Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Core

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
Grave Researcher
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
7.6%inclusion10 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Mole Man, Moloid Master
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Vastlands Scavenger
4.5%inclusion6 decks132 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemrazer
56%inclusion572 decks1.02K decks
54%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
53%inclusion543 decks1.02K decks
52%synergy
Necropanther
53%inclusion536 decks1.02K decks
51%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
51%inclusion522 decks1.02K decks
50%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
45%inclusion460 decks1.02K decks
42%synergy
Dirge Bat
41%inclusion422 decks1.02K decks
40%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
45%inclusion457 decks1.02K decks
39%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
44%inclusion444 decks1.02K decks
38%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
37%inclusion373 decks1.02K decks
36%synergy
Grisly Salvage
41%inclusion415 decks1.02K decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
52%inclusion531 decks1.02K decks
32%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
45%inclusion461 decks1.02K decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion423 decks1.02K decks
-22%synergy
Eternal Witness
41%inclusion419 decks1.02K decks
22%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion417 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Skull Prophet
39%inclusion399 decks1.02K decks
34%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
38%inclusion389 decks1.02K decks
33%synergy
Nyx Weaver
36%inclusion368 decks1.02K decks
29%synergy
Buried Alive
36%inclusion366 decks1.02K decks
27%synergy
Cubwarden
34%inclusion349 decks1.02K decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Aftermath Analyst
34%inclusion346 decks1.02K decks
23%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
33%inclusion335 decks1.02K decks
32%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
31%inclusion317 decks1.02K decks
30%synergy
Chittering Harvester
31%inclusion311 decks1.02K decks
30%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
30%inclusion306 decks1.02K decks
29%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
30%inclusion305 decks1.02K decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion301 decks1.02K decks
25%synergy
Reclamation Sage
29%inclusion299 decks1.02K decks
25%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
29%inclusion292 decks1.02K decks
24%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
28%inclusion290 decks1.02K decks
15%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
28%inclusion289 decks1.02K decks
28%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
28%inclusion284 decks1.02K decks
25%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
28%inclusion284 decks1.02K decks
27%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion281 decks1.02K decks
18%synergy
Underrealm Lich
27%inclusion275 decks1.02K decks
23%synergy
Vulpikeet
27%inclusion274 decks1.02K decks
26%synergy
Old Stickfingers
27%inclusion272 decks1.02K decks
24%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
27%inclusion270 decks1.02K decks
24%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion266 decks1.02K decks
19%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
25%inclusion257 decks1.02K decks
24%synergy
Birds of Paradise
25%inclusion257 decks1.02K decks
-8%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
24%inclusion248 decks1.02K decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion246 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Fertilid
22%inclusion224 decks1.02K decks
20%synergy
Fiend Artisan
21%inclusion213 decks1.02K decks
18%synergy
The Necrobloom
21%inclusion211 decks1.02K decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion210 decks1.02K decks
13%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion209 decks1.02K decks
13%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion208 decks1.02K decks
16%synergy
Mindleecher
19%inclusion189 decks1.02K decks
18%synergy
Llanowar Elves
18%inclusion187 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Wood Elves
18%inclusion185 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Beast Whisperer
18%inclusion184 decks1.02K decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion182 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
18%inclusion182 decks1.02K decks
17%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
17%inclusion176 decks1.02K decks
8%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion176 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Old Rutstein
17%inclusion176 decks1.02K decks
16%synergy
Bramble Familiar
17%inclusion172 decks1.02K decks
16%synergy
Six
16%inclusion159 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion153 decks1.02K decks
11%synergy
Golgari Thug
15%inclusion152 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Essence Symbiote
14%inclusion141 decks1.02K decks
13%synergy
Acidic Slime
13%inclusion137 decks1.02K decks
12%synergy
Millikin
13%inclusion137 decks1.02K decks
12%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
13%inclusion132 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion131 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
13%inclusion130 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Fauna Shaman
13%inclusion128 decks1.02K decks
9%synergy
Hermit Druid
12%inclusion126 decks1.02K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
26%inclusion268 decks1.02K decks
-20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
22%inclusion223 decks1.02K decks
-10%synergy
Beast Within
18%inclusion186 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Abzan Charm
15%inclusion157 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion148 decks1.02K decks
-0%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion138 decks1.02K decks
12%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion137 decks1.02K decks
-24%synergy
Putrefy
13%inclusion134 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion116 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
11%inclusion108 decks1.02K decks
-17%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion105 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
9.0%inclusion92 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.8%inclusion90 decks1.02K decks
0%synergy
Deathsprout
8.6%inclusion88 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Mortify
8.2%inclusion83 decks1.02K decks
-5%synergy
Corpse Churn
7.9%inclusion80 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.9%inclusion70 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Harrow
6.8%inclusion69 decks1.02K decks
-1%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.2%inclusion63 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.0%inclusion61 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion54 decks1.02K decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
31%inclusion312 decks1.02K decks
-13%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion307 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion249 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Life from the Loam
20%inclusion199 decks1.02K decks
9%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion196 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion182 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion169 decks1.02K decks
13%synergy
Mulch
15%inclusion155 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion139 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Duneblast
13%inclusion135 decks1.02K decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion112 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion109 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion105 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion101 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
