Rodan, Titan of Winged Fury (Commander) - Expensive Mutate

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Rodan, Titan of Winged Fury
Rank #1,250
21decks
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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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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28%synergy
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42%synergy
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21%synergy
Brain Freeze
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39%synergy
Geistwave
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38%synergy
Swan Song
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20%synergy
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24%synergy
High Tide
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38%synergy
Redirect Lightning
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33%synergy
Run Away Together
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
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8%synergy
Chef's Kiss
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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42%synergy
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35%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
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35%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
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36%synergy
Solve the Equation
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35%synergy
Ponder
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17%synergy
Electroduplicate
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30%synergy
Grab the Prize
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27%synergy
Wheel of Fate
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22%synergy
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23%synergy
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21%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
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18%synergy
Time Wipe
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13%synergy
Merchant Scroll
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18%synergy
Molten Duplication
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18%synergy
Preordain
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6%synergy
Grapeshot
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16%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
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11%synergy
Heat Shimmer
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14%synergy
Burning Inquiry
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14%synergy
Expressive Iteration
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14%synergy
Rip Apart
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
Mirage Mockery
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9%synergy
Careful Study
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9%synergy
Fabricate
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2%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-13%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
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9%synergy
Remember the Fallen
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9%synergy
Strike It Rich
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
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9%synergy
Boltwave
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7%synergy
Split Up
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4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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13%synergy
Crystal Shard
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28%synergy
The One Ring
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7%synergy
Hazoret's Monument
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14%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
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8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
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8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
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-0%synergy
Mirror Box
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9%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
Primal Amulet
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8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
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8%synergy
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Whirlwind of Thought
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15%synergy
Mystic Remora
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26%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Frontline Heroism
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21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Seal of Removal
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19%synergy
Fiery Inscription
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12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
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12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Aligned Heart
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
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8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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8%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Copy Enchantment
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Secrets of the Dead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
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5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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Otawara, Soaring City
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30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Field
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
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2%synergy
Sol Ring
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1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
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16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
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-0%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Boros Signet
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Signet
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Bloom
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
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12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
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1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Tundra
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
84%synergy
Command Tower
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3%synergy
Steam Vents
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Sacred Foundry
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54%synergy
Island
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-0%synergy
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
84%synergy
Scalding Tarn
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
68%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
53%synergy
Plateau
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
79%synergy
Flooded Strand
90%inclusion19 decks21 decks
61%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Plains
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-14%synergy
Raugrin Triome
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Training Center
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51%synergy
Spectator Seating
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38%synergy
Sea of Clouds
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Thundering Falls
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53%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
46%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Starting Town
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-15%synergy
Mystic Monastery
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-30%synergy
Elegant Parlor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Mana Confluence
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Boros Garrison
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Sundown Pass
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy