Charm
41% of decks · $2.14
Arcane Denial
39% of decks · $2.03
An Offer You Can't Refuse
39% of decks · $3.16
Pongify
34% of decks · $3.12
Aetherize
32% of decks · $0.49
Fierce Guardianship
30% of decks · $63.65
Swan Song
29% of decks · $10.60
Dramatic Reversal
28% of decks · $0.38
Mystical Tutor
25% of decks · $19.16
Rapid Hybridization
23% of decks · $0.78
Narset's Reversal
22% of decks · $2.81
Force of Will
21% of decks · $59.96
Commandeer
21% of decks · $4.06
Rewind
19% of decks · $0.46
Force of Negation
18% of decks · $50.63
Gather Specimens
17% of decks · $1.45
Disallow
16% of decks · $1.89
Opt
14% of decks · $0.27
Aethersnatch
14% of decks · $1.14
Reality Shift
14% of decks · $0.35
Sink into Stupor
13% of decks
Frantic Search
13% of decks · $2.13
Cryptic Command
13% of decks · $7.78
Snap
12% of decks · $3.97
Muddle the Mixture
11% of decks · $2.76
Cancel
11% of decks · $0.27
See Double
10% of decks · $1.20
Mana Leak
10% of decks · $0.27
Reins of Power
10% of decks · $1.85
Flow of Knowledge
9% of decks · $0.28
Blue Sun's Zenith
9% of decks · $3.37
Fumble
9% of decks · $0.47
Fact or Fiction
9% of decks · $0.25
Spelljack
8% of decks · $1.60
Aetherspouts
7% of decks · $0.78
Dispel
7% of decks · $0.38
Pull from Tomorrow
7% of decks · $0.33
Mystic Confluence
6% of decks · $1.03
Pact of Negation
6% of decks · $17.18
Resculpt
6% of decks · $0.33
Twincast
6% of decks · $7.67
Unwind
6% of decks · $1.61
Three Steps Ahead
5% of decks · $5.94
Strix Serenade
5% of decks · $2.65
Sorceries (27)
Blue Sun's Twilight
48% of decks · $0.52
Invoke the Winds
47% of decks · $0.32
Acquire
39% of decks · $3.03
Mass Manipulation
34% of decks · $2.41
Ponder
34% of decks · $3.58
Inevitable Betrayal
28% of decks · $1.24
Expropriate
20% of decks · $15.92
Tempted by the Oriq
20% of decks · $0.32
Rite of Replication
19% of decks · $0.30
Preordain
19% of decks · $0.87
Entrancing Melody
17% of decks · $0.25
Windfall
15% of decks · $6.02
Subjugate the Hobbits
14% of decks · $0.32
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of decks
Fabricate
11% of decks · $10.36
Curse of the Swine
10% of decks · $0.30
Sakashima's Will
10% of decks · $0.37
Wash Out
8% of decks · $0.39
Telemin Performance
7% of decks · $0.69
Treasure Cruise
6% of decks · $0.34
Merchant Scroll
6% of decks · $5.02
Echocasting Symposium
6% of decks · $3.08
Stolen Identity
6% of decks · $0.51
Lullmage's Domination
6% of decks · $0.06
Clone Legion
5% of decks · $3.02
Flow of Ideas
5% of decks · $0.29
Solve the Equation
5% of decks · $4.51
Utility Artifacts (22)
Swiftfoot Boots
56% of decks
Vedalken Shackles
51% of decks · $8.76
Thousand-Year Elixir
38% of decks · $18.13
Illusionist's Bracers
34% of decks · $6.63
Isochron Scepter
20% of decks · $12.71
Rings of Brighthearth
18% of decks · $5.30
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
17% of decks · $3.17
Magewright's Stone
13% of decks · $10.38
Wayfarer's Bauble
12% of decks · $5.61
Glaring Spotlight
11% of decks · $2.62
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
11% of decks · $3.15
The One Ring
11% of decks · $116.27
Mindslaver
9% of decks · $4.70
Mirror Box
8% of decks · $4.71
Waterbending Scroll
8% of decks · $0.23
Mirage Mirror
8% of decks · $0.31
Helm of the Host
8% of decks · $5.15
Neurok Stealthsuit
7% of decks
Lithoform Engine
6% of decks · $7.30
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of decks · $39.63
Winter Moon
6% of decks · $0.59
Staff of Domination
6% of decks · $10.74
Mana Artifacts (26)
Sol Ring
89% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
65% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
46% of decks
Patriar's Seal
44% of decks · $4.18
Thran Dynamo
31% of decks · $4.43
Mind Stone
31% of decks
Sky Diamond
28% of decks · $0.25
Gilded Lotus
25% of decks · $0.54
Fellwar Stone
23% of decks
Throne of Eldraine
22% of decks · $29.42
Caged Sun
20% of decks · $3.87
Midnight Clock
16% of decks · $0.57
Extraplanar Lens
16% of decks · $14.06
Nyx Lotus
15% of decks · $4.71
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14% of decks · $20.11
Bender's Waterskin
11% of decks · $0.89
Mana Vault
10% of decks · $116.06
Commander's Sphere
8% of decks · $0.34
Basalt Monolith
8% of decks · $5.05
Gauntlet of Power
7% of decks · $4.09
Decanter of Endless Water
7% of decks · $5.27
Worn Powerstone
7% of decks · $0.38
Everflowing Chalice
6% of decks · $0.30
Misleading Signpost
6% of decks
Chrome Mox
6% of decks · $166.69
Grim Monolith
5% of decks · $478.02
Enchantments (29)
Rhystic Study
49% of decks · $69.59
Corrupted Conscience
47% of decks · $0.51
Treachery
44% of decks · $44.35
Confiscate
36% of decks · $0.12
Mystic Remora
35% of decks · $15.08
Mind Control
30% of decks · $0.25
Pemmin's Aura
26% of decks · $10.28
Freed from the Real
24% of decks · $7.98
Mind's Dilation
23% of decks · $4.94
Steal Enchantment
23% of decks · $8.76
Leyline of Anticipation
21% of decks · $5.55
Unstoppable Plan
17% of decks · $2.38
Kitnap
17% of decks · $0.26
Imprisoned in the Moon
15% of decks · $0.31
Back to Basics
14% of decks · $6.51
Mirrormade
12% of decks · $3.22
Dissipation Field
11% of decks · $4.25
Telepathy
10% of decks · $0.94
Omniscience
9% of decks · $6.18
Annex
9% of decks · $0.37
Volition Reins
9% of decks · $0.16
In Bolas's Clutches
8% of decks · $0.20
Diplomatic Immunity
8% of decks · $3.08
Curse of Unbinding
8% of decks · $1.05
As Foretold
7% of decks · $1.33
Take Possession
7% of decks · $0.23
Copy Artifact
6% of decks
Impostor Syndrome
6% of decks · $6.78
Wizard Class
5% of decks · $3.12
Planeswalkers (2)
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
18% of decks · $4.31
Narset, Parter of Veils
12% of decks · $1.25
Utility Lands (26)
Reliquary Tower
53% of decks
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
52% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
51% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40% of decks
Arcane Lighthouse
39% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
28% of decks
Detection Tower
26% of decks
Castle Vantress
20% of decks
Academy Ruins
20% of decks
Temple of the False God
17% of decks
Halimar Depths
16% of decks
Ancient Tomb
15% of decks
War Room
13% of decks
Rivendell
11% of decks
Urza's Saga
11% of decks
Maze of Ith
10% of decks
Lonely Sandbar
10% of decks
Rogue's Passage
10% of decks
Terrain Generator
8% of decks
Coral Atoll
8% of decks
Mistrise Village
8% of decks
Strip Mine
7% of decks
Command Beacon
7% of decks
Thespian's Stage
7% of decks
Seat of the Synod
6% of decks
Archway of Innovation
5% of decks
Lands (12)
Island
92% of decks
Myriad Landscape
26% of decks
Sink into Stupor
13% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration
12% of decks
Glasspool Mimic
11% of decks
Snow-Covered Island
11% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
7% of decks
Polluted Delta
7% of decks
Flooded Strand
7% of decks
Command Tower
6% of decks
Misty Rainforest
6% of decks
Scalding Tarn
5% of decks
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