10%inclusion98 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Winding Way
7.4%inclusion75 decks1.02K decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.3%inclusion74 decks1.02K decks
-16%synergy
Dread Return
6.4%inclusion65 decks1.02K decks
-0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.9%inclusion60 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.6%inclusion57 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
5.3%inclusion54 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.2%inclusion53 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion222 decks1.02K decks
17%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
19%inclusion194 decks1.02K decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion153 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion147 decks1.02K decks
-6%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
11%inclusion114 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Hedge Shredder
11%inclusion94 decks895 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
8.9%inclusion91 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.1%inclusion82 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.1%inclusion62 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Death's Oasis
29%inclusion291 decks1.02K decks
27%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
27%inclusion272 decks1.02K decks
14%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
20%inclusion205 decks1.02K decks
17%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
19%inclusion190 decks1.02K decks
16%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion153 decks1.02K decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
12%inclusion123 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Crawling Infestation
10%inclusion105 decks1.02K decks
9%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
10%inclusion99 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.4%inclusion86 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion75 decks1.02K decks
-8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.3%inclusion74 decks1.02K decks
-5%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.7%inclusion68 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.6%inclusion67 decks1.02K decks
-0%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
5.8%inclusion59 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.7%inclusion58 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.6%inclusion57 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Crawling Sensation
5.4%inclusion55 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Branching Evolution
5.3%inclusion54 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.2%inclusion53 decks1.02K decks
-0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
18%inclusion186 decks1.02K decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion291 decks1.02K decks
-5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
19%inclusion189 decks1.02K decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion150 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
12%inclusion121 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion110 decks1.02K decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion100 decks1.02K decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion99 decks1.02K decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion97 decks1.02K decks
-0%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion82 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
7.9%inclusion80 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.3%inclusion74 decks1.02K decks
-10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.2%inclusion73 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Gavony Township
6.7%inclusion68 decks1.02K decks
-1%synergy
High Market
6.6%inclusion67 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion653 decks1.02K decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion546 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion108 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Indatha Crystal
11%inclusion107 decks1.02K decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion98 decks1.02K decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
8.7%inclusion89 decks1.02K decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.5%inclusion76 decks1.02K decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.0%inclusion71 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.2%inclusion53 decks1.02K decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1K decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion1K decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion990 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion888 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
58%inclusion594 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion535 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Indatha Triome
44%inclusion453 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
42%inclusion429 decks1.02K decks
-5%synergy
Canopy Vista
40%inclusion412 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion380 decks1.02K decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
35%inclusion358 decks1.02K decks
-13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
35%inclusion356 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
34%inclusion343 decks1.02K decks
-11%synergy
Godless Shrine
33%inclusion341 decks1.02K decks
-13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion333 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Temple Garden
33%inclusion331 decks1.02K decks
-15%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
31%inclusion314 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
29%inclusion297 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion267 decks1.02K decks
9%synergy
Lush Portico
25%inclusion252 decks1.02K decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
25%inclusion251 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
24%inclusion247 decks1.02K decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion244 decks1.02K decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion244 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion230 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion228 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion214 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion211 decks1.02K decks
-13%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion207 decks1.02K decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Plenty
19%inclusion196 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
18%inclusion186 decks1.02K decks
-8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
18%inclusion186 decks1.02K decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18%inclusion185 decks1.02K decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion181 decks1.02K decks
-7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion181 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
18%inclusion180 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion176 decks1.02K decks
-10%synergy
Brushland
16%inclusion164 decks1.02K decks
-12%synergy
Blossoming Sands
16%inclusion162 decks1.02K decks
8%synergy
Krosan Verge
15%inclusion157 decks1.02K decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion152 decks1.02K decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion150 decks1.02K decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion144 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion139 decks1.02K decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion131 decks1.02K decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion129 decks1.02K decks
4%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
11%inclusion116 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion112 decks1.02K decks
3%synergy
Twilight Mire
10%inclusion101 decks1.02K decks
-4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
10%inclusion100 decks1.02K decks
-6%synergy