Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander)

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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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Big Mother Mouser
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0%synergy
Ice Cream Kitty
0.9%inclusion6 decks651 decks
0%synergy
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
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52%inclusion3.62K decks6.95K decks
50%synergy
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48%inclusion3.36K decks6.95K decks
47%synergy
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48%inclusion3.33K decks6.95K decks
46%synergy
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46%inclusion3.23K decks6.95K decks
45%synergy
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46%inclusion3.22K decks6.95K decks
41%synergy
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49%inclusion3.41K decks6.95K decks
40%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
41%inclusion2.83K decks6.95K decks
37%synergy
Dirge Bat
37%inclusion2.60K decks6.95K decks
36%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
40%inclusion2.80K decks6.95K decks
35%synergy
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39%inclusion2.74K decks6.95K decks
34%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion3.34K decks6.95K decks
-15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
48%inclusion3.30K decks6.95K decks
27%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
47%inclusion3.28K decks6.95K decks
25%synergy
Eternal Witness
45%inclusion3.12K decks6.95K decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion2.83K decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
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40%inclusion2.78K decks6.95K decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion2.43K decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
35%inclusion2.43K decks6.95K decks
-12%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
35%inclusion2.42K decks6.95K decks
30%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
34%inclusion2.38K decks6.95K decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion869 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
9.0%inclusion622 decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion611 decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.4%inclusion581 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.3%inclusion505 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Aura Shards
6.4%inclusion446 decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion394 decks6.95K decks
-5%synergy
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Scourge of the Skyclaves
34%inclusion2.33K decks6.95K decks
32%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
33%inclusion2.29K decks6.95K decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion2.29K decks6.95K decks
23%synergy
Nyx Weaver
32%inclusion2.22K decks6.95K decks
24%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
31%inclusion2.14K decks6.95K decks
30%synergy
Cubwarden
30%inclusion2.11K decks6.95K decks
29%synergy
Fiend Artisan
30%inclusion2.09K decks6.95K decks
26%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
29%inclusion2.04K decks6.95K decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion1.97K decks6.95K decks
23%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
28%inclusion1.95K decks6.95K decks
27%synergy
Chittering Harvester
28%inclusion1.95K decks6.95K decks
27%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion1.89K decks6.95K decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion1.88K decks6.95K decks
19%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion1.83K decks6.95K decks
19%synergy
Karmic Guide
26%inclusion1.78K decks6.95K decks
21%synergy
Underrealm Lich
26%inclusion1.77K decks6.95K decks
22%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
25%inclusion1.75K decks6.95K decks
24%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
25%inclusion1.74K decks6.95K decks
24%synergy
Old Stickfingers
25%inclusion1.72K decks6.95K decks
22%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
25%inclusion1.71K decks6.95K decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion1.68K decks6.95K decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
24%inclusion1.66K decks6.95K decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion1.65K decks6.95K decks
16%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
24%inclusion1.63K decks6.95K decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
23%inclusion1.60K decks6.95K decks
11%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
23%inclusion1.60K decks6.95K decks
22%synergy
Vulpikeet
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.95K decks
22%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
22%inclusion1.54K decks6.95K decks
20%synergy
The Necrobloom
20%inclusion1.31K decks6.65K decks
14%synergy
Fauna Shaman
19%inclusion1.34K decks6.95K decks
16%synergy
Icetill Explorer
19%inclusion603 decks3.18K decks
10%synergy
Hermit Druid
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Six
18%inclusion1.23K decks6.66K decks
4%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion1.21K decks6.95K decks
13%synergy
Mindleecher
17%inclusion1.19K decks6.95K decks
16%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.95K decks
14%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.95K decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.95K decks
10%synergy
Fertilid
16%inclusion1.14K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
16%inclusion1.10K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
15%inclusion1.07K decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
15%inclusion1.04K decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Wood Elves
15%inclusion1.03K decks6.95K decks
11%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
14%inclusion979 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Old Rutstein
14%inclusion985 decks6.95K decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion985 decks6.95K decks
10%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion977 decks6.95K decks
7%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
14%inclusion969 decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Elvish Mystic
14%inclusion960 decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Sun Titan
13%inclusion899 decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
34%inclusion2.36K decks6.95K decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion2.02K decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion1.85K decks6.95K decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion1.39K decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion1.20K decks6.95K decks
-20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion1.12K decks6.95K decks
-11%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion1.10K decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion955 decks6.95K decks
12%synergy
Abzan Charm
13%inclusion904 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion721 decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion707 decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion662 decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.2%inclusion638 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.5%inclusion593 decks6.95K decks
8%synergy
Harrow
7.7%inclusion533 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
7.3%inclusion504 decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.0%inclusion467 decks6.65K decks
-2%synergy
Eladamri's Call
6.8%inclusion473 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.7%inclusion464 decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion452 decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Deathsprout
6.4%inclusion444 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.2%inclusion432 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.2%inclusion412 decks6.65K decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Tilling
5.6%inclusion78 decks1.40K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion368 decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.3%inclusion366 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
33%inclusion2.27K decks6.95K decks
-11%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion1.95K decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion1.74K decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Life from the Loam
24%inclusion1.68K decks6.95K decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion1.57K decks6.95K decks
9%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion1.53K decks6.95K decks
9%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion1.48K decks6.95K decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion1.39K decks6.95K decks
-10%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.95K decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion1.02K decks6.95K decks
-8%synergy
Mulch
14%inclusion946 decks6.95K decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion857 decks6.95K decks
-10%synergy
Duneblast
11%inclusion776 decks6.95K decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion739 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
10%inclusion728 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion718 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
8.8%inclusion614 decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
7.8%inclusion539 decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.3%inclusion505 decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.2%inclusion500 decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Winding Way
7.0%inclusion485 decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
6.7%inclusion463 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion440 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.2%inclusion429 decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.9%inclusion409 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.9%inclusion407 decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.8%inclusion378 decks6.57K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion1.90K decks6.95K decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion1.42K decks6.95K decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion1.16K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion1.07K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
14%inclusion940 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Hedge Shredder
13%inclusion745 decks5.96K decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion803 decks6.95K decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion775 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion720 decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.2%inclusion500 decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion459 decks6.95K decks
-9%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.3%inclusion441 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
The Great Henge
6.1%inclusion425 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.6%inclusion387 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
30%inclusion1.99K decks6.63K decks
18%synergy
Death's Oasis
25%inclusion1.77K decks6.95K decks
23%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
18%inclusion1.28K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
18%inclusion1.24K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion1.06K decks6.95K decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion966 decks6.95K decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion840 decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion808 decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Crawling Infestation
9.3%inclusion643 decks6.95K decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.8%inclusion610 decks6.95K decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion555 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.9%inclusion552 decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.1%inclusion492 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.6%inclusion455 decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.2%inclusion363 decks6.95K decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion2.04K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.95K decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
18%inclusion1.27K decks6.95K decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1.21K decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion1.14K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion1.07K decks6.95K decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion751 decks6.95K decks
-7%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion696 decks6.65K decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion697 decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
High Market
7.7%inclusion533 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion514 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
6.4%inclusion442 decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.5%inclusion380 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Gavony Township
5.1%inclusion353 decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion5.03K decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion4.12K decks6.95K decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion777 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Indatha Crystal
10%inclusion705 decks6.95K decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
9.4%inclusion654 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion606 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.2%inclusion567 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
8.0%inclusion554 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.2%inclusion498 decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion449 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.9%inclusion407 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.4%inclusion374 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion6.67K decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion6.63K decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion6.53K decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion6.12K decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
51%inclusion3.55K decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3.46K decks6.95K decks
-5%synergy
Indatha Triome
50%inclusion3.44K decks6.95K decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
45%inclusion3.12K decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion3.05K decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Temple Garden
43%inclusion3.01K decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion2.91K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
37%inclusion2.54K decks6.95K decks
-7%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion2.49K decks6.95K decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion2.32K decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion2.28K decks6.95K decks
-9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion2.17K decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion2.14K decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
30%inclusion2.07K decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion2.07K decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion2.06K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2.02K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Lush Portico
27%inclusion1.86K decks6.95K decks
7%synergy
Underground Mortuary
26%inclusion1.78K decks6.95K decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion1.76K decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
25%inclusion1.73K decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
24%inclusion1.67K decks6.95K decks
8%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
22%inclusion1.43K decks6.61K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion1.41K decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion1.40K decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion1.39K decks6.95K decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1.39K decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.95K decks
-9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion1.27K decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
18%inclusion1.22K decks6.95K decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion1.14K decks6.95K decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion983 decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
14%inclusion974 decks6.95K decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
14%inclusion968 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion939 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion934 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion929 decks6.95K decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
13%inclusion890 decks6.95K decks
-6%synergy
Blossoming Sands
11%inclusion789 decks6.95K decks
4%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion784 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion765 decks6.95K decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion739 decks6.95K decks
3%synergy
Krosan Verge
10%inclusion713 decks6.95K decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion690 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion678 decks6.95K decks
-2%synergy
Savannah
9.4%inclusion654 decks6.95K decks
-3%synergy