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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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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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Gemrazer
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56%synergy
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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51%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
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44%synergy
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50%inclusion57 decks113 decks
44%synergy
Skull Prophet
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43%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
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42%synergy
Dirge Bat
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41%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
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41%synergy
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Sakura-Tribe Elder
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
48%inclusion54 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
-17%synergy
Eternal Witness
45%inclusion51 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
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35%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
38%synergy
Nyx Weaver
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
34%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
39%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
25%synergy
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Polukranos, Unchained
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38%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Cubwarden
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35%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
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34%synergy
Underrealm Lich
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31%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
34%inclusion38 decks113 decks
33%synergy
World Shaper
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Chittering Harvester
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
27%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
29%synergy
Reclamation Sage
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Old Stickfingers
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24%synergy
Birds of Paradise
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
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24%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Bramble Familiar
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25%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
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22%synergy
Fiend Artisan
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Vulpikeet
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21%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
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21%synergy
Beast Whisperer
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14%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
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11%synergy
Millikin
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19%synergy
The Necrobloom
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14%synergy
Fertilid
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18%synergy
Blood Artist
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11%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
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11%synergy
Old Rutstein
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17%synergy
Six
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5%synergy
Kalonian Hydra
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Hermit Druid
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Wood Elves
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Honest Rutstein
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Essence Symbiote
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Karmic Guide
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Fauna Shaman
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Mindleecher
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
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Path to Exile
31%inclusion35 decks113 decks
-16%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Abzan Charm
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Beast Within
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-20%synergy
Grapple with the Past
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Putrefy
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Tilling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Deathsprout
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
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0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
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-8%synergy
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Cultivate
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Farseek
30%inclusion34 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
25%inclusion28 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Life from the Loam
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Mulch
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Lore
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
-11%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Winding Way
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Duneblast
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-12%synergy
Culling Ritual
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Incarnation Technique
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Casualties of War
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
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Perpetual Timepiece
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
-3%synergy
Altar of Dementia
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Hedge Shredder
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
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Ripples of Undeath
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Death's Oasis
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
25%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
20%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Greater Good
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Crawling Infestation
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Hardened Scales
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Guardian Project
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Crawling Sensation
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
-10%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Branching Evolution
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
18%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
12%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-14%synergy
High Market
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
-11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
7.1%inclusion8 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Gavony Township
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Animal Sanctuary
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61%inclusion69 decks113 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
-15%synergy
Indatha Crystal
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion10 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.2%inclusion7 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Unity
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
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Forest
100%inclusion113 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion112 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion112 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion102 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
65%inclusion73 decks113 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion67 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Indatha Triome
53%inclusion60 decks113 decks
13%synergy
Canopy Vista
51%inclusion58 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
46%inclusion52 decks113 decks
0%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion50 decks113 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion47 decks113 decks
14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
41%inclusion46 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Temple Garden
40%inclusion45 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
39%inclusion44 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
36%inclusion41 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion40 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
33%inclusion37 decks113 decks
-9%synergy
Windswept Heath
29%inclusion33 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion32 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Lush Portico
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion31 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion30 decks113 decks
-7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
26%inclusion29 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Silence
24%inclusion27 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Brushland
23%inclusion26 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion25 decks113 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Plenty
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
21%inclusion24 decks113 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion23 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion22 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion21 decks113 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion20 decks113 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Jungle Hollow
17%inclusion19 decks113 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
16%inclusion18 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
15%inclusion17 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Krosan Verge
14%inclusion16 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion15 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Mire
12%inclusion14 decks113 decks
8%synergy
Scattered Groves
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-2%synergy
Blossoming Sands
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Fortified Village
11%inclusion12 decks113 decks
-13%synergy