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

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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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Chittering Harvester
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Boneyard Lurker
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Mindleecher
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Dirge Bat
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Archipelagore
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Brokkos, Apex of Forever
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80%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
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Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
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54%synergy
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Zagoth Mamba
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Stormchaser Drake
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50%synergy
Venomthrope
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40%synergy
Beast Whisperer
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36%synergy
Slippery Bogle
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40%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
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34%synergy
Troll Ascetic
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Kotis, the Fangkeeper
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Honest Rutstein
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29%synergy
Gladecover Scout
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31%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
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28%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
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Yavimaya Dryad
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Baleful Strix
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Barbed Servitor
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Shriekmaw
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18%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
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18%synergy
Fertilid
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18%synergy
Blight Mamba
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18%synergy
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
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17%synergy
Vashta Nerada
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16%synergy
Vorapede
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17%synergy
Reclamation Sage
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Paradise Druid
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Rampant Frogantua
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13%synergy
Mulldrifter
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7%synergy
Darksteel Myr
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15%synergy
Spawnwrithe
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13%synergy
Nightshade Dryad
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12%synergy
Nightveil Predator
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10%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Thrun, the Last Troll
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10%synergy
Llanowar Elves
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-6%synergy
River Boa
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10%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Moonglove Extractor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tam, Mindful First-Year
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7%synergy
Plague Stinger
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Tawnos, the Toymaker
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Scute Swarm
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-2%synergy
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Putrefy
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38%synergy
Growth Spiral
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33%synergy
Negate
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31%synergy
Sultai Charm
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Beast Within
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8%synergy
Krosan Grip
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28%synergy
Counterspell
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-6%synergy
Deathsprout
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16%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Slip Out the Back
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Decisive Denial
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14%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
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9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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Double Major
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9%synergy
Ram Through
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9%synergy
Harrow
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-2%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
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7%synergy
Gaea's Gift
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8%synergy
Rain of Revelation
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9%synergy
Saw It Coming
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8%synergy
Eureka Moment
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5%synergy
Murder
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6%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
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-29%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
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5%synergy
Origin of Metalbending
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5%synergy
Fatal Fissure
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6%synergy
Overprotect
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3%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
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0%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
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2%synergy
Blood Curdle
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5%synergy
Grisly Salvage
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-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
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-10%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
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4%synergy
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Cultivate
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24%synergy
Rampant Growth
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22%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
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52%synergy
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29%synergy
Migration Path
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Find // Finality
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39%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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40%synergy
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31%synergy
Farseek
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-21%synergy
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20%synergy
Villainous Wealth
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3%synergy
Dredge the Mire
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18%synergy
Explore
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11%synergy
Casualties of War
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3%synergy
Profane Command
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Animist's Awakening
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6%synergy
Mind Spring
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7%synergy
Harmonize
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
Read the Bones
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8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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6%synergy
Nature's Lore
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-21%synergy
Jarad's Orders
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
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6%synergy
Sign in Blood
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5%synergy
Shared Roots
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4%synergy
Boomerang Basics
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6%synergy
Rockalanche
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6%synergy
Painful Truths
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4%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Charge of the Forever-Beast
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5%synergy
Aether Gale
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5%synergy
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Lifecrafter's Bestiary
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42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Manascape Refractor
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Lumbering Worldwagon
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5%synergy
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Season of Growth
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61%synergy
Primal Empathy
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
45%synergy
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30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Psychic Impetus
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12%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Titans' Nest
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Predatory Impetus
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
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1%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
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5%synergy
Tale of Katara and Toph
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6%synergy
Solid Ground
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6%synergy
Aqueous Form
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-1%synergy
Asceticism
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4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
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35%synergy
Temple of the False God
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Endless Sands
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
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5%synergy
Ba Sing Se
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5%synergy
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Arcane Signet
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1%synergy
Sol Ring
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-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Simic Signet
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Sultai Banner
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
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Swamp
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10%synergy
Forest
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9%synergy
Island
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8%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion81 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Opulent Palace
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21%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion58 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Jungle Hollow
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Dismal Backwater
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Thornwood Falls
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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3%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Blighted Woodland
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-26%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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-30%synergy
Overflowing Basin
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2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Tangled Islet
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Grove
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Simic Guildgate
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-28%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Willowrush Verge
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-2%synergy