Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Nethroi, Apex of Death
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John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
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78%synergy
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27%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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11%synergy
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49%synergy
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40%synergy
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47%synergy
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49%synergy
The Necrobloom
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35%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
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39%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
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29%synergy
Necropanther
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38%synergy
Kaheera, the Orphanguard
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40%synergy
Bramble Familiar
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39%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
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39%synergy
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39%synergy
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35%synergy
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Vulpikeet
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Dirge Bat
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34%synergy
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6%synergy
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30%synergy
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32%synergy
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37%synergy
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36%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
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20%synergy
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25%synergy
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22%synergy
Famished Worldsire
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24%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
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24%synergy
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20%synergy
Skola Grovedancer
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20%synergy
Corpse Knight
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16%synergy
Bloom Tender
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13%synergy
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
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18%synergy
Feline Sovereign
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20%synergy
Grey Host Reinforcements
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20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Reclamation Sage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
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Path to Exile
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Corpse Churn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
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15%synergy
Entomb
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12%synergy
Dark Bargain
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20%synergy
Village Rites
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15%synergy
Dark Ritual
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14%synergy
Barrier Breach
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20%synergy
Back for More
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Graceful Reprieve
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20%synergy
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Seed of Hope
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20%synergy
Blessed Respite
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20%synergy
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17%synergy
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20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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-12%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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-44%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Despark
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5%synergy
Grim Return
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Reincarnation
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20%synergy
White Sun's Zenith
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20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
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11%synergy
Once and Future
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20%synergy
Nasty End
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19%synergy
Akroma's Will
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13%synergy
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Zero Point Ballad
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49%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
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19%synergy
Buried Alive
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31%synergy
Migration Path
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39%synergy
Commune with Evil
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20%synergy
Urborg Repossession
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20%synergy
Mulch
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19%synergy
Unmarked Grave
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18%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
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14%synergy
Duneblast
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17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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17%synergy
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Haunting Voyage
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
Revive the Shire
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12%synergy
Profane Command
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Living Death
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16%synergy
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6%synergy
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19%synergy
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Damn
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8%synergy
Fumigate
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12%synergy
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19%synergy
Sign in Blood
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17%synergy
Relentless Pursuit
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
Regrowth
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19%synergy
Treasured Find
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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Chronicle of Victory
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48%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
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18%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
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19%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
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18%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
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19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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17%synergy
Clock of Omens
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20%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
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19%synergy
The Great Henge
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
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20%synergy
Mindcrank
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20%synergy
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-0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
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16%synergy
Hedge Shredder
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15%synergy
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Deadbridge Chant
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37%synergy
Omen of the Dead
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20%synergy
Felidar Retreat
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9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
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7%synergy
Season of Growth
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20%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
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18%synergy
Out of the Tombs
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18%synergy
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20%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
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19%synergy
Minion's Return
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20%synergy
Sanguine Bond
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7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
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14%synergy
Mirari's Wake
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12%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
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20%synergy
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Grist, the Hunger Tide
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
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20%synergy
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Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
6%synergy
High Market
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
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24%synergy
Multiversal Passage
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24%synergy
Lotus Field
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17%synergy
Cave of the Frost Dragon
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20%synergy
Echoing Deeps
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18%synergy
Barren Moor
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16%synergy
Buried Ruin
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19%synergy
Urza's Saga
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16%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
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20%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
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18%synergy
Cabal Coffers
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16%synergy
Command Beacon
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16%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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15%synergy
Restless Fortress
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19%synergy
Polluted Mire
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19%synergy
Mistveil Plains
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20%synergy
Lake of the Dead
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20%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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0%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Karoo
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Stirring Wildwood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dryad Arbor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Field of Ruin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-26%synergy
White Lotus Tile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Abundant Countryside
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-11%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Indatha Triome
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hidden Hideout
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Horizon Canopy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Windswept Heath
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Lush Portico
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Temple Garden
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Ziggurat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-36%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-24%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Brushland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Savannah
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-7%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-8%synergy
Bayou
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Uncharted Haven
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Krosan Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Zof Consumption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Canopy Vista
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-25%synergy
Grasslands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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