Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Self-Mill

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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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Grave Researcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Dimension X Pizzasaur
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
1%synergy
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Stitcher's Supplier
63%inclusion102 decks162 decks
58%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
58%inclusion94 decks162 decks
53%synergy
Grisly Salvage
55%inclusion89 decks162 decks
48%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
49%inclusion80 decks162 decks
46%synergy
Gemrazer
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
45%synergy
Buried Alive
52%inclusion84 decks162 decks
43%synergy
Skull Prophet
48%inclusion78 decks162 decks
43%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
44%inclusion71 decks162 decks
42%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
44%inclusion71 decks162 decks
42%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
42%inclusion68 decks162 decks
41%synergy
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Eternal Witness
54%inclusion87 decks162 decks
34%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
31%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
50%inclusion81 decks162 decks
39%synergy
Nyx Weaver
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
39%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
45%inclusion73 decks162 decks
23%synergy
Necropanther
40%inclusion64 decks162 decks
38%synergy
Underrealm Lich
39%inclusion63 decks162 decks
35%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion61 decks162 decks
-26%synergy
World Shaper
36%inclusion59 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Smothering Tithe
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Aura Shards
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
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Faeburrow Elder
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Old Stickfingers
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
30%synergy
Viscera Seer
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Karmic Guide
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Hermit Druid
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
23%synergy
The Necrobloom
26%inclusion41 decks158 decks
21%synergy
Dirge Bat
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
25%synergy
Fiend Artisan
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Reclamation Sage
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Fauna Shaman
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Icetill Explorer
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Old Rutstein
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Millikin
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Six
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Honest Rutstein
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Chittering Harvester
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Elvish Mystic
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Wood Elves
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Vulpikeet
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Reveillark
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
12%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Diviner
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
15%inclusion24 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Thug
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Ghave, Guru of Spores
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Cubwarden
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Grapple with the Past
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion45 decks162 decks
-19%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion43 decks162 decks
18%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
-21%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Despark
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Corpse Churn
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
-16%synergy
Harrow
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Tilling
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-1%synergy
Abzan Charm
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
0%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Wasteful Harvest
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Life from the Loam
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion48 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Mulch
23%inclusion37 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion36 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
22%inclusion35 decks162 decks
-22%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion31 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Winding Way
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Jarad's Orders
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
-17%synergy
Duneblast
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Three Visits
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-13%synergy
Unburial Rites
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
8.3%inclusion13 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Terror Tide
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Ransack the Lab
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
-16%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Commune with the Gods
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion7 decks125 decks
3%synergy
Incarnation Technique
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Stitch Together
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Reunion of the House
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
26%inclusion42 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Hedge Shredder
14%inclusion19 decks140 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
36%inclusion56 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
27%inclusion44 decks162 decks
24%synergy
Death's Oasis
24%inclusion39 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Out of the Tombs
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion27 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Crawling Sensation
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Crawling Infestation
12%inclusion19 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Tortured Existence
8.0%inclusion13 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Journey to Eternity
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion54 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
28%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion32 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion32 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion25 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
5%synergy
High Market
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.8%inclusion11 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion103 decks162 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion82 decks162 decks
-15%synergy
Indatha Crystal
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.2%inclusion10 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion156 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion156 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion151 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion145 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion88 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
52%inclusion85 decks162 decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion77 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Indatha Triome
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion67 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
39%inclusion63 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
37%inclusion60 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion60 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion59 decks162 decks
-10%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion59 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion58 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
35%inclusion57 decks162 decks
19%synergy
Lush Portico
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Temple Garden
34%inclusion55 decks162 decks
-13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
13%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
30%inclusion47 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion47 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Windswept Heath
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion46 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
25%inclusion40 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion38 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Brushland
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
21%inclusion34 decks162 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion33 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Malady
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion28 decks162 decks
4%synergy
Deathcap Glade
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion24 decks162 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion23 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Plenty
13%inclusion21 decks162 decks
-3%synergy
Krosan Verge
12%inclusion20 decks162 decks
2%synergy
Hushwood Verge
11%inclusion16 decks140 decks
2%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
1%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Mire
9.3%inclusion15 decks162 decks
4%synergy