Nethroi, Apex of Death (Commander)

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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Grave Researcher
12%inclusion166 decks1.33K decks
7%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
10%inclusion124 decks1.23K decks
4%synergy
Dina's Guidance
8.2%inclusion100 decks1.23K decks
5%synergy
Vastlands Scavenger
6.4%inclusion78 decks1.23K decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
3.9%inclusion47 decks1.21K decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemrazer
52%inclusion3.82K decks7.32K decks
50%synergy
Necropanther
48%inclusion3.54K decks7.32K decks
47%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
48%inclusion3.52K decks7.32K decks
46%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
47%inclusion3.42K decks7.32K decks
45%synergy
Buried Alive
51%inclusion3.73K decks7.32K decks
42%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
47%inclusion3.44K decks7.32K decks
42%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
40%inclusion2.96K decks7.32K decks
37%synergy
Dirge Bat
37%inclusion2.74K decks7.32K decks
36%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
40%inclusion2.94K decks7.32K decks
35%synergy
Skull Prophet
40%inclusion2.90K decks7.32K decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion3.55K decks7.32K decks
-15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
47%inclusion3.46K decks7.32K decks
27%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
47%inclusion3.45K decks7.32K decks
25%synergy
Eternal Witness
45%inclusion3.31K decks7.32K decks
26%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion2.98K decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Grisly Salvage
40%inclusion2.92K decks7.32K decks
33%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
36%inclusion2.61K decks7.32K decks
31%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
36%inclusion2.60K decks7.32K decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
35%inclusion2.57K decks7.32K decks
-12%synergy
Birds of Paradise
35%inclusion2.56K decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion894 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.7%inclusion636 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.7%inclusion635 decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.0%inclusion585 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.3%inclusion532 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Aura Shards
6.3%inclusion459 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.6%inclusion411 decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Scourge of the Skyclaves
35%inclusion2.54K decks7.32K decks
33%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
33%inclusion2.44K decks7.32K decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion2.39K decks7.32K decks
23%synergy
Nyx Weaver
32%inclusion2.31K decks7.32K decks
24%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
31%inclusion2.30K decks7.32K decks
30%synergy
Cubwarden
31%inclusion2.26K decks7.32K decks
30%synergy
Fiend Artisan
30%inclusion2.22K decks7.32K decks
27%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
30%inclusion2.18K decks7.32K decks
16%synergy
Chittering Harvester
28%inclusion2.07K decks7.32K decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion2.05K decks7.32K decks
23%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
27%inclusion2K decks7.32K decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion1.95K decks7.32K decks
19%synergy
Reclamation Sage
26%inclusion1.92K decks7.32K decks
22%synergy
World Shaper
26%inclusion1.90K decks7.32K decks
19%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
26%inclusion1.87K decks7.32K decks
25%synergy
Karmic Guide
25%inclusion1.85K decks7.32K decks
21%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
25%inclusion1.83K decks7.32K decks
24%synergy
Underrealm Lich
25%inclusion1.83K decks7.32K decks
21%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
25%inclusion1.82K decks7.32K decks
24%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
24%inclusion1.76K decks7.32K decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion1.75K decks7.32K decks
14%synergy
Old Stickfingers
24%inclusion1.74K decks7.32K decks
21%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
23%inclusion1.71K decks7.32K decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
23%inclusion1.71K decks7.32K decks
11%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
23%inclusion1.70K decks7.32K decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion1.70K decks7.32K decks
16%synergy
Vulpikeet
23%inclusion1.68K decks7.32K decks
22%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
22%inclusion1.59K decks7.32K decks
19%synergy
The Necrobloom
20%inclusion1.46K decks7.32K decks
15%synergy
Hermit Druid
20%inclusion1.44K decks7.32K decks
16%synergy
Icetill Explorer
19%inclusion790 decks4.12K decks
10%synergy
Six
19%inclusion1.40K decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Fauna Shaman
19%inclusion1.40K decks7.32K decks
15%synergy
Mindleecher
17%inclusion1.28K decks7.32K decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion1.25K decks7.32K decks
10%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion1.24K decks7.32K decks
13%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion1.21K decks7.32K decks
13%synergy
Reveillark
16%inclusion1.19K decks7.32K decks
13%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
16%inclusion1.18K decks7.32K decks
16%synergy
Fertilid
15%inclusion1.13K decks7.32K decks
14%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
15%inclusion1.10K decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
15%inclusion1.09K decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
15%inclusion1.08K decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Wood Elves
14%inclusion1.05K decks7.32K decks
10%synergy
Elvish Mystic
14%inclusion1.02K decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion994 decks7.32K decks
10%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
13%inclusion984 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Beast Whisperer
13%inclusion978 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Old Rutstein
13%inclusion962 decks7.32K decks
12%synergy
Essence Symbiote
13%inclusion956 decks7.32K decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mythos of Nethroi
34%inclusion2.45K decks7.32K decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion2.17K decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
27%inclusion1.96K decks7.32K decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion1.46K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion1.26K decks7.32K decks
-20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion1.21K decks7.32K decks
-11%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion1.13K decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion1.01K decks7.32K decks
12%synergy
Abzan Charm
12%inclusion907 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion747 decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion744 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion702 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
9.2%inclusion670 decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Corpse Churn
8.3%inclusion606 decks7.32K decks
8%synergy
Harrow
7.6%inclusion555 decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.4%inclusion538 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
7.3%inclusion533 decks7.32K decks
-6%synergy
Eladamri's Call
6.8%inclusion495 decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion491 decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion483 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.1%inclusion449 decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.0%inclusion439 decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Deathsprout
5.9%inclusion434 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Midnight Tilling
5.6%inclusion138 decks2.45K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.4%inclusion397 decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5.1%inclusion376 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
33%inclusion2.41K decks7.32K decks
-11%synergy
Rampant Growth
28%inclusion2.06K decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Kodama's Reach
25%inclusion1.82K decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Life from the Loam
24%inclusion1.77K decks7.32K decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion1.69K decks7.32K decks
9%synergy
Living Death
22%inclusion1.61K decks7.32K decks
18%synergy
Damn
22%inclusion1.59K decks7.32K decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion1.48K decks7.32K decks
-10%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion1.41K decks7.32K decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion1.10K decks7.32K decks
-7%synergy
Mulch
13%inclusion949 decks7.32K decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion927 decks7.32K decks
-10%synergy
Duneblast
11%inclusion806 decks7.32K decks
8%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion784 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion784 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion750 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion608 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
7.6%inclusion557 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.4%inclusion538 decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.8%inclusion496 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Winding Way
6.5%inclusion478 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion469 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
6.2%inclusion455 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion443 decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.9%inclusion433 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Unburial Rites
5.7%inclusion420 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.7%inclusion414 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
27%inclusion1.98K decks7.32K decks
23%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion1.48K decks7.32K decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion1.21K decks7.32K decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion1.17K decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
13%inclusion975 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Hedge Shredder
13%inclusion862 decks6.83K decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion884 decks7.32K decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion827 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion767 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.9%inclusion507 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion489 decks7.32K decks
-9%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.3%inclusion463 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
The Great Henge
6.2%inclusion453 decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.5%inclusion403 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
31%inclusion2.30K decks7.32K decks
19%synergy
Death's Oasis
25%inclusion1.82K decks7.32K decks
23%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
19%inclusion1.37K decks7.32K decks
16%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
17%inclusion1.27K decks7.32K decks
14%synergy
Greater Good
15%inclusion1.09K decks7.32K decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion993 decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion889 decks7.32K decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion850 decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Crawling Infestation
9.0%inclusion660 decks7.32K decks
8%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.8%inclusion645 decks7.32K decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.0%inclusion585 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.7%inclusion565 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Mirari's Wake
6.9%inclusion506 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.4%inclusion468 decks7.32K decks
-6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.4%inclusion396 decks7.32K decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
18%inclusion1.33K decks7.32K decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion2.20K decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion1.39K decks7.32K decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion1.37K decks7.32K decks
-5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
18%inclusion1.32K decks7.32K decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion1.29K decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion1.21K decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion1.15K decks7.32K decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion804 decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion794 decks7.32K decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion760 decks7.32K decks
-6%synergy
High Market
7.4%inclusion539 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion530 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
6.1%inclusion446 decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.1%inclusion374 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion5.30K decks7.32K decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion4.33K decks7.32K decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion784 decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Indatha Crystal
10%inclusion719 decks7.32K decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
9.0%inclusion659 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion604 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.1%inclusion595 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.5%inclusion552 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.0%inclusion510 decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion476 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5.8%inclusion425 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.3%inclusion391 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Forest
96%inclusion7.03K decks7.32K decks
-0%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion6.98K decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion6.87K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion6.43K decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
51%inclusion3.72K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3.64K decks7.32K decks
-5%synergy
Indatha Triome
50%inclusion3.62K decks7.32K decks
10%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46%inclusion3.35K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
45%inclusion3.28K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Temple Garden
44%inclusion3.24K decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion3.12K decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
37%inclusion2.73K decks7.32K decks
-7%synergy
Canopy Vista
36%inclusion2.62K decks7.32K decks
-9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
34%inclusion2.47K decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
34%inclusion2.47K decks7.32K decks
-9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion2.30K decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion2.22K decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
30%inclusion2.22K decks7.32K decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion2.22K decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion2.19K decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion2.13K decks7.32K decks
-4%synergy
Lush Portico
27%inclusion1.94K decks7.32K decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion1.86K decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Underground Mortuary
25%inclusion1.85K decks7.32K decks
7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
25%inclusion1.83K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
24%inclusion1.74K decks7.32K decks
8%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
22%inclusion1.60K decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion1.49K decks7.32K decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion1.45K decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion1.44K decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion1.43K decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion1.42K decks7.32K decks
-9%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion1.40K decks7.32K decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion1.26K decks7.32K decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1.23K decks7.32K decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion1.09K decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1.01K decks7.32K decks
0%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
14%inclusion995 decks7.32K decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
14%inclusion994 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion964 decks7.32K decks
0%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion940 decks7.32K decks
5%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
12%inclusion888 decks7.32K decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Mire
12%inclusion858 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Blossoming Sands
11%inclusion805 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion784 decks7.32K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion771 decks7.32K decks
2%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion732 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy
Krosan Verge
10%inclusion724 decks7.32K decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion711 decks7.32K decks
-3%synergy
Savannah
10%inclusion698 decks7.32K decks
-2%synergy