Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Big Mother Mouser
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Dimension X Pizzasaur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boneyard Lurker
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Gemrazer
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
45%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Grisly Salvage
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
43%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Necropanther
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Eternal Witness
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Skull Prophet
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Millikin
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-28%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Scourge of the Skyclaves
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Reclamation Sage
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Dirge Bat
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
30%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Underrealm Lich
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Vulpikeet
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Old Stickfingers
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Fertilid
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Nyx Weaver
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
17%synergy
World Shaper
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
18%synergy
The Necrobloom
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Chittering Harvester
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Cubwarden
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Karmic Guide
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Honest Rutstein
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Llanowar Elves
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Fauna Shaman
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Fiend Artisan
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Vile Entomber
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Old Rutstein
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Mindleecher
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Thug
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Sun Titan
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Reaper
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Circle of the Land Druid
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Reveillark
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Acidic Slime
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-26%synergy
Grapple with the Past
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Abzan Charm
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-31%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Naturalize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Tilling
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Pyrrhic Strike
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-17%synergy
Kodama's Reach
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Life from the Loam
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Mulch
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Damn
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Will of the Abzan
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Reunion of the House
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Winding Way
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Duneblast
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Migration Path
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Tip the Scales
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Harmonize
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Hedge Shredder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Cemetery Tampering
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Death's Oasis
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Greater Good
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Crawling Infestation
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Crawling Sensation
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Season of Growth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Behind the Scenes
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Liminal Hold
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Spiral into Solitude
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Selesnya Signet
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion45 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Canopy Vista
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Malady
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Plenty
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Krosan Verge
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Blossoming Sands
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Fortified Village
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Wood
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Grove
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Groves
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Expanse
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Grasslands
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy