PURR-FECT by ForgeandSwing

Format: Commander

Commander: Nethroi, Apex of Death

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Abzan Cats is a midrange tribal deck built around Nethroi, Apex of Death as a mass-reanimation engine. The primary plan is to fill the graveyard, then mutate Nethroi onto a cheap non-Human cat and return three creatures whose total power is 10 or less; Regal Caracal, Arahbo the First Fang and King of the Pride turn that trigger into an immediate wide board. Secondary paths are straightforward Cat beatdown with token makers and anthem effects, plus Eerie Ultimatum as a second mass-reanimation spell. Arahbo, Roar of the World is a strong castable lord, but there is no true hidden commander; Nethroi's non-Human mutate condition and reanimation ceiling define every explosive line.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Charm
  • 1 Adorned Pouncer
  • 1 Ajani, Strength of the Pride
  • 1 Ajani, the Greathearted
  • 1 Arahbo, Roar of the World
  • 1 Arahbo, the First Fang
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Barrensteppe Siege
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Bronzehide Lion
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Can't Stay Away
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cubwarden
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Death's Oasis
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Eerie Ultimatum
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Etchings of the Chosen
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Cub
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Feline Sovereign
  • 1 Feral Prowler
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Gavony Township
  • 1 Gemrazer
  • 1 Gloomshrieker
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hollowmurk Siege
  • 1 Huntmaster Liger
  • 1 Icon of Ancestry
  • 1 Jazal Goldmane
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 King of the Pride
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Necropanther
  • 1 Nethroi, Apex of Death
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Pride Sovereign
  • 1 Pridemalkin
  • 1 Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
  • 1 Qasali Pridemage
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Regal Caracal
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Territorial Scythecat
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Trove Warden
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 White Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Ygra, Eater of All