Commander

Empress Galina

Global commander stats

All Blue commanders

24 Wins

76 Losses

Overview

Summary

Empress Galina is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 100 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (24–76) at an Elo of 1,497, ranking #3309 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.35 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Empress Galina's win rate?

Empress Galina has a 24% win rate across 100 recorded Playgroup games (24 wins, 76 losses).

How long do winning games with Empress Galina take?

Wins with Empress Galina take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.

How many decks use Empress Galina?

56 decks list Empress Galina as their commander on Playgroup, of which 27 have played at least one recorded game.

Empress Galina Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3309

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1497

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.35

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 56

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 27

No. games played with this commander 100

Total hours played 1 day

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1488	TheSkeward	1	0	0 %
2	1486	Tiny	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Empress Galina wins, 43.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.75%

Alternative

31.25%

Commander Damage

6.25%

Poison

6.25%

Mill

6.25%

Non Combat Damage

6.25%

Avg win turn 10.6 based on 25 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Empress Galina wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

25.0% n=28

Seat 2

26.67% n=30

Seat 3

21.74% n=23

Seat 4

12.5% n=16

Seat 5

0.0% n=1

Seat 6

50.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Empress Galina wins 21.43% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

21.43% n=56

1 mulligan

37.5% n=16

2 mulligans

0.0% n=4

3 mulligans

100.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Empress Galina 3.89/5 on average, across 75 self-reports.

3.89 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Empress Galina wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.0% of the time across 25 tracked wins.

68.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Empress Galina. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.