Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Budget Mutate

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
Paramecia Coloniex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Auspicious Starrix
100%inclusion91 decks91 decks
98%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
100%inclusion91 decks91 decks
97%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
99%inclusion90 decks91 decks
97%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
98%inclusion89 decks91 decks
96%synergy
Chittering Harvester
98%inclusion89 decks91 decks
96%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
95%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
94%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
94%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
96%inclusion87 decks91 decks
93%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
92%inclusion84 decks91 decks
91%synergy
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Souvenir Snatcher
92%inclusion84 decks91 decks
91%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
91%inclusion83 decks91 decks
90%synergy
Mindleecher
91%inclusion83 decks91 decks
89%synergy
Dirge Bat
90%inclusion82 decks91 decks
88%synergy
Parcelbeast
90%inclusion82 decks91 decks
88%synergy
Archipelagore
89%inclusion81 decks91 decks
87%synergy
Gemrazer
88%inclusion80 decks91 decks
84%synergy
Essence Symbiote
88%inclusion80 decks91 decks
87%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
84%inclusion76 decks91 decks
81%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
82%inclusion75 decks91 decks
80%synergy
Creatures
Cold-Eyed Selkie
82%inclusion75 decks91 decks
75%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
81%inclusion74 decks91 decks
78%synergy
Predator Ooze
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
54%synergy
Trygon Predator
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
49%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
54%inclusion49 decks91 decks
51%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
54%inclusion49 decks91 decks
52%synergy
Mysterious Egg
54%inclusion49 decks91 decks
53%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
52%inclusion47 decks91 decks
51%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
52%inclusion47 decks91 decks
51%synergy
Beast Whisperer
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Venomthrope
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Slippery Bogle
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
36%synergy
Honest Rutstein
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
30%synergy
Gladecover Scout
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Troll Ascetic
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Baleful Strix
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Barbed Servitor
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Fertilid
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Blight Mamba
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Vorapede
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Rampant Frogantua
16%inclusion13 decks82 decks
13%synergy
Mulldrifter
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Paradise Druid
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Vashta Nerada
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Spawnwrithe
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Nightveil Predator
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Myr
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-11%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Plague Stinger
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Tawnos, the Toymaker
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
2%synergy
River Boa
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Hungering Hydra
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Scute Swarm
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
66%inclusion60 decks91 decks
42%synergy
Growth Spiral
53%inclusion48 decks91 decks
36%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Sultai Charm
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Beast Within
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Deathsprout
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Decisive Denial
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Slip Out the Back
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Ram Through
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Revelation
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Double Major
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Harrow
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Eureka Moment
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-29%synergy
Saw It Coming
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Back for More
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Grisly Salvage
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Blood Curdle
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Overprotect
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Fissure
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
62%inclusion56 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
58%inclusion53 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
52%synergy
Kodama's Reach
52%inclusion47 decks91 decks
29%synergy
Migration Path
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
45%synergy
Find // Finality
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Tempest
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
41%synergy
Gaze of Granite
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
30%synergy
Farseek
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-21%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Dredge the Mire
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Villainous Wealth
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Explore
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Profane Command
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Casualties of War
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Animist's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Mind Spring
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Jarad's Orders
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-21%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Charge of the Forever-Beast
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Shared Roots
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Boomerang Basics
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Rockalanche
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Manascape Refractor
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Lumbering Worldwagon
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
65%inclusion59 decks91 decks
63%synergy
Primal Empathy
44%inclusion40 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Psychic Impetus
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Predatory Impetus
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Titans' Nest
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Grave Venerations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Tale of Katara and Toph
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Solid Ground
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion48 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Temple of the False God
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Endless Sands
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Ba Sing Se
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion66 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion62 decks91 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
30%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
32%synergy
Simic Signet
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion91 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion91 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Island
99%inclusion90 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion78 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Opulent Palace
74%inclusion67 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
63%inclusion57 decks91 decks
42%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion57 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion49 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion44 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Jungle Hollow
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
38%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion40 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Dismal Backwater
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Thornwood Falls
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
38%inclusion31 decks82 decks
15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-25%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-28%synergy
Overflowing Basin
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Tangled Islet
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-27%synergy
Twilight Mire
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-22%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy