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

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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Glowstone Recluse
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
96%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
95%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
95%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
94%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
94%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
93%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
93%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
94%inclusion62 decks66 decks
91%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
91%synergy
Parcelbeast
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
90%synergy
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Pouncing Shoreshark
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
90%synergy
Chittering Harvester
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
90%synergy
Dirge Bat
91%inclusion60 decks66 decks
89%synergy
Gemrazer
89%inclusion59 decks66 decks
85%synergy
Mindleecher
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
86%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
86%synergy
Archipelagore
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
85%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
81%synergy
Essence Symbiote
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
75%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
74%inclusion49 decks66 decks
72%synergy
Creatures
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
73%inclusion48 decks66 decks
70%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
73%inclusion48 decks66 decks
65%synergy
Mysterious Egg
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
62%synergy
Trygon Predator
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
57%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Predator Ooze
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Gladecover Scout
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
51%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Troll Ascetic
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Slippery Bogle
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Beast Whisperer
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Honest Rutstein
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Venomthrope
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Barbed Servitor
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Reclamation Sage
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Darksteel Myr
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Mulldrifter
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Elves
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Spawnwrithe
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Fertilid
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Blight Mamba
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Frogantua
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Shriekmaw
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Capricopian
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Witchstalker
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Hungering Hydra
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Paradise Druid
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Urborg Scavengers
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Zaxara, the Exemplary
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Farhaven Elf
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Clifftop Lookout
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Plague Stinger
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Wood Elves
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
River Boa
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Growth Spiral
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Sultai Charm
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Krosan Grip
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Deathsprout
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Eureka Moment
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Grisly Salvage
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Harrow
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Decisive Denial
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Slip Out the Back
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Opt
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Octopus Form
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Neutralize
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Filter Out
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-30%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Cultivate
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Gaze of Granite
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Tempest
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Find // Finality
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Migration Path
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-24%synergy
Explore
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Villainous Wealth
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Dredge the Mire
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Mind Spring
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Profane Command
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Lead the Stampede
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Jarad's Orders
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Painful Truths
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-21%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Casualties of War
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Harmonize
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Pursuit
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Bone Sabres
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Manascape Refractor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Heaped Harvest
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Primal Empathy
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Titans' Nest
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Font of Fertility
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Impetus
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Endless Sands
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion47 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Simic Signet
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Signet
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion66 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion66 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion66 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Evolving Wilds
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Myriad Landscape
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Thornwood Falls
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Jungle Hollow
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Dismal Backwater
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Blighted Woodland
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Malady
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Mystery
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Mire
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Tangled Islet
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-31%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-32%synergy
Tainted Wood
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Grove
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-26%synergy
Promising Vein
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Grove
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Quandrix Campus
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-23%synergy