Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Expensive 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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41%synergy
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26%synergy
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22%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
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-6%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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-11%synergy
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Beast Within
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9%synergy
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27%synergy
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3%synergy
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Fact or Fiction
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0%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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Farseek
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9%synergy
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27%synergy
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21%synergy
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25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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29%synergy
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5%synergy
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39%synergy
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-13%synergy
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11%synergy
Find // Finality
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
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2%synergy
Reanimate
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Grim Tutor
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7%synergy
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0%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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0%synergy
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3%synergy
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4%synergy
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-3%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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25%synergy
Mithril Coat
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28%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
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29%synergy
The Great Henge
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23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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Season of Growth
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70%synergy
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55%synergy
Asceticism
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32%synergy
Sylvan Library
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20%synergy
Propaganda
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17%synergy
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11%synergy
Mystic Remora
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-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
Journey to Eternity
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6%synergy
Guardian Project
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-5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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0%synergy
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Invasion of Ikoria
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7%synergy
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15%synergy
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10%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
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6%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
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42%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
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32%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
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30%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
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28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion24 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
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12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
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7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
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10%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
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7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
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11%synergy
Endless Sands
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10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
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1%synergy
Mistrise Village
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-3%synergy
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Sol Ring
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4%synergy
Arcane Signet
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7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
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1%synergy
Dimir Signet
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8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
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-1%synergy
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6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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4%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
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9%synergy
Herd Heirloom
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6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-6%synergy
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8%synergy
Swamp
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7%synergy
Island
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7%synergy
Forest
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6%synergy
Breeding Pool
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34%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
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33%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
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44%synergy
Misty Rainforest
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43%synergy
Zagoth Triome
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39%synergy
Polluted Delta
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40%synergy
Watery Grave
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29%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
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30%synergy
Bayou
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46%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
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28%synergy
Underground Sea
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43%synergy
Tropical Island
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43%synergy
Morphic Pool
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29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-11%synergy
Opulent Palace
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-11%synergy
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4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
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15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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Deathcap Glade
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15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
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9%synergy
Hedge Maze
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6%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
24%inclusion21 decks87 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Mortuary
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6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
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16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
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-11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
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13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
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3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
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0%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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Underground River
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Flooded Strand
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7%synergy
Windswept Heath
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6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
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7%synergy
Marsh Flats
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7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
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10%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
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6%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
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Wooded Foothills
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4%synergy
Mana Confluence
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5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
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-7%synergy
City of Brass
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2%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
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4%synergy