Nethroi as a Commander

[ttv.lifebl00dx]

Is there a way to make Nethroi, Apex of Death a viable commander? I don't think you can mutate from the command zone, so you would have to allocate a lot of deck space to bounce effects to get him back to your hand and it really just doesn't seem worth it. Has anyone here made him, or any of the mutate creatures from ikoria, work well?

[SeraphimRisen]

What ruling says you can't cast it with mutate from the command zone?

[ApothecaryGeist]

Is there a way to make Nethroi, Apex of Death a viable commander? I don't think you can mutate from the command zone, so you would have to allocate a lot of deck space to bounce effects to get him back to your hand and it really just doesn't seem worth it. Has anyone here made him, or any of the mutate creatures from ikoria, work well?

Mutate is an alternative cost to cast the spell.  These do function from the Command Zone, just as they would from your hand.  Commander Tax is still applicable.