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
44%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Migratory Greathorn
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
93%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
92%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
88%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
87%synergy
Gemrazer
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
86%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
83%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Dirge Bat
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
78%synergy
Chittering Harvester
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
74%synergy
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Pouncing Shoreshark
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
70%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
69%synergy
Beast Whisperer
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
66%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Parcelbeast
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
65%synergy
Season of Growth
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
60%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Trumpeting Gnarr
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
56%synergy
Mindleecher
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
50%synergy
Birds of Paradise
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Essence Symbiote
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Trygon Predator
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Venomthrope
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
44%synergy
Slippery Bogle
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
47%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Archipelagore
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Baleful Strix
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
37%inclusion7 decks19 decks
35%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Reclamation Sage
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Blight Mamba
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Honest Rutstein
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Vashta Nerada
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Animal Attendant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Formidable Speaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Plague Stinger
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Plague Myr
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Troll Ascetic
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Gladecover Scout
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Predator Ooze
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Scute Swarm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Augmenter
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Barbed Servitor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vorapede
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%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
Bloated Contaminator
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Bloom Tender
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Specter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Invisible Stalker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Putrefy
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Stubborn Denial
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Krosan Grip
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
35%synergy
Slip Out the Back
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Abrupt Decay
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sultai Charm
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ram Through
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Decisive Denial
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Obscuring Haze
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Rakshasa's Bargain
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Infectious Bite
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Filter Out
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Strike
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%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
Nature's Lore
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Kodama's Reach
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Three Visits
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Rampant Growth
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Gaze of Granite
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Tempest
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Super Combo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Dredge the Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Find // Finality
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wealth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Shared Roots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Season of Gathering
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Extinction Event
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Animist's Awakening
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Migration Path
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Eagle Vision
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Shard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fireshrieker
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vesuvan Duplimancy
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Propaganda
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Asceticism
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Primal Empathy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion2 decks21 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
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Kaito, Bane of Nightmares
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Endless Sands
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Witch's Clinic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Restless Cottage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-18%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Herd Heirloom
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Opulent Palace
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
39%synergy
Zagoth Triome
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Watery Grave
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Breeding Pool
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Vernal Fen
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Blighted Woodland
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Willowrush Verge
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Twilight Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
4%synergy