Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander)

Alternate Names:

Biollante, Plant Beast FormBiollante, Plant Beast Form

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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Archidekt
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
11%inclusion93 decks863 decks
6%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
9.0%inclusion67 decks746 decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
6.4%inclusion48 decks746 decks
3%synergy
Vastlands Scavenger
4.8%inclusion36 decks746 decks
4%synergy
Fix What's Broken
3.4%inclusion25 decks746 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemrazer
52%inclusion3.76K decks7.20K decks
50%synergy
Necropanther
48%inclusion3.47K decks7.20K decks
47%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
48%inclusion3.45K decks7.20K decks
46%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
47%inclusion3.35K decks7.20K decks
45%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
47%inclusion3.37K decks7.20K decks
41%synergy
Buried Alive
50%inclusion3.62K decks7.20K decks
41%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
41%inclusion2.92K decks7.20K decks
37%synergy
Dirge Bat
37%inclusion2.69K decks7.20K decks
36%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
40%inclusion2.89K decks7.20K decks
35%synergy
Skull Prophet
40%inclusion2.87K decks7.20K decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion3.48K decks7.20K decks
-15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
47%inclusion3.42K decks7.20K decks
28%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
47%inclusion3.39K decks7.20K decks
25%synergy
Eternal Witness
45%inclusion3.26K decks7.20K decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion2.94K decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Grisly Salvage
40%inclusion2.87K decks7.20K decks
33%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
36%inclusion2.57K decks7.20K decks
31%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
35%inclusion2.54K decks7.20K decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
35%inclusion2.52K decks7.20K decks
-12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion2.52K decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion886 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.8%inclusion631 decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.7%inclusion627 decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion585 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.2%inclusion517 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Aura Shards
6.4%inclusion461 decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.6%inclusion401 decks7.20K decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Scourge of the Skyclaves
34%inclusion2.46K decks7.20K decks
33%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
33%inclusion2.38K decks7.20K decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion2.37K decks7.20K decks
23%synergy
Nyx Weaver
32%inclusion2.29K decks7.20K decks
24%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
31%inclusion2.24K decks7.20K decks
30%synergy
Cubwarden
31%inclusion2.20K decks7.20K decks
30%synergy
Fiend Artisan
30%inclusion2.19K decks7.20K decks
27%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
30%inclusion2.13K decks7.20K decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion2.04K decks7.20K decks
24%synergy
Chittering Harvester
28%inclusion2.03K decks7.20K decks
27%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
28%inclusion1.99K decks7.20K decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion1.95K decks7.20K decks
19%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion1.92K decks7.20K decks
22%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion1.88K decks7.20K decks
19%synergy
Karmic Guide
25%inclusion1.83K decks7.20K decks
21%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
25%inclusion1.82K decks7.20K decks
24%synergy
Underrealm Lich
25%inclusion1.82K decks7.20K decks
21%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
25%inclusion1.81K decks7.20K decks
24%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
25%inclusion1.79K decks7.20K decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion1.74K decks7.20K decks
14%synergy
Old Stickfingers
24%inclusion1.73K decks7.20K decks
21%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
24%inclusion1.71K decks7.20K decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion1.70K decks7.20K decks
16%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
24%inclusion1.70K decks7.20K decks
21%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
23%inclusion1.67K decks7.20K decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
23%inclusion1.67K decks7.20K decks
11%synergy
Vulpikeet
23%inclusion1.64K decks7.20K decks
22%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
22%inclusion1.58K decks7.20K decks
20%synergy
The Necrobloom
20%inclusion1.41K decks7.17K decks
14%synergy
Fauna Shaman
19%inclusion1.39K decks7.20K decks
16%synergy
Hermit Druid
19%inclusion1.39K decks7.20K decks
16%synergy
Icetill Explorer
19%inclusion721 decks3.75K decks
10%synergy
Six
19%inclusion1.34K decks7.17K decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion1.25K decks7.20K decks
13%synergy
Mindleecher
17%inclusion1.24K decks7.20K decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion1.23K decks7.20K decks
10%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion1.23K decks7.20K decks
13%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion1.20K decks7.20K decks
14%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
16%inclusion1.15K decks7.20K decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion1.12K decks7.20K decks
14%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
15%inclusion1.09K decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
15%inclusion1.07K decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion1.06K decks7.20K decks
11%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
15%inclusion1.06K decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Elvish Mystic
14%inclusion1.01K decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion997 decks7.20K decks
10%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
14%inclusion987 decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion980 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Old Rutstein
14%inclusion972 decks7.20K decks
12%synergy
Essence Symbiote
13%inclusion937 decks7.20K decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
34%inclusion2.42K decks7.20K decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion2.12K decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion1.93K decks7.20K decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion1.45K decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion1.22K decks7.20K decks
-20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion1.17K decks7.20K decks
-11%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion1.13K decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion990 decks7.20K decks
12%synergy
Abzan Charm
13%inclusion908 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion734 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion732 decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion675 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
9.3%inclusion667 decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.3%inclusion600 decks7.20K decks
8%synergy
Harrow
7.5%inclusion540 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
7.3%inclusion525 decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.2%inclusion515 decks7.17K decks
-1%synergy
Eladamri's Call
6.9%inclusion496 decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion473 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.4%inclusion461 decks7.17K decks
0%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.4%inclusion459 decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.1%inclusion438 decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Deathsprout
6.1%inclusion437 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Midnight Tilling
5.6%inclusion115 decks2.04K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion382 decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.2%inclusion373 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
33%inclusion2.37K decks7.20K decks
-11%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion2.03K decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion1.79K decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Life from the Loam
24%inclusion1.74K decks7.20K decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion1.66K decks7.20K decks
9%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion1.56K decks7.20K decks
9%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion1.56K decks7.20K decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion1.45K decks7.20K decks
-10%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion1.37K decks7.20K decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion1.06K decks7.20K decks
-8%synergy
Mulch
13%inclusion954 decks7.20K decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion900 decks7.20K decks
-10%synergy
Duneblast
11%inclusion787 decks7.20K decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion766 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion761 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion745 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
8.6%inclusion619 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
7.8%inclusion559 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.2%inclusion521 decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion500 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Winding Way
6.6%inclusion477 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
6.4%inclusion461 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion461 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion442 decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.9%inclusion417 decks7.09K decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.8%inclusion420 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.8%inclusion416 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion1.96K decks7.20K decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion1.46K decks7.20K decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion1.19K decks7.20K decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion1.13K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
13%inclusion971 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Hedge Shredder
12%inclusion810 decks6.48K decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion853 decks7.20K decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion821 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion762 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.0%inclusion506 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.5%inclusion471 decks7.20K decks
-9%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.4%inclusion458 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
The Great Henge
6.1%inclusion440 decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.4%inclusion386 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
30%inclusion2.17K decks7.15K decks
18%synergy
Death's Oasis
25%inclusion1.81K decks7.20K decks
23%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
18%inclusion1.33K decks7.20K decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
18%inclusion1.26K decks7.20K decks
14%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion1.09K decks7.20K decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion994 decks7.20K decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion877 decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion855 decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Crawling Infestation
9.1%inclusion658 decks7.20K decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.7%inclusion626 decks7.20K decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.1%inclusion583 decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.8%inclusion560 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.9%inclusion498 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.4%inclusion463 decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.4%inclusion385 decks7.20K decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
18%inclusion1.31K decks7.20K decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion2.13K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion1.37K decks7.20K decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion1.34K decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
18%inclusion1.31K decks7.20K decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1.26K decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion1.19K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion1.13K decks7.20K decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion767 decks7.20K decks
-7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion762 decks7.17K decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion734 decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
High Market
7.5%inclusion540 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion517 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Dryad Arbor
6.2%inclusion444 decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.3%inclusion383 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion5.21K decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion4.26K decks7.20K decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion781 decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Indatha Crystal
10%inclusion713 decks7.20K decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
9.2%inclusion664 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion611 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.1%inclusion582 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.7%inclusion557 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion501 decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.4%inclusion458 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.8%inclusion417 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.4%inclusion392 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion6.91K decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion6.86K decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion6.75K decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion6.33K decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
51%inclusion3.67K decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3.58K decks7.20K decks
-5%synergy
Indatha Triome
49%inclusion3.56K decks7.20K decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion3.28K decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
45%inclusion3.21K decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Temple Garden
44%inclusion3.16K decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion3.05K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
37%inclusion2.67K decks7.20K decks
-7%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion2.57K decks7.20K decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
34%inclusion2.42K decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion2.40K decks7.20K decks
-9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion2.26K decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion2.20K decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
30%inclusion2.18K decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion2.16K decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion2.15K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2.10K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Lush Portico
27%inclusion1.93K decks7.20K decks
7%synergy
Underground Mortuary
26%inclusion1.84K decks7.20K decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion1.83K decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
25%inclusion1.79K decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
24%inclusion1.73K decks7.20K decks
8%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
22%inclusion1.53K decks7.12K decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion1.46K decks7.20K decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion1.45K decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1.42K decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion1.42K decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion1.39K decks7.20K decks
-9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion1.35K decks7.20K decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion1.25K decks7.20K decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1.21K decks7.20K decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion1.05K decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Temple of Plenty
14%inclusion988 decks7.20K decks
-3%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
14%inclusion986 decks7.20K decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion975 decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion952 decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion940 decks7.20K decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
13%inclusion904 decks7.20K decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion824 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Blossoming Sands
11%inclusion800 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion776 decks7.20K decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion766 decks7.20K decks
3%synergy
Krosan Verge
10%inclusion724 decks7.20K decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion715 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion709 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy
Savannah
9.5%inclusion681 decks7.20K decks
-2%synergy