Biollante, Plant Beast Form (Commander) - Budget Birthing Pod

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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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Fiend Artisan
88%inclusion14 decks16 decks
84%synergy
Necropanther
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
67%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
65%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
63%synergy
Skull Prophet
69%inclusion11 decks16 decks
63%synergy
Gemrazer
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
61%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
56%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
55%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
49%synergy
Death's Oasis
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
48%synergy
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Eerie Ultimatum
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Buried Alive
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Reveillark
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Old Stickfingers
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Eternal Witness
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
47%synergy
Grisly Salvage
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
33%synergy
Dirge Bat
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Icetill Explorer
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
43%synergy
Nyx Weaver
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Karmic Guide
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
39%synergy
Sun Titan
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
36%synergy
The Necrobloom
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Six
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
29%synergy
World Shaper
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
30%synergy
Bramble Familiar
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Old Rutstein
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
36%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Grist, Voracious Larva
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Reclamation Sage
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Elves
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Underrealm Lich
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
27%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
20%synergy
Honest Rutstein
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Saffi Eriksdotter
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Wood Elves
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Chittering Harvester
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Timeless Witness
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Insidious Fungus
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Protean Hulk
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Elvish Mystic
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Farhaven Elf
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Vile Entomber
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Beast Whisperer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Ghave, Guru of Spores
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-26%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Abzan Charm
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-24%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Grapple with the Past
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Corpse Churn
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Atomize
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Deathsprout
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Inspiring Call
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Despark
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-8%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Take Up the Shield
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Living Death
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Life from the Loam
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Season of Loss
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Terror Tide
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Mulch
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Jarad's Orders
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Unburial Rites
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Incarnation Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Acid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Diregraf Rebirth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-16%synergy
Find // Finality
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Consumption
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Primal Growth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Final Strike
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Winding Way
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Time of Need
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Casualties of War
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Glory
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Animist's Awakening
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Rites
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-24%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Hour of Revelation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Birthing Pod
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Altar of Dementia
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Monster Manual
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Retrofitter Foundry
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Lux Artillery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Domination
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Thornbite Staff
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Ripples of Undeath
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Crawling Infestation
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Wild Growth
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
0%synergy
Stronghold Arena
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Skeletal Swarming
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Crawling Sensation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Fertile Ground
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Bonds of Mortality
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Dakmor Salvage
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Woodland
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Market
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Karn's Bastion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Nesting Grounds
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Stirring Wildwood
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Dryad Arbor
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion12 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Bloom
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Selesnya Signet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Indatha Crystal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Abzan Banner
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion16 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion15 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion10 decks16 decks
7%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
56%inclusion9 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
35%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion8 decks16 decks
22%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
15%synergy
Canopy Vista
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion6 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Krosan Verge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Indatha Triome
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
-22%synergy
Tainted Wood
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Grove
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Brushland
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-15%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-35%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Plenty
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of Champions
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
-13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-10%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-30%synergy
Arctic Treeline
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Scattered Groves
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-36%synergy