Biollante, Plant Beast Form (Commander) - Reanimator

Original Name:

Nethroi, Apex of DeathNethroi, Apex of Death

John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
Does the Mutate Mechanic Deserve a Second Chance?
It's been six years since Ikoria, and we haven't seen any cards with mutate since. Does this controversial mechanic deserve a second chance?
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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Jennifer Walters
3.9%inclusion3 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Mole Man, Moloid Master
3.8%inclusion3 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Return of the Mole Man
2.9%inclusion2 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Daily Bugle Newspaper
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Black Widow, Daring Operative
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemrazer
51%inclusion306 decks596 decks
50%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
53%inclusion315 decks596 decks
47%synergy
Buried Alive
55%inclusion329 decks596 decks
46%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
46%inclusion276 decks596 decks
43%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
45%inclusion267 decks596 decks
43%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
43%inclusion259 decks596 decks
42%synergy
Necropanther
43%inclusion254 decks596 decks
41%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
44%inclusion261 decks596 decks
39%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
39%inclusion231 decks596 decks
38%synergy
Skull Prophet
41%inclusion244 decks596 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
52%inclusion308 decks596 decks
32%synergy
Eternal Witness
51%inclusion306 decks596 decks
33%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
49%inclusion290 decks596 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion275 decks596 decks
-17%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
44%inclusion263 decks596 decks
33%synergy
Grisly Salvage
40%inclusion238 decks596 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
40%inclusion236 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
38%inclusion226 decks596 decks
25%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
38%inclusion225 decks596 decks
33%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
36%inclusion217 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion75 decks596 decks
-0%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.1%inclusion48 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.9%inclusion47 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.7%inclusion46 decks596 decks
-5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.6%inclusion45 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
6.0%inclusion36 decks596 decks
-6%synergy
Aura Shards
5.5%inclusion33 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Fiend Artisan
34%inclusion203 decks596 decks
31%synergy
Viscera Seer
34%inclusion200 decks596 decks
24%synergy
Nyx Weaver
33%inclusion199 decks596 decks
26%synergy
Dirge Bat
31%inclusion187 decks596 decks
30%synergy
Karmic Guide
31%inclusion183 decks596 decks
26%synergy
Hermit Druid
29%inclusion172 decks596 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion170 decks596 decks
24%synergy
Underrealm Lich
29%inclusion170 decks596 decks
25%synergy
World Shaper
28%inclusion169 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
28%inclusion167 decks596 decks
27%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
27%inclusion160 decks596 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion159 decks596 decks
19%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
26%inclusion154 decks596 decks
25%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
26%inclusion154 decks596 decks
23%synergy
Reclamation Sage
26%inclusion153 decks596 decks
21%synergy
Fauna Shaman
26%inclusion153 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
25%inclusion150 decks596 decks
23%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
24%inclusion145 decks596 decks
23%synergy
Cubwarden
23%inclusion139 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Six
23%inclusion139 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Old Stickfingers
23%inclusion138 decks596 decks
20%synergy
Icetill Explorer
23%inclusion91 decks402 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
22%inclusion134 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Chittering Harvester
22%inclusion134 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
22%inclusion132 decks596 decks
21%synergy
The Necrobloom
22%inclusion132 decks596 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion130 decks596 decks
14%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion125 decks596 decks
11%synergy
Reveillark
20%inclusion122 decks596 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
20%inclusion121 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
19%inclusion115 decks596 decks
18%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
19%inclusion113 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
18%inclusion110 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
18%inclusion109 decks596 decks
17%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
18%inclusion107 decks596 decks
7%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
18%inclusion105 decks596 decks
17%synergy
Wood Elves
17%inclusion101 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Vulpikeet
16%inclusion97 decks596 decks
16%synergy
Grave Researcher
16%inclusion30 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Elvish Mystic
16%inclusion94 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
16%inclusion94 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Beast Whisperer
16%inclusion93 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion92 decks596 decks
11%synergy
Fertilid
15%inclusion88 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Honest Rutstein
15%inclusion88 decks596 decks
11%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
14%inclusion83 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion81 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Bramble Familiar
13%inclusion80 decks596 decks
12%synergy
Millikin
13%inclusion80 decks596 decks
12%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
13%inclusion79 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
36%inclusion213 decks596 decks
31%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion196 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion192 decks596 decks
-14%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion183 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion114 decks596 decks
-3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
18%inclusion108 decks596 decks
-19%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion89 decks596 decks
-0%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion83 decks596 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion76 decks596 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion57 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Abzan Charm
10%inclusion57 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion57 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion54 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.7%inclusion52 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Dina's Guidance
8.5%inclusion15 decks176 decks
5%synergy
Putrefy
8.1%inclusion48 decks596 decks
-0%synergy
Generous Gift
8.1%inclusion48 decks596 decks
-5%synergy
Eladamri's Call
7.9%inclusion47 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.4%inclusion44 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Tilling
7.0%inclusion21 decks302 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.5%inclusion39 decks596 decks
0%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.2%inclusion37 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.9%inclusion35 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
5.7%inclusion34 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
5.2%inclusion31 decks596 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
30%inclusion181 decks596 decks
-9%synergy
Life from the Loam
30%inclusion180 decks596 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion179 decks596 decks
16%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion163 decks596 decks
-16%synergy
Living Death
27%inclusion161 decks596 decks
23%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion151 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion134 decks596 decks
15%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion114 decks596 decks
-7%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion106 decks596 decks
-12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion104 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion104 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion86 decks596 decks
