Nethroi, Apex of Death
~$2.42 low · ~$50.90 high
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Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Cat Nightmare Beast
Dominaria United Commander #163 · Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak
Dominaria United Commander #163 · Illustrated by Slawomir ManiakWhat is Nethroi, Apex of Death worth?
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Oracle 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.
5/5
Format legality
All 6 printings of Nethroi, Apex of Death
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominaria United Commander dmc #163· 2022mythic· Cardmarket €2.18 | mythic | $2.53 | No foil printing | €2.18 | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #197· 2020mythic· Cardmarket €1.28 · €3.22 foil | mythic | $2.42 | $3.02 | €1.28€3.22 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #303· 2020BorderlessShowcasemythic· Cardmarket €2.64 · €12.12 foil | mythic | $5.44 | $15.77 | €2.64€12.12 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths iko #380· 2020Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €20.26 · €24.07 foil | mythic | $31.15 | $50.90 | €20.26€24.07 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos piko #197p· 2020Promomythic· Cardmarket €1.86 · €2.59 foil | mythic | $5.07 | $5.70 | €1.86€2.59 foil | |
 Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos piko #197s· 2020Promomythic· Cardmarket €4.18 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $8.90 | €4.18 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #5,568 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Lifelink, Mutate, Deathtouch
- Artists
- Slawomir Maniak, Tomasz Jedruszek, Torstein Nordstrand
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dominaria United Commander card (#163).
163 · DMC · M · EN
- 163Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- DMCSet code for Dominaria United Commander
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (3)
April 17, 2020
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.
April 17, 2020
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.
April 17, 2020
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.
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