Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Infect

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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Plague Stinger
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
84%synergy
Blight Mamba
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
81%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
77%synergy
Gemrazer
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
76%synergy
Glistener Elf
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
74%synergy
Flensermite
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
71%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
71%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
68%synergy
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Boneyard Lurker
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
66%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
64%synergy
Ichor Rats
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Plague Myr
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Dirge Bat
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Glowstone Recluse
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
49%synergy
Rot Wolf
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Chittering Harvester
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Mindleecher
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Whispering Specter
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Viral Drake
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Parcelbeast
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Birds of Paradise
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Necropede
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Constable
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Beast Whisperer
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Evolution Sage
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Archipelagore
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Cystbearer
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Septic Rats
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Essence Symbiote
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Trygon Predator
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Vector Asp
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Tyrranax Rex
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Elves
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Cankerbloom
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Delighted Halfling
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Moonglove Extractor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Elvish Mystic
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Digester
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Slippery Bogle
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Contagious Nim
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Prologue to Phyresis
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Vraska's Fall
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Infectious Bite
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Strike
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Augury
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Ram Through
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Reject Imperfection
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Invigorate
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Atomize
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Simic Charm
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Stubborn Denial
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Embiggen
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Overprotect
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blossoming Defense
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Titanic Growth
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Berserk
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Anoint with Affliction
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Deathsprout
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Call
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Phyresis Outbreak
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Farseek
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Rampant Growth
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Kodama's Reach
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Three Visits
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Contentious Plan
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Planewide Celebration
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Smell Fear
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Find // Finality
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Slip Through Space
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Artful Dodge
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Migration Path
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Shared Roots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Extinction Event
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Tide
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Ransack the Lab
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Hunter's Prowess
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Phyresis
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Inexorable Tide
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Wild Growth
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Asceticism
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Mornsong Aria
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Primal Empathy
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Communion
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Karn's Bastion
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Endless Sands
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Glistening Sphere
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Island
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Forest
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Zagoth Triome
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Watery Grave
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Vernal Fen
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Deathcap Glade
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
1%synergy