Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Expensive Reanimator

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
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Jennifer Walters
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Black Widow, Daring Operative
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Mole Man, Moloid Master
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Entomb
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
44%synergy
Hermit Druid
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Gemrazer
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
71%inclusion42 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Elves
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Grave Researcher
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Natural Order
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Luminous Broodmoth
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Fiend Artisan
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Karmic Guide
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Delighted Halfling
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Carrion Feeder
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Icetill Explorer
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Six
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Protean Hulk
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Skull Prophet
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Mystic
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Necropanther
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
24%synergy
The Necrobloom
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Underrealm Lich
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Reveillark
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
World Shaper
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Dirge Bat
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Reclamation Sage
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Weaver
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Voice of Victory
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Old Stickfingers
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Salvage
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Eladamri's Call
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Veil of Summer
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Abrupt Decay
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Erode
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Abzan Charm
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Grapple with the Past
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Life from the Loam
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-20%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-23%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Finale of Devastation
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Therapy
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Culling Ritual
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Jarad's Orders
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Rampant Growth
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Mulch
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Duneblast
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Nostalgic Dreams
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Hedge Shredder
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Birthing Pod
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Skullclamp
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
The Great Henge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-0%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Out of the Tombs
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Aura Shards
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Death's Oasis
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Tortured Existence
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Journey to Eternity
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Woodland
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Dryad Arbor
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
High Market
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Unity
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Overgrown Tomb
93%inclusion55 decks59 decks
45%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Marsh Flats
90%inclusion53 decks59 decks
57%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Forest
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Temple Garden
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
50%synergy
Bayou
86%inclusion51 decks59 decks
74%synergy
Savannah
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
73%synergy
Scrubland
85%inclusion50 decks59 decks
73%synergy
Swamp
81%inclusion48 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Plains
76%inclusion45 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Indatha Triome
69%inclusion41 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Underground Mortuary
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Vault of Champions
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Lush Portico
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Confluence
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Misty Rainforest
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
22%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
-26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Wastewood Verge
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Canopy Vista
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-30%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Hushwood Verge
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-17%synergy