Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander) - Upgraded Reanimator

Alternate Names:

Biollante, Plant Beast FormBiollante, Plant Beast Form

Background image for Does the Mutate Mechanic Deserve a Second Chance?
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?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Grave Researcher
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Stirring Honormancer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rivalry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Stitcher's Supplier
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
51%synergy
Buried Alive
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
50%synergy
Gemrazer
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Eternal Witness
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Hermit Druid
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Birds of Paradise
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Entomb
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Skull Prophet
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Fiend Artisan
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Field of the Dead
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Worldly Tutor
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Aura Shards
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Crop Rotation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Migratory Greathorn
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Six
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Viscera Seer
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Necropanther
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Icetill Explorer
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Fauna Shaman
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Karmic Guide
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Reclamation Sage
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
24%synergy
World Shaper
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Reveillark
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Dirge Bat
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Nyx Weaver
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Underrealm Lich
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Old Stickfingers
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Wood Elves
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
The Necrobloom
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Beast Whisperer
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Protean Hulk
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Chittering Harvester
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Cubwarden
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Millikin
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Tilling
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Eladamri's Call
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Grapple with the Past
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Harrow
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Dina's Guidance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Erode
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Abzan Charm
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Cache Grab
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
0%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Putrefy
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Life from the Loam
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Farseek
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Cultivate
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
-19%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Culling Ritual
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Jarad's Orders
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Mulch
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Final Parting
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Hedge Shredder
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
The Great Henge
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Guardian Project
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Death's Oasis
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Out of the Tombs
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Crawling Infestation
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Shifting Woodland
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
3%synergy
High Market
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Dryad Arbor
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Gavony Township
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion83 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Unity
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion116 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion112 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67%inclusion78 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion72 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Temple Garden
62%inclusion72 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Indatha Triome
61%inclusion71 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Lush Portico
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Canopy Vista
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
-16%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Brushland
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Savannah
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Bayou
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion13 decks115 decks
3%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Hushwood Verge
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
1%synergy