Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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Nethroi, Apex of Death
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John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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Satyr Wayfinder
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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Honest Rutstein
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Mythos of Nethroi
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16%synergy
Abrupt Decay
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Despark
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Silence
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Dina's Guidance
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Songs of the Damned
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Tear Asunder
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Darkblast
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Living Death
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Victimize
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Damnation
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Mulch
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Farseek
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Farewell
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8%synergy
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Imperial Seal
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
Tooth and Nail
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
Grim Tutor
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8%synergy
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Mesmeric Orb
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27%synergy
Birthing Pod
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26%synergy
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20%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
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16%synergy
Skullclamp
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Hedge Shredder
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7%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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Ripples of Undeath
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29%synergy
Animate Dead
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28%synergy
Sylvan Library
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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1%synergy
Necromancy
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10%synergy
Necropotence
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10%synergy
Tortured Existence
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12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
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6%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
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7%synergy
Guardian Project
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1%synergy
Aura Shards
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Chthonian Nightmare
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7%synergy
Black Market Connections
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Insidious Roots
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Greater Good
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4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
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6%synergy
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Grist, the Hunger Tide
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18%synergy
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20%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
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13%synergy
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
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12%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
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7%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
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16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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32%synergy
Shifting Woodland
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32%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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31%synergy
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22%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
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28%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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13%synergy
High Market
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13%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
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13%synergy
Lotus Field
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9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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7%synergy
Field of the Dead
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3%synergy
Strip Mine
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8%synergy
Barren Moor
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4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
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6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
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7%synergy
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Sol Ring
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17%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-24%synergy
Lotus Petal
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10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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3%synergy
Chrome Mox
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10%synergy
Selesnya Signet
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-2%synergy
Golgari Signet
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1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-0%synergy
Talisman of Unity
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0%synergy
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Command Tower
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-3%synergy
Godless Shrine
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41%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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40%synergy
Temple Garden
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40%synergy
Swamp
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-12%synergy
Forest
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-13%synergy
Plains
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-16%synergy
Indatha Triome
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31%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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33%synergy
Windswept Heath
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26%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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15%synergy
Vault of Champions
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38%synergy
Marsh Flats
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22%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
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17%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
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19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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24%synergy
Lush Portico
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22%synergy
Twilight Mire
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27%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
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21%synergy
Brushland
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4%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Heath
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19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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22%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
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18%synergy
Horizon Canopy
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13%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-32%synergy
Blooming Marsh
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Wastewood Verge
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12%synergy
Mana Confluence
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13%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-24%synergy
Silent Clearing
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Savannah
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5%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Bayou
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5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Hushwood Verge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
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