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

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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10%synergy
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14%synergy
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22%synergy
Capricopian
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20%synergy
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6%synergy
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18%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
Venomthrope
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19%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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9%synergy
Kheru Goldkeeper
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7%synergy
Strix Lookout
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16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
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16%synergy
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Putrefy
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31%synergy
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28%synergy
Beast Within
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18%synergy
Negate
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16%synergy
Counterspell
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-2%synergy
Krosan Grip
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19%synergy
Sultai Charm
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16%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Doom Blade
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Blossoming Defense
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Double Major
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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Farseek
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3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
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42%synergy
Gaze of Granite
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32%synergy
Kodama's Reach
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11%synergy
Find // Finality
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29%synergy
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-4%synergy
Migration Path
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31%synergy
Dredge the Mire
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22%synergy
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20%synergy
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Lie in Wait
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11%synergy
Lively Dirge
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
Animist's Awakening
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7%synergy
Profane Command
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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10%synergy
Living Death
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-2%synergy
Ravenform
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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-6%synergy
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9%synergy
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Lifecrafter's Bestiary
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43%synergy
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11%synergy
Cloud Key
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10%synergy
Bone Sabres
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10%synergy
Key to the City
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10%synergy
Scytheclaw
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11%synergy
Goldvein Pick
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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Season of Growth
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42%synergy
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33%synergy
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21%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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4%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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20%synergy
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11%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
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49%synergy
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36%synergy
Temple of the False God
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34%synergy
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-4%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
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22%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
Llanowar Reborn
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10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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-16%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
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-27%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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16%synergy
Simic Signet
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13%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
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21%synergy
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-3%synergy
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10%synergy
Swamp
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10%synergy
Island
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9%synergy
Forest
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9%synergy
Opulent Palace
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37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
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40%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
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39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
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42%synergy
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24%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
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10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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17%synergy
Temple of Malady
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24%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
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-3%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
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13%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
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18%synergy
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5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
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26%synergy
Temple of Mystery
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16%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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12%synergy
Thornwood Falls
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27%synergy
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7%synergy
Tangled Islet
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18%synergy
Overflowing Basin
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11%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
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16%synergy
Haunted Mire
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15%synergy
Flooded Grove
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9%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
Quandrix Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rootwater Depths
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11%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
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6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rimewood Falls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
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7%synergy
Choked Estuary
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6%synergy
Twilight Mire
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1%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Crystal Grotto
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy