Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Core

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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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East Wind Avatar
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1%synergy
Mighty Mutanimals
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1%synergy
West Wind Avatar
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Ice Cream Kitty
1.4%inclusion1 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Mona Lisa, Science Geek
1.3%inclusion1 decks77 decks
1%synergy
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Gemrazer
56%inclusion586 decks1.04K decks
54%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
53%inclusion553 decks1.04K decks
51%synergy
Necropanther
53%inclusion549 decks1.04K decks
51%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
51%inclusion527 decks1.04K decks
49%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
45%inclusion465 decks1.04K decks
41%synergy
Dirge Bat
41%inclusion431 decks1.04K decks
40%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
44%inclusion463 decks1.04K decks
39%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
44%inclusion460 decks1.04K decks
39%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
36%inclusion379 decks1.04K decks
35%synergy
Grisly Salvage
41%inclusion426 decks1.04K decks
34%synergy
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Sakura-Tribe Elder
52%inclusion539 decks1.04K decks
32%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
44%inclusion463 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion430 decks1.04K decks
-22%synergy
Eternal Witness
40%inclusion420 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
40%inclusion415 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Skull Prophet
39%inclusion402 decks1.04K decks
33%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
38%inclusion392 decks1.04K decks
32%synergy
Nyx Weaver
36%inclusion378 decks1.04K decks
29%synergy
Buried Alive
34%inclusion357 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
33%inclusion344 decks1.04K decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Cubwarden
33%inclusion344 decks1.04K decks
32%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
32%inclusion338 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
32%inclusion333 decks1.04K decks
31%synergy
Chittering Harvester
31%inclusion319 decks1.04K decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion316 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Reclamation Sage
30%inclusion312 decks1.04K decks
25%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
30%inclusion310 decks1.04K decks
29%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
29%inclusion301 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
29%inclusion300 decks1.04K decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion294 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
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15%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
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25%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
28%inclusion290 decks1.04K decks
23%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
28%inclusion289 decks1.04K decks
27%synergy
Old Stickfingers
27%inclusion284 decks1.04K decks
24%synergy
Underrealm Lich
27%inclusion279 decks1.04K decks
23%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
27%inclusion278 decks1.04K decks
24%synergy
World Shaper
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19%synergy
Vulpikeet
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25%synergy
Birds of Paradise
25%inclusion262 decks1.04K decks
-8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion261 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
25%inclusion260 decks1.04K decks
24%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
24%inclusion251 decks1.04K decks
23%synergy
Fertilid
23%inclusion235 decks1.04K decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion223 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion222 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
The Necrobloom
21%inclusion205 decks991 decks
15%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion212 decks1.04K decks
16%synergy
Fiend Artisan
20%inclusion210 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Elves
19%inclusion197 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Beast Whisperer
19%inclusion194 decks1.04K decks
11%synergy
Old Rutstein
19%inclusion193 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion192 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Mindleecher
18%inclusion190 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Wood Elves
18%inclusion190 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Bramble Familiar
18%inclusion185 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Honest Rutstein
18%inclusion184 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
17%inclusion179 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
17%inclusion178 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion164 decks1.04K decks
11%synergy
Six
15%inclusion152 decks992 decks
1%synergy
Acidic Slime
15%inclusion158 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
Golgari Thug
15%inclusion156 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Millikin
14%inclusion149 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
13%inclusion140 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion140 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Essence Symbiote
13%inclusion136 decks1.04K decks
13%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
13%inclusion131 decks1K decks
2%synergy
Elvish Mystic
12%inclusion130 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Reveillark
12%inclusion128 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
26%inclusion273 decks1.04K decks
-21%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
21%inclusion223 decks1.04K decks
-11%synergy
Beast Within
19%inclusion195 decks1.04K decks
-4%synergy
Abzan Charm
16%inclusion165 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion152 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion139 decks1.04K decks
-24%synergy
Grapple with the Past
13%inclusion139 decks1.04K decks
12%synergy
Putrefy
13%inclusion138 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion115 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion109 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion102 decks1.04K decks
-18%synergy
Generous Gift
9.2%inclusion96 decks1.04K decks
-4%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.5%inclusion89 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.5%inclusion84 decks990 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
8.4%inclusion88 decks1.04K decks
-5%synergy
Deathsprout
8.3%inclusion87 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
7.3%inclusion76 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Harrow
7.1%inclusion74 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.7%inclusion70 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion64 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion54 decks991 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Tilling
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4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.2%inclusion54 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Inspiring Call
5.1%inclusion53 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion309 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Farseek
29%inclusion307 decks1.04K decks
-14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion248 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion201 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
19%inclusion194 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion181 decks1.04K decks
-13%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion180 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Mulch
16%inclusion166 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion137 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Duneblast
13%inclusion136 decks1.04K decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion122 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion109 decks1.04K decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion106 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion102 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
10%inclusion100 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Winding Way
8.2%inclusion85 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion70 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion70 decks1.04K decks
-16%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.6%inclusion69 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
6.0%inclusion62 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Jarad's Orders
5.4%inclusion56 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.4%inclusion56 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
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Altar of Dementia
21%inclusion219 decks1.04K decks
16%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
19%inclusion193 decks1.04K decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion152 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion146 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
11%inclusion116 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Hedge Shredder
11%inclusion88 decks836 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
9.3%inclusion97 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.9%inclusion82 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.2%inclusion65 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Death's Oasis
28%inclusion296 decks1.04K decks
26%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
26%inclusion258 decks985 decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
21%inclusion220 decks1.04K decks
18%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
18%inclusion187 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion149 decks1.04K decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion120 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Crawling Infestation
11%inclusion110 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
10%inclusion99 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion92 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Out of the Tombs
7.7%inclusion80 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.1%inclusion74 decks1.04K decks
-8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.8%inclusion71 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.5%inclusion68 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Crawling Sensation
6.1%inclusion64 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
6.1%inclusion64 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.8%inclusion60 decks1.04K decks
0%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.7%inclusion59 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.7%inclusion59 decks1.04K decks
-4%synergy
Branching Evolution
5.2%inclusion54 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
17%inclusion178 decks1.04K decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion304 decks1.04K decks
-4%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
19%inclusion193 decks1.04K decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion152 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion123 decks1.04K decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion110 decks1.04K decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion102 decks1.04K decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.2%inclusion96 decks1.04K decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9.1%inclusion95 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion90 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.3%inclusion76 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.3%inclusion72 decks990 decks
-3%synergy
Gavony Township
6.8%inclusion71 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
High Market
6.7%inclusion70 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.6%inclusion69 decks1.04K decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion673 decks1.04K decks
-14%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion572 decks1.04K decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion119 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Indatha Crystal
11%inclusion112 decks1.04K decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion107 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
9.2%inclusion96 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.7%inclusion80 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.9%inclusion72 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.7%inclusion59 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1.03K decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion1.03K decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion1.02K decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion914 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
59%inclusion611 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion556 decks1.04K decks
-2%synergy
Indatha Triome
44%inclusion454 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion419 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Canopy Vista
40%inclusion415 decks1.04K decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion389 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
35%inclusion361 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
34%inclusion358 decks1.04K decks
-13%synergy
Godless Shrine
33%inclusion343 decks1.04K decks
-13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion341 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion341 decks1.04K decks
-11%synergy
Temple Garden
32%inclusion331 decks1.04K decks
-15%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
29%inclusion280 decks980 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
29%inclusion297 decks1.04K decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion269 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Lush Portico
25%inclusion260 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion254 decks1.04K decks
10%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion254 decks1.04K decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion251 decks1.04K decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion247 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion233 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion232 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion217 decks1.04K decks
-13%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion217 decks1.04K decks
-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion211 decks1.04K decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Plenty
19%inclusion200 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
19%inclusion194 decks1.04K decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
18%inclusion192 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
18%inclusion189 decks1.04K decks
-9%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion182 decks1.04K decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
17%inclusion181 decks1.04K decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion179 decks1.04K decks
-10%synergy
Deathcap Glade
17%inclusion174 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Brushland
16%inclusion168 decks1.04K decks
-12%synergy
Blossoming Sands
16%inclusion165 decks1.04K decks
8%synergy
Krosan Verge
16%inclusion165 decks1.04K decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion160 decks1.04K decks
2%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion159 decks1.04K decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion150 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion138 decks1.04K decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion129 decks1.04K decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion122 decks1.04K decks
4%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
11%inclusion117 decks1.04K decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion116 decks1.04K decks
-1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion105 decks1.04K decks
-6%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion104 decks1.04K decks
5%synergy