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

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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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61%synergy
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21%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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11%synergy
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16%synergy
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19%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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9%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
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10%synergy
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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-13%synergy
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Dig Through Time
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40%synergy
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10%synergy
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Goldvein Pick
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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42%synergy
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33%synergy
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Up the Beanstalk
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
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Temple of the False God
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34%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
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33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
Emergence Zone
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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Endless Sands
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Sol Ring
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Arcane Signet
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-16%synergy
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16%synergy
Simic Signet
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13%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
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21%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
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-4%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
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11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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Command Tower
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10%synergy
Swamp
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Forest
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9%synergy
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37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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40%synergy
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39%synergy
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24%synergy
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24%synergy
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31%synergy
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29%synergy
Jungle Hollow
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37%synergy
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17%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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-2%synergy
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24%synergy
Thornwood Falls
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38%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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16%synergy
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28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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13%synergy
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Temple of Deceit
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7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
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-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
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4%synergy
Tangled Islet
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18%synergy
Overflowing Basin
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11%synergy
Haunted Mire
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15%synergy
Willowrush Verge
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9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
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9%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
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-10%synergy
Blighted Woodland
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Quandrix Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rootwater Depths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Rimewood Falls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Crystal Grotto
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy