Commander

Nethroi, Apex of Death

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

430 Wins

951 Losses

Overview

Summary

Nethroi, Apex of Death is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,398 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (430–951) at an Elo of 1,568, ranking #917 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.65 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Nethroi, Apex of Death's win rate?

Nethroi, Apex of Death has a 30% win rate across 1398 recorded Playgroup games (430 wins, 951 losses).

How long do winning games with Nethroi, Apex of Death take?

Wins with Nethroi, Apex of Death take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 17 days.

How many decks use Nethroi, Apex of Death?

560 decks list Nethroi, Apex of Death as their commander on Playgroup, of which 299 have played at least one recorded game.

Nethroi, Apex of Death Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

917

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1568

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.65

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 560

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 299

No. games played with this commander 1398

Total hours played 17 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1558	moosetrainpie	4	2	50 %
2	1548	Doodle	1	1	100 %
3	1543	Beauver	3	2	67 %
4	1525	AndreaBonato	1	1	100 %
5	1522	frankicecaster2	11	5	56 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nethroi, Apex of Death wins, 47.37% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

47.37%

Non Combat Damage

28.48%

Combo

15.79%

Commander Damage

3.41%

Alternative

3.1%

Mill

1.86%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 436 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Nethroi, Apex of Death

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Nethroi, Apex of Death decks that leave them out.

+17.9 pp

Top card: Pitiless Plunderer

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Pitiless Plunderer Signature build 51 games · Signature build	+17.9 pp	51
2	Zulaport Cutthroat 97 games	+6.0 pp	97
3	Phyrexian Tower Signature build 53 games · Signature build	+4.3 pp	53
4	Woodland Cemetery 82 games	+2.8 pp	82
5	Verdant Catacombs Signature build 54 games · Signature build	+2.5 pp	54
6	Windswept Heath 107 games	+1.2 pp	107
7	Isolated Chapel 81 games	+0.7 pp	81
8	Ravenous Chupacabra 65 games	+0.1 pp	65

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Nethroi, Apex of Death wins 34.23% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.23% n=371

Seat 2

31.17% n=385

Seat 3

30.59% n=353

Seat 4

23.32% n=223

Seat 5

31.25% n=32

Seat 6

0.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nethroi, Apex of Death wins 33.23% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.23% n=635

1 mulligan

30.33% n=211

2 mulligans

20.93% n=86

3 mulligans

33.33% n=18

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nethroi, Apex of Death 3.69/5 on average, across 858 self-reports.

3.69 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Nethroi, Apex of Death wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.9% of the time across 441 tracked wins.

34.9 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Nethroi, Apex of Death. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.