Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Reanimator

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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Glowstone Recluse
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
98%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
97%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
94%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
94%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
91%synergy
Gemrazer
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
89%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
86%synergy
Top Cards
Sawtusk Demolisher
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Chittering Harvester
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
82%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Dirge Bat
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Essence Symbiote
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
80%synergy
Archipelagore
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Worldly Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Mindleecher
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Parcelbeast
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Beast Whisperer
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Trygon Predator
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Venomthrope
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Predator Ooze
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Mysterious Egg
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
37%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Slippery Bogle
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Silent Arbiter
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Hungering Hydra
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Shriekmaw
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Vorapede
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Reclamation Sage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Vashta Nerada
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Troll Ascetic
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Honest Rutstein
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Icetill Explorer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Mulldrifter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Birds of Paradise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Glissa Sunslayer
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Scute Swarm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Barbed Servitor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Genesis Hydra
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wydwen, the Biting Gale
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Vastwood Hydra
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Zaxara, the Exemplary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Spawnwrithe
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fertilid
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Indominus Rex, Alpha
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Heroes' Bane
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lotuslight Dancers
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Frogantua
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Putrefy
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Krosan Grip
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Slip Out the Back
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Sultai Charm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Growth Spiral
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Voidslime
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Double Major
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Rakshasa's Bargain
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Mirrorform
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Identity
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Shared Summons
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Ram Through
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Entish Restoration
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Kodama's Reach
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Find // Finality
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Tempest
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Farseek
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Migration Path
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Villainous Wealth
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Dredge the Mire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Gaze of Granite
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Spring
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Animist's Awakening
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Command
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Witherbloom Command
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Death Begets Life
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Will of the Sultai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Manascape Refractor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Shard
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Essence Anchor
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Propaganda
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Primal Empathy
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Asceticism
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Titans' Nest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Guardian Project
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Journey to Eternity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sphere Grid
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Awaken the Honored Dead
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Mortuary Mire
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Endless Sands
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Castle Garenbrig
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Restless Cottage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Drannith Ruins
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Simic Signet
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Signet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Opulent Palace
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dismal Backwater
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Jungle Hollow
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Thornwood Falls
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Zagoth Triome
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Breeding Pool
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Vernal Fen
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Blighted Woodland
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Hedge Maze
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Bayou
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Morphic Pool
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Tropical Island
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Underground River
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy