Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Optimized Reanimator

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Nethroi, Apex of Death
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John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
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Ajani Resolute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mole Man, Moloid Master
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Jennifer Walters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bast, Panther Goddess
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Buried Alive
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Hermit Druid
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Karmic Guide
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Entomb
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
49%synergy
Eternal Witness
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Fiend Artisan
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Gemrazer
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Reveillark
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
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Birds of Paradise
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Life from the Loam
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Altar of Dementia
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Worldly Tutor
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Aura Shards
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Luminous Broodmoth
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Icetill Explorer
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Skull Prophet
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Llanowar Elves
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Protean Hulk
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Six
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Elvish Mystic
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Underrealm Lich
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
23%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Doom Whisperer
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Walking Ballista
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Necropanther
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Grand Abolisher
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Triskelion
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Saffi Eriksdotter
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Vastlands Scavenger
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Grave Researcher
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Diviner
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Bloom Tender
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dirge Bat
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
The Necrobloom
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Grisly Salvage
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Abrupt Decay
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Eladamri's Call
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Veil of Summer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dina's Guidance
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Tilling
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Darkblast
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Grapple with the Past
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reincarnation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Dread Return
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Nature's Lore
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Incarnation Technique
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Fix What's Broken
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-32%synergy
Jarad's Orders
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Three Visits
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Finale of Devastation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cultivate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-31%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mulch
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Tooth and Nail
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Winding Way
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Commune with the Gods
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Rites
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Natural Order
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Hour of Revelation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Scapeshift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Regrowth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mesmeric Orb
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Birthing Pod
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Hedge Shredder
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Shield of Kaldra
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Sylvan Library
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Out of the Tombs
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Greater Good
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Necromancy
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Brilliant Wings
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Meltstrider's Resolve
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Blessing of the Nephilim
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Immortality
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Kithkin Armor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Familiar Ground
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Alpha Authority
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Hydra's Growth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Canopy Cover
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Burgeoning
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Roots
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Shifting Woodland
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Field
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
High Market
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Winding Canyons
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Godless Shrine
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Plains
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Temple Garden
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Indatha Triome
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Windswept Heath
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lush Portico
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Brushland
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Underground Mortuary
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Horizon Canopy
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Canopy Vista
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Savannah
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bayou
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Heath
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
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