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

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mind into Matter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Boneyard Lurker
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
97%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
95%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
94%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
94%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
91%synergy
Gemrazer
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
90%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
89%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
88%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
87%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Top Cards
Sea-Dasher Octopus
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
81%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Chittering Harvester
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
79%synergy
Dirge Bat
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
78%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
79%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
75%synergy
Archipelagore
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Mindleecher
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Parcelbeast
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Beast Whisperer
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Essence Symbiote
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Predator Ooze
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Slippery Bogle
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Trygon Predator
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Mysterious Egg
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Reclamation Sage
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Troll Ascetic
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Fertilid
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Venomthrope
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Mulldrifter
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Wydwen, the Biting Gale
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Birds of Paradise
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Vorapede
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Silent Arbiter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Gladecover Scout
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Scute Swarm
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Spawnwrithe
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Honest Rutstein
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Constable
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Managorger Hydra
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tower Winder
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blight Mamba
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Barbed Servitor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Scavenging Ooze
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Goldvein Hydra
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
The Mimeoplasm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Putrefy
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Krosan Grip
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Slip Out the Back
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Thirst for Identity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Decisive Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sultai Charm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tear Asunder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Blossoming Defense
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Entish Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Unlikely Aid
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Salvage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Insight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Strength of Will
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Tempest
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Find // Finality
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Farseek
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Lore
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Migration Path
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Dredge the Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Mind Spring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Profane Command
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Villainous Wealth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Animist's Awakening
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Quasiduplicate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Body of Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Manascape Refractor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Great Henge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Crystal Shard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Exploration Broodship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Fell Gravship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sledge-Class Seedship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Primal Empathy
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Asceticism
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Impetus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Simic Ascendancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Titans' Nest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Branching Evolution
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Predatory Impetus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Mortuary Mire
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Endless Sands
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Bastion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ba Sing Se
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Glistening Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Opulent Palace
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Thornwood Falls
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Breeding Pool
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Zagoth Triome
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Blighted Woodland
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Willowrush Verge
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Mystery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Hedge Maze
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Twilight Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Underground Mortuary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy