Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Northampton Farm
2.8%inclusion2 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Hideout
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Mona Lisa, Science Geek
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Shredder, Shadow Master
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
2%synergy
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Gemrazer
91%inclusion308 decks338 decks
87%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
87%inclusion295 decks338 decks
84%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
86%inclusion291 decks338 decks
83%synergy
Dirge Bat
80%inclusion271 decks338 decks
78%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
80%inclusion271 decks338 decks
77%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
80%inclusion270 decks338 decks
77%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
79%inclusion267 decks338 decks
76%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
77%inclusion261 decks338 decks
75%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
77%inclusion261 decks338 decks
75%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
78%inclusion263 decks338 decks
75%synergy
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Chittering Harvester
77%inclusion259 decks338 decks
74%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
74%inclusion250 decks338 decks
72%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
73%inclusion246 decks338 decks
71%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
70%inclusion236 decks338 decks
68%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
69%inclusion234 decks338 decks
67%synergy
Parcelbeast
68%inclusion231 decks338 decks
66%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
67%inclusion226 decks338 decks
65%synergy
Deadly Rollick
66%inclusion224 decks338 decks
52%synergy
Mindleecher
66%inclusion222 decks338 decks
64%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
63%inclusion212 decks338 decks
61%synergy
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Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion160 decks338 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion155 decks338 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion142 decks338 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
41%inclusion138 decks338 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion94 decks338 decks
15%synergy
Worldly Tutor
27%inclusion90 decks338 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion62 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion40 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
10%inclusion34 decks338 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
8.0%inclusion27 decks338 decks
1%synergy
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Cold-Eyed Selkie
63%inclusion212 decks338 decks
55%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
62%inclusion209 decks338 decks
59%synergy
Birds of Paradise
57%inclusion193 decks338 decks
27%synergy
Beast Whisperer
53%inclusion178 decks338 decks
47%synergy
Archipelagore
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51%synergy
Venomthrope
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46%synergy
Essence Symbiote
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47%synergy
Slippery Bogle
47%inclusion160 decks338 decks
46%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
40%inclusion136 decks338 decks
33%synergy
Predator Ooze
37%inclusion126 decks338 decks
36%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
35%inclusion117 decks338 decks
34%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
34%inclusion116 decks338 decks
32%synergy
Trygon Predator
34%inclusion114 decks338 decks
28%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
29%inclusion85 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
28%inclusion65 decks234 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Strix
26%inclusion87 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Mysterious Egg
26%inclusion87 decks338 decks
25%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
24%inclusion81 decks338 decks
20%synergy
Troll Ascetic
22%inclusion75 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Blight Mamba
22%inclusion75 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Constable
22%inclusion73 decks338 decks
21%synergy
Vashta Nerada
21%inclusion72 decks338 decks
20%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
21%inclusion71 decks338 decks
21%synergy
Silent Arbiter
20%inclusion68 decks338 decks
19%synergy
Scute Swarm
20%inclusion66 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
17%inclusion57 decks338 decks
16%synergy
Honest Rutstein
17%inclusion56 decks338 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Servitor
17%inclusion56 decks338 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
16%inclusion55 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Plague Stinger
15%inclusion51 decks338 decks
14%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
15%inclusion51 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Delighted Halfling
14%inclusion48 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
14%inclusion25 decks179 decks
13%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
14%inclusion46 decks338 decks
11%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
13%inclusion45 decks338 decks
13%synergy
Spawnwrithe
13%inclusion43 decks338 decks
12%synergy
Gladecover Scout
12%inclusion40 decks338 decks
11%synergy
Glistener Elf
12%inclusion39 decks338 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion38 decks338 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
11%inclusion36 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Flensermite
10%inclusion35 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
10%inclusion33 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Agent
9.2%inclusion31 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
9.2%inclusion31 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
8.9%inclusion30 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
8.6%inclusion29 decks338 decks
-14%synergy
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
8.6%inclusion29 decks338 decks
-13%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
8.6%inclusion29 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
8.6%inclusion29 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Mist-Syndicate Naga
8.0%inclusion27 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
49%inclusion166 decks338 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
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20%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
42%inclusion143 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion139 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion117 decks338 decks
23%synergy
Krosan Grip
26%inclusion89 decks338 decks
23%synergy
Slip Out the Back
26%inclusion88 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
25%inclusion84 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion82 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Growth Spiral
20%inclusion66 decks338 decks
3%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion56 decks338 decks
-5%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion53 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
15%inclusion50 decks338 decks
12%synergy
Double Major
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
12%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion39 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion41 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion37 decks338 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion37 decks338 decks
-4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.5%inclusion32 decks338 decks
-1%synergy
Stubborn Denial
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7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion28 decks338 decks
-5%synergy
Brainstorm
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2%synergy
Entomb
7.4%inclusion25 decks338 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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3%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.8%inclusion23 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Force of Negation
6.8%inclusion23 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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-1%synergy
Sultai Charm
6.2%inclusion21 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.9%inclusion20 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
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5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.6%inclusion18 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion17 decks319 decks
-2%synergy
Veil of Summer
5.3%inclusion18 decks338 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Vigor
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2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
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0%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
52%inclusion176 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
