Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Midrange

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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Grave Researcher
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Super Combo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Migratory Greathorn
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
93%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
93%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
88%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
88%synergy
Gemrazer
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
87%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
84%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Dirge Bat
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Chittering Harvester
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Top Cards
Pouncing Shoreshark
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Beast Whisperer
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
67%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Parcelbeast
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Season of Growth
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Trumpeting Gnarr
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Mindleecher
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Essence Symbiote
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Trygon Predator
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Venomthrope
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Slippery Bogle
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Archipelagore
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Baleful Strix
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Silent Arbiter
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Blight Mamba
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Honest Rutstein
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Vashta Nerada
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Animal Attendant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Formidable Speaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Plague Stinger
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Plague Myr
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Predator Ooze
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Troll Ascetic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gladecover Scout
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hungering Hydra
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Servitor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Myr
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vorapede
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Tyvar, the Pummeler
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bloom Tender
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Krosan Grip
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Slip Out the Back
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Heroic Intervention
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Abrupt Decay
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Growth Spiral
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sultai Charm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ram Through
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Obscuring Haze
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rakshasa's Bargain
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Gaea's Gift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Entish Restoration
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Bite
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Filter Out
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Roots
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Overprotect
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Mythos of Brokkos
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Kodama's Reach
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Three Visits
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Gaze of Granite
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Tempest
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Find // Finality
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Dredge the Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Migration Path
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Shared Roots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Season of Gathering
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Extinction Event
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Animist's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Jarad's Orders
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Eagle Vision
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Crystal Shard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fireshrieker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vesuvan Duplimancy
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Asceticism
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Primal Empathy
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Phyresis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Sphere Grid
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Oko, Lorwyn Liege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Endless Sands
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Restless Cottage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Witch's Clinic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Restless Vinestalk
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Simic Signet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Opulent Palace
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Zagoth Triome
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Breeding Pool
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Vernal Fen
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Blighted Woodland
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Underground River
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Willowrush Verge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sodden Verdure
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy