Nethroi, Apex of Death is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Mutate(If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Deathtouch, lifelink Whenever this creature mutates, return any number of target creature cards with total power 10 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
How it works : Nethroi, Apex of Death
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Nethroi's triggered ability can return any combination of creatures whose powers total 10 or less. For example, it could target ten 1/1 creature cards, two 5/5 creature cards, and so on. Regardless of what other creature cards you choose as targets, you can also choose any number of creature cards with power 0 as targets.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Use the power of the creature cards as they exist in your graveyard to determine whether they can be the targets of Nethroi's triggered ability. For example, a 0/0 creature card that will enter the battlefield as a copy of a 15/15 creature can be returned, as can five 0/0 creature cards that will each enter the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on them.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If the power of the target creature cards change while in your graveyard, most likely because one has a characteristic-defining ability that defines a * in its power, the total power of the creatures may become greater than 10. If this happens, the entire selection of targets is illegal and nothing is returned to the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying
plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control. - 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Nethroi.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Viscera Seer ability, causing you to scry 1.
- 6Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Activate Viscera Seer twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime.
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#2
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Nethroi, adding
. - 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 7Activate Ashnod's Altar twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime, adding .
- 8When Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice and Mitotic Slime triggers once.
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#3
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Nethroi, adding one mana of any color.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 6When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 7Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime, adding two mana of any color.
- 8When Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime die, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice and Mitotic Slime triggers once.
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#4
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Nethroi.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Activate Carrion Feeder twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime.
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#5
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Nethroi.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability, causing target player to mill cards equal to Nethroi's power.
- 6Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime.
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#6
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Nethroi.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Bartolomé del Presidio ability, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Activate Bartolomé del Presidio twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime.
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#7
Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Nethroi.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve both Woe Strider abilities, causing you to scry 1.
- 6Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Activate Woe Strider twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime.
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Pitiless Plunderer + Eternal Witness + Mitotic Slime + Nethroi, Apex of Death
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Cast Nethroi either from your hand or from the command zone for its mutate cost by paying plus commander tax, if applicable, putting it on top of a non-Human creature you control.
- 2When Nethroi enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Yahenni by sacrificing Nethroi.
- 4When Nethroi dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
- 5Resolve the Yahenni ability, giving it indestructible until end of turn.
- 6Resolve the Nethroi trigger from step 2, returning Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 7When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Nethroi from your graveyard to your hand.
- 8Activate Yahenni twice by sacrificing Eternal Witness and Mitotic Slime.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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