Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Budget Core Mutate

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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Trumpeting Gnarr
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Glowstone Recluse
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
98%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
97%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
97%synergy
Archipelagore
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
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Pouncing Shoreshark
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Mindleecher
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
89%synergy
Chittering Harvester
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Parcelbeast
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
90%synergy
Gemrazer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Dirge Bat
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
81%synergy
Essence Symbiote
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
72%synergy
Mysterious Egg
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Creatures
Cold-Eyed Selkie
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Zagoth Mamba
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Fertilid
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Gladecover Scout
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Silhana Ledgewalker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Predator Ooze
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Honest Rutstein
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Shriekmaw
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Elusive Tormentor
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Spawnwrithe
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Trygon Predator
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Troll Ascetic
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Beast Whisperer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Elves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya Dryad
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ukkima, Stalking Shadow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Cazur, Ruthless Stalker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Wilson, Refined Grizzly
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Paradise Druid
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Volo, Guide to Monsters
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Slippery Bogle
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Reclamation Sage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Snake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mulldrifter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Ilysian Caryatid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Frilled Mystic
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stunt Double
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Illusory Ambusher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Phase Dolphin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Nightveil Predator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Mischievous Poltergeist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of Fables
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Blight Mamba
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Barbed Servitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Venomthrope
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fangkeeper's Familiar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Warden of the Grove
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Aegis Sculptor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Regent
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Sultai Devotee
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Maraleaf Pixie
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Negate
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Growth Spiral
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Putrefy
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Sultai Charm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Eureka Moment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Krosan Grip
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ram Through
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Harrow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Decisive Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Repulsive Mutation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Rain of Revelation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Collective Resistance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Convolute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Truths
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Grotesque Mutation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Gift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Winged Portent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fresh Meat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dissipate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Subtraction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blinding Fog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Keep Safe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Defense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Broken Wings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Big Play
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bite Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Back for More
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shell Shield
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Charge Through
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Stage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unlikely Aid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Curdle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blessed Respite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Mythos of Brokkos
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Dredge the Mire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Rampant Growth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Find // Finality
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Tempest
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Migration Path
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Emergent Ultimatum
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Gaze of Granite
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Kodama's Reach
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Divination
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Profane Command
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Whelming Wave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Bond of Flourishing
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Planning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Extinction Event
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cloudkill
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Overrun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Displacement Wave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Seek the Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Farseek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-37%synergy
Enter the Unknown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Feral Encounter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Harmonize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Hex
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reave Soul
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aggressive Biomancy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Charge of the Forever-Beast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Aether Helix
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Aether Gale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prey Upon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Commune with Nature
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Path to the Festival
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lead the Stampede
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rhonas's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Shard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Primal Empathy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Impetus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Predatory Impetus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Communal Brewing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Haven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Robe of Mirrors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo's Compleation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Font of Fertility
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
New Horizons
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fertile Ground
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bounty of the Luxa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Unleashed
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Nissa, Steward of Elements
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Drannith Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-32%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-38%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Sultai Banner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Orazca Relic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Spinning Wheel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Opulent Palace
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Jungle Hollow
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Dismal Backwater
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Thornwood Falls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-21%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Flooded Grove
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Blighted Woodland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Quandrix Campus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tangled Islet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Overflowing Basin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Mystery
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-31%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Willowrush Verge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Unknown Shores
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underground River
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy