---
name: "Nethroi, Apex of Death"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare Beast"
colors: ["B", "G", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "W"]
keywords: ["Lifelink", "Mutate", "Deathtouch"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "380"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Torstein Nordstrand"
oracle_id: "66bef5a7-79b7-4a9c-98dc-8670f867f04c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nethroi-apex-of-death-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nethroi, Apex of Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Lifelink, Mutate, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Mutate {4}{G/W}{B}{B} (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.

> *植（しょく）獣（じゅう）形（けい）態（たい）、ビオランテ*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Necropanther](/printing/necropanther-iko.md) — Creature — Cat Nightmare
2. [Boneyard Lurker](/printing/boneyard-lurker-iko.md) — Creature — Nightmare Beast
3. [Otrimi, the Ever-Playful](/printing/otrimi-the-ever-playful-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Nightmare Beast
4. [Insatiable Hemophage](/printing/insatiable-hemophage-prm.md) — Creature — Nightmare
5. [Brokkos, Apex of Forever](/printing/brokkos-apex-of-forever-piko.md) — Legendary Creature — Nightmare Beast Elemental
6. [Chittering Harvester](/printing/chittering-harvester-prm.md) — Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #380
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Torstein Nordstrand
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`