Biollante, Plant Beast Form (Commander) - Upgraded Mutate

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Nethroi, Apex of DeathNethroi, Apex of Death

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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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Scryfall
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Dimension X Pizzasaur
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gemrazer
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
64%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
63%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
63%inclusion37 decks59 decks
61%synergy
Necropanther
59%inclusion35 decks59 decks
58%synergy
Dirge Bat
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
53%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
48%synergy
Buried Alive
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
47%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Eerie Ultimatum
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Eternal Witness
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Farseek
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Fiend Artisan
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Seedborn Muse
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Chittering Harvester
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
38%synergy
Skull Prophet
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Cubwarden
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
36%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Huntmaster Liger
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Icetill Explorer
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Old Stickfingers
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Nyx Weaver
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Vulpikeet
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
26%synergy
World Shaper
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Polukranos, Unchained
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Reclamation Sage
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Majestic Auricorn
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Fauna Shaman
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
22%synergy
The Necrobloom
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Underrealm Lich
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Six
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Phantom Nishoba
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Hermit Druid
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Mindleecher
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Karmic Guide
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Protean Hulk
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Reveillark
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Diviner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
16%inclusion9 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Vile Entomber
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Beast Whisperer
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Essence Symbiote
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Grisly Salvage
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Entomb
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Beast Within
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-22%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Dark Ritual
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Harrow
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Abzan Charm
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Grapple with the Past
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Tilling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Eladamri's Call
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Silence
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Rampant Growth
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Life from the Loam
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Culling Ritual
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Mulch
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Commune with the Gods
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Explore
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Duneblast
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Harmonize
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Gather the Pack
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conduit of Worlds
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Dementia
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Hedge Shredder
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
The Ozolith
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
The Great Henge
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Death's Oasis
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Guardian Project
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Crawling Infestation
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Out of the Tombs
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Doubling Season
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Tortured Existence
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Woodland
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Dryad Arbor
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Field
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Echoing Deeps
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
High Market
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Gavony Township
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-12%synergy
Mariposa Military Base
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Unity
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Indatha Crystal
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion58 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Indatha Triome
58%inclusion34 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Temple Garden
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Isolated Chapel
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Lush Portico
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Windswept Heath
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Canopy Vista
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Deathcap Glade
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Brushland
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Wood
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Savannah
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Bayou
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Hushwood Verge
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Wastewood Verge
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-7%synergy