Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Birthing Pod

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Nethroi, Apex of Death
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John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
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14%synergy
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24%synergy
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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20%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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18%synergy
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27%synergy
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17%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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Ashnod's Altar
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25%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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Ripples of Undeath
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29%synergy
Animate Dead
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25%synergy
Sylvan Library
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6%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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-1%synergy
Ninja Teen
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12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Insidious Roots
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0%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
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-7%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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2%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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29%synergy
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18%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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30%synergy
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29%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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-3%synergy
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3%synergy
High Market
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16%synergy
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17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
7%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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-5%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
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8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
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8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
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0%synergy
Command Beacon
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3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
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5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
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4%synergy
Strip Mine
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1%synergy
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Sol Ring
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2%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion50 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
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8%synergy
Chrome Mox
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7%synergy
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-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-4%synergy
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-4%synergy
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-1%synergy
Forest
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Plains
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Command Tower
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1%synergy
Godless Shrine
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23%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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21%synergy
Temple Garden
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20%synergy
Indatha Triome
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22%synergy
Windswept Heath
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21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
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22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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29%synergy
Lush Portico
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27%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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-7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
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24%synergy
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-14%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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-8%synergy
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7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
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-14%synergy
Canopy Vista
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-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
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10%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
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-1%synergy
Bayou
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11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
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8%synergy
Brushland
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-9%synergy
Savannah
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9%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
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-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
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5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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5%synergy
Scrubland
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8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Malady
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
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14%synergy
Temple of Silence
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Wastewood Verge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Horizon Canopy
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-18%synergy
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