51%inclusion173 decks338 decks
27%synergy
Nature's Lore
50%inclusion169 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
41%inclusion139 decks338 decks
18%synergy
Cultivate
41%inclusion139 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion126 decks338 decks
19%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
33%inclusion111 decks338 decks
30%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion101 decks338 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion44 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
12%inclusion42 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Find // Finality
11%inclusion37 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion36 decks338 decks
-12%synergy
Villainous Wealth
11%inclusion36 decks338 decks
-6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.5%inclusion32 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.2%inclusion31 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.9%inclusion30 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Buried Alive
8.9%inclusion30 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
8.6%inclusion29 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.0%inclusion27 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.1%inclusion24 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Migration Path
7.1%inclusion24 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
6.2%inclusion21 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.6%inclusion19 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
5.3%inclusion18 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
-3%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Gaze of Granite
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Jarad's Orders
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion144 decks338 decks
18%synergy
The Great Henge
28%inclusion93 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
26%inclusion87 decks338 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion69 decks338 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion58 decks338 decks
-5%synergy
Bone Sabres
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
52%inclusion177 decks338 decks
50%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
50%inclusion168 decks338 decks
48%synergy
Sylvan Library
29%inclusion98 decks338 decks
22%synergy
Asceticism
25%inclusion86 decks338 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion71 decks338 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion53 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion38 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
11%inclusion37 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Wild Growth
10%inclusion33 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Exploration
7.7%inclusion26 decks338 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.8%inclusion23 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
6.2%inclusion21 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion20 decks338 decks
-1%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
5.6%inclusion19 decks338 decks
-2%synergy
Journey to Eternity
5.3%inclusion18 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Guardian Project
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
-6%synergy
Burgeoning
5.0%inclusion17 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
7.1%inclusion24 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
18%inclusion60 decks338 decks
17%synergy
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
12%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
6.8%inclusion23 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
51%inclusion173 decks338 decks
30%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
49%inclusion166 decks338 decks
30%synergy
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion165 decks338 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion149 decks338 decks
27%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion122 decks338 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion80 decks338 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion70 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion68 decks338 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion50 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion39 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
9.5%inclusion32 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
8.0%inclusion27 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion26 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.5%inclusion22 decks338 decks
-5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.5%inclusion22 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.6%inclusion19 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Endless Sands
5.6%inclusion19 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya Hollow
5.3%inclusion18 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
5.3%inclusion18 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion290 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion255 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion51 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion45 decks338 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion41 decks338 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion36 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion34 decks338 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10%inclusion33 decks338 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Signet
10%inclusion33 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Herd Heirloom
8.6%inclusion20 decks233 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
7.4%inclusion25 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.4%inclusion25 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
5.3%inclusion18 decks338 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion324 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion320 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Island
94%inclusion319 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion313 decks338 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
81%inclusion275 decks338 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
80%inclusion272 decks338 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
78%inclusion265 decks338 decks
33%synergy
Zagoth Triome
76%inclusion257 decks338 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
75%inclusion252 decks338 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
74%inclusion251 decks338 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
74%inclusion249 decks338 decks
38%synergy
Bayou
71%inclusion241 decks338 decks
57%synergy
Tropical Island
70%inclusion237 decks338 decks
56%synergy
Underground Sea
69%inclusion232 decks338 decks
55%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
60%inclusion204 decks338 decks
31%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
59%inclusion200 decks338 decks
28%synergy
Morphic Pool
56%inclusion190 decks338 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion177 decks338 decks
-4%synergy
Opulent Palace
40%inclusion134 decks338 decks
-13%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
35%inclusion117 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion115 decks338 decks
-13%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion113 decks338 decks
-13%synergy
Deathcap Glade
30%inclusion101 decks338 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
29%inclusion97 decks338 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion93 decks338 decks
12%synergy
Hedge Maze
25%inclusion84 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
24%inclusion82 decks338 decks
-9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion81 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
23%inclusion77 decks338 decks
-5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
23%inclusion77 decks338 decks
-15%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion71 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion62 decks338 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
18%inclusion60 decks338 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion58 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion57 decks338 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion55 decks338 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion53 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion53 decks338 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion50 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion48 decks338 decks
9%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13%inclusion45 decks338 decks
-3%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
13%inclusion44 decks338 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion44 decks338 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12%inclusion42 decks338 decks
-8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion39 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion40 decks338 decks
-9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
10%inclusion34 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
9.2%inclusion29 decks314 decks
-14%synergy