Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Core Mill

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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Cauldron of Essence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Satyr Wayfinder
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
63%synergy
Grisly Salvage
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Nyx Weaver
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Gemrazer
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
51%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Dirge Bat
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Skull Prophet
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Eternal Witness
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
43%synergy
World Shaper
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Necropanther
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Buried Alive
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
-19%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Stinkweed Imp
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Viscera Seer
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Bramble Familiar
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Underrealm Lich
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Cubwarden
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Reclamation Sage
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Old Stickfingers
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Fiend Artisan
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
The Necrobloom
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Chittering Harvester
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Millikin
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Karmic Guide
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Icetill Explorer
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
17%synergy
Vulpikeet
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Hermit Druid
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Fertilid
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Spore Frog
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Golgari Thug
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Brawn
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Wood Elves
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Old Rutstein
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Ainok Wayfarer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Fauna Shaman
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Honest Rutstein
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Beast Whisperer
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Blossoming Tortoise
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Blanchwood Prowler
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Six
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Boss's Chauffeur
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Beast Within
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-23%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Grapple with the Past
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-24%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Abzan Charm
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Putrefy
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Inspiring Call
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Despark
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Corpse Churn
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Momentous Fall
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Deathsprout
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mulch
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Farseek
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Life from the Loam
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Winding Way
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Duneblast
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Three Visits
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Wrath of God
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Extinction Event
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Pest Infestation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Drown in Filth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Witherbloom Command
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Revelation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Slime Against Humanity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Altar of Dementia
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Hedge Shredder
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
The Ozolith
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Death's Oasis
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Crawling Infestation
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Greater Good
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Crawling Sensation
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Lurking Predators
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Guardian Project
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Abundance
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Strength of the Harvest
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Field
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Mishra's Factory
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
High Market
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Gavony Township
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dark Depths
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Nesting Grounds
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Indatha Crystal
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion36 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion35 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Indatha Triome
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Canopy Vista
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Temple Garden
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Lush Portico
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Brushland
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Blossoming Sands
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Jungle Hollow
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Krosan Verge
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fortified Village
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-13%synergy