-8%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion76 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
12%inclusion73 decks596 decks
-10%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion67 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion65 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion63 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion60 decks596 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.6%inclusion51 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Duneblast
8.4%inclusion50 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.2%inclusion49 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.9%inclusion47 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.9%inclusion47 decks596 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.7%inclusion46 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.4%inclusion44 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
6.7%inclusion40 decks596 decks
0%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.5%inclusion39 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.0%inclusion36 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Winding Way
5.9%inclusion35 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Stitch Together
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
28%inclusion167 decks596 decks
24%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
19%inclusion113 decks596 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
18%inclusion107 decks596 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion90 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Hedge Shredder
13%inclusion76 decks569 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
13%inclusion75 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion72 decks596 decks
-8%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion68 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
11%inclusion20 decks176 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion59 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
7.6%inclusion45 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Birthing Pod
7.6%inclusion45 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.4%inclusion44 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Death's Oasis
23%inclusion140 decks596 decks
22%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
18%inclusion108 decks596 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion97 decks596 decks
11%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
16%inclusion94 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Greater Good
16%inclusion94 decks596 decks
12%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion77 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion61 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion60 decks596 decks
-5%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.6%inclusion51 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.0%inclusion42 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Crawling Infestation
7.0%inclusion42 decks596 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.4%inclusion38 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.2%inclusion37 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.5%inclusion33 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
23%inclusion139 decks596 decks
21%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
6.0%inclusion36 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion199 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
27%inclusion163 decks596 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion156 decks596 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion127 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion116 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion110 decks596 decks
-6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
18%inclusion108 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion104 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
High Market
9.2%inclusion55 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.2%inclusion55 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.6%inclusion45 decks596 decks
-9%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion39 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.0%inclusion36 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.0%inclusion36 decks596 decks
-11%synergy
Gavony Township
5.2%inclusion31 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.0%inclusion30 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion394 decks596 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion306 decks596 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.7%inclusion52 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Indatha Crystal
8.1%inclusion48 decks596 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.7%inclusion46 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
6.4%inclusion38 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.7%inclusion34 decks596 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.5%inclusion33 decks596 decks
-3%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.4%inclusion32 decks596 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion31 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.0%inclusion30 decks596 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion580 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion575 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion564 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion549 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion329 decks596 decks
-0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
55%inclusion329 decks596 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
55%inclusion326 decks596 decks
15%synergy
Temple Garden
51%inclusion306 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
51%inclusion305 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
49%inclusion292 decks596 decks
-4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion289 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion246 decks596 decks
-3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
41%inclusion244 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
41%inclusion243 decks596 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
40%inclusion239 decks596 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion230 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
37%inclusion223 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
36%inclusion215 decks596 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion206 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion205 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Lush Portico
32%inclusion192 decks596 decks
13%synergy
Underground Mortuary
32%inclusion190 decks596 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion184 decks596 decks
15%synergy
Vault of Champions
29%inclusion174 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion161 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
27%inclusion159 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
26%inclusion157 decks596 decks
-0%synergy
Brushland
26%inclusion153 decks596 decks
-3%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
25%inclusion150 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion136 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion117 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19%inclusion115 decks596 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
18%inclusion110 decks596 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
18%inclusion108 decks596 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion108 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion104 decks596 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion104 decks596 decks
-10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion104 decks596 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
16%inclusion94 decks596 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion90 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
15%inclusion89 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13%inclusion77 decks596 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
12%inclusion74 decks596 decks
-0%synergy
Krosan Verge
12%inclusion73 decks596 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion65 decks596 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
10%inclusion62 decks596 decks
5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion62 decks596 decks
-6%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion61 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Savannah
10%inclusion60 decks596 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion59 decks596 decks
1%synergy