Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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Burrog Banemaker
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Noxious Newt
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Burrog Barrage
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Rabid Attack
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemrazer
52%inclusion26 decks50 decks
50%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
48%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
46%inclusion23 decks50 decks
44%synergy
Grisly Salvage
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
43%synergy
Necropanther
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
60%inclusion30 decks50 decks
40%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
44%inclusion22 decks50 decks
39%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
37%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Cultivate
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Buried Alive
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Skull Prophet
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Eternal Witness
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-26%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
24%synergy
Millikin
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Underrealm Lich
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Dirge Bat
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Reclamation Sage
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Nyx Weaver
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Chittering Harvester
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Vulpikeet
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Old Stickfingers
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
20%synergy
World Shaper
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Fertilid
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Karmic Guide
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Cubwarden
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
The Necrobloom
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Honest Rutstein
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Fauna Shaman
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Fiend Artisan
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Mindleecher
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Old Rutstein
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Thug
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Sun Titan
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Diviner
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Moon-Vigil Adherents
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Reaper
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Studious First-Year
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
-25%synergy
Grapple with the Past
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Abzan Charm
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Tilling
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Putrefy
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Harrow
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Deathsprout
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-31%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Naturalize
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
-20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Life from the Loam
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Mulch
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Winding Way
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Unburial Rites
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Reunion of the House
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Duneblast
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Migration Path
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Harmonize
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Tip the Scales
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Three Visits
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-17%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Diresight
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Perpetual Timepiece
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
18%synergy
Altar of Dementia
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Hedge Shredder
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Deadbridge Chant
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Death's Oasis
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Greater Good
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Crawling Infestation
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Crawling Sensation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Abzan Ascendancy
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Season of Growth
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Behind the Scenes
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion32 decks50 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
-18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Signet
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion50 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion47 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion42 decks50 decks
-7%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
68%inclusion34 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
-5%synergy
Canopy Vista
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion21 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Mire
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Jungle Hollow
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Isolated Chapel
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Malady
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Krosan Verge
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Plenty
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Sands
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-8%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
-6%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Wood
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Mire
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Fortified Village
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Scattered Groves
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Grove
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Expanse
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Grasslands
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Woodland
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy