Biollante, Plant Beast Form (Commander) - Aristocrats

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Nethroi, Apex of DeathNethroi, Apex of Death

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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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Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Formidable Speaker
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
West Wind Avatar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Ice Cream Kitty
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
68%inclusion128 decks187 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
68%inclusion128 decks187 decks
58%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
62%inclusion116 decks187 decks
57%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion122 decks187 decks
57%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
58%inclusion108 decks187 decks
47%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
66%inclusion124 decks187 decks
46%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
49%inclusion92 decks187 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion91 decks187 decks
44%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
39%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
39%inclusion72 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Eternal Witness
54%inclusion101 decks187 decks
34%synergy
Birds of Paradise
47%inclusion87 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
44%inclusion82 decks187 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion79 decks187 decks
-21%synergy
Buried Alive
41%inclusion76 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion72 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
37%inclusion70 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
34%synergy
Fiend Artisan
36%inclusion68 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Aura Shards
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
35%inclusion66 decks187 decks
33%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
35%inclusion65 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Karmic Guide
34%inclusion64 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
34%inclusion63 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Reclamation Sage
33%inclusion62 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Teysa Karlov
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Midnight Reaper
32%inclusion60 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Skull Prophet
32%inclusion59 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Wood Elves
32%inclusion59 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Gemrazer
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
28%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29%inclusion55 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
28%inclusion53 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Fauna Shaman
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Necropanther
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Elves
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Reveillark
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
15%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion44 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
24%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
25%inclusion45 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Icetill Explorer
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Elvish Mystic
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
24%inclusion45 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Six
23%inclusion40 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Hermit Druid
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Corpse Knight
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Underrealm Lich
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion36 decks172 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Nyx Weaver
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
13%synergy
The Necrobloom
20%inclusion35 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Beast Whisperer
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
12%synergy
Saffi Eriksdotter
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Delighted Halfling
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Protean Hulk
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Dirge Bat
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Grisly Salvage
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion47 decks187 decks
-22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
-18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Eladamri's Call
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Grapple with the Past
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Mortify
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Eerie Ultimatum
35%inclusion65 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Living Death
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Life from the Loam
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion44 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion38 decks187 decks
-20%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
-15%synergy
Farseek
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
-29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion27 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-12%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
-12%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-18%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Mulch
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Season of Loss
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
35%inclusion66 decks187 decks
31%synergy
Skullclamp
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Birthing Pod
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Hedge Shredder
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
33%inclusion56 decks171 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
25%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Death's Oasis
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.1%inclusion17 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
-8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.7%inclusion12 decks180 decks
5%synergy
Crawling Infestation
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Roots
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Fecundity
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Journey to Eternity
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Awakening Zone
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
31%inclusion58 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
23%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
19%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
22%inclusion42 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion35 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Shifting Woodland
14%inclusion24 decks172 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.5%inclusion14 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion123 decks187 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion91 decks187 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.9%inclusion11 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion184 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion184 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion179 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion175 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Temple Garden
57%inclusion107 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
57%inclusion107 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
57%inclusion107 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion105 decks187 decks
1%synergy
Indatha Triome
56%inclusion104 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion84 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion83 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
41%inclusion77 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
40%inclusion75 decks187 decks
-13%synergy
Windswept Heath
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion73 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion71 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion67 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
32%inclusion60 decks187 decks
-10%synergy
Lush Portico
28%inclusion53 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
28%inclusion52 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Brushland
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion49 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
26%inclusion48 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
23%inclusion43 decks187 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
22%inclusion41 decks187 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion37 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
19%inclusion32 decks169 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
13%inclusion25 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Fortified Village
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
-11%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
11%inclusion21 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
-6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
5%synergy