Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Core Mutate

John Sherwood
Mar 23, 2026
Does the Mutate Mechanic Deserve a Second Chance?
It's been six years since Ikoria, and we haven't seen any cards with mutate since. Does this controversial mechanic deserve a second chance?
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Paramecia Coloniex
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mondo Gecko
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
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3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
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98%inclusion118 decks120 decks
96%synergy
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97%inclusion116 decks120 decks
94%synergy
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95%inclusion114 decks120 decks
93%synergy
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92%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
93%inclusion111 decks120 decks
90%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
93%inclusion111 decks120 decks
90%synergy
Chittering Harvester
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90%synergy
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88%synergy
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92%inclusion110 decks120 decks
88%synergy
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87%synergy
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88%inclusion105 decks120 decks
86%synergy
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84%synergy
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84%synergy
Dirge Bat
85%inclusion102 decks120 decks
83%synergy
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85%inclusion102 decks120 decks
83%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
83%inclusion99 decks120 decks
81%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
82%inclusion98 decks120 decks
79%synergy
Mindleecher
80%inclusion96 decks120 decks
78%synergy
Parcelbeast
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
76%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
71%synergy
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78%inclusion93 decks120 decks
76%synergy
Beast Whisperer
68%inclusion81 decks120 decks
62%synergy
Essence Symbiote
62%inclusion74 decks120 decks
61%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
54%synergy
Slippery Bogle
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
48%synergy
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48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Predator Ooze
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Venomthrope
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Mysterious Egg
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Silent Arbiter
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Troll Ascetic
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Mulldrifter
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Fertilid
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Gladecover Scout
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Spawnwrithe
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Vashta Nerada
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Barbed Servitor
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Vorapede
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Constable
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Blight Mamba
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Scute Swarm
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Wydwen, the Biting Gale
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Hungering Hydra
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Paradise Druid
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
54%inclusion65 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Putrefy
53%inclusion64 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Krosan Grip
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Slip Out the Back
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Growth Spiral
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Sultai Charm
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Stubborn Denial
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Collective Resistance
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Thirst for Identity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Fissure
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Ram Through
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Decisive Denial
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
57%inclusion69 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Rampant Growth
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Tempest
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
41%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Find // Finality
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Migration Path
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Gaze of Granite
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Dredge the Mire
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Villainous Wealth
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Profane Command
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Mind Spring
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Animist's Awakening
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Alive
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Explore
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Rockalanche
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Jarad's Orders
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Harmonize
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Manascape Refractor
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Shard
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
54%inclusion65 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Primal Empathy
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Asceticism
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Impetus
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Solid Ground
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Predatory Impetus
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
66%inclusion79 decks120 decks
48%synergy
Mortuary Mire
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Endless Sands
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Ba Sing Se
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion91 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion88 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Simic Signet
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Island
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion116 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Opulent Palace
73%inclusion87 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
70%inclusion84 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Zagoth Triome
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Thornwood Falls
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Blighted Woodland
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Jungle Hollow
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Breeding Pool
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
-19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Mystery
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-23%synergy
Underground River
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-24%synergy
Misty Rainforest
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-24%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Hedge Maze
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Willowrush Verge
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
2%synergy