Otrimi, the Ever-Playful (Commander) - Infect

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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Plague Stinger
86%inclusion59 decks69 decks
85%synergy
Blight Mamba
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
82%synergy
Sawtusk Demolisher
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
77%synergy
Gemrazer
80%inclusion55 decks69 decks
76%synergy
Glistener Elf
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
75%synergy
Flensermite
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
72%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Migratory Greathorn
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Brokkos, Apex of Forever
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Ichorclaw Myr
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Boneyard Lurker
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
65%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
66%synergy
Dreamtail Heron
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
61%synergy
Ichor Rats
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
62%synergy
Cold-Eyed Selkie
61%inclusion42 decks69 decks
54%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
59%synergy
Plague Myr
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
56%synergy
Pouncing Shoreshark
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Dirge Bat
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Mystical Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Glowstone Recluse
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Rot Wolf
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
48%synergy
Mindleecher
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Chittering Harvester
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Cavern Whisperer
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Whispering Specter
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Souvenir Snatcher
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Viral Drake
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Auspicious Starrix
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Birds of Paradise
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Necropede
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Pollywog Symbiote
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Insatiable Hemophage
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Parcelbeast
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Cephalid Constable
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Evolution Sage
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Agent
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Beast Whisperer
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Archipelagore
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Thrummingbird
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Trumpeting Gnarr
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Septic Rats
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Cystbearer
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Silent Arbiter
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Trygon Predator
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Essence Symbiote
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Llanowar Elves
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Vector Asp
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Tyrranax Rex
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Flesh-Eater Imp
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Cankerbloom
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Delighted Halfling
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Elvish Mystic
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Digester
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Slippery Bogle
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Moonglove Extractor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Contagious Nim
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Saiba Cryptomancer
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Prologue to Phyresis
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Vraska's Fall
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Infectious Bite
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Slip Out the Back
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Experimental Augury
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Ram Through
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Strike
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Putrefy
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Invigorate
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Heroic Intervention
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Reject Imperfection
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Krosan Grip
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Atomize
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Simic Charm
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Stubborn Denial
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Overprotect
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Blossoming Defense
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Embiggen
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Titanic Growth
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Choose Your Weapon
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Berserk
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Resolve
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Call
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Hunter's Insight
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Strength of Will
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Frantic Search
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Phyresis Outbreak
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Farseek
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Rampant Growth
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
42%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Kodama's Reach
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Cultivate
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Three Visits
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Ichor
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Contentious Plan
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Mythos of Brokkos
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Planewide Celebration
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Thirsting Roots
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Smell Fear
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Artful Dodge
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Combat Tutorial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Find // Finality
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Slip Through Space
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dig Up
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Ransack the Lab
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Migration Path
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Prowess
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Engine
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Contagion Clasp
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Season of Growth
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Phyresis
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Inexorable Tide
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Wild Growth
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Aqueous Form
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Asceticism
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mornsong Aria
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Primal Empathy
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Necrogen Communion
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Karn's Bastion
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Soaring Seacliff
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Endless Sands
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Simic Signet
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Zagoth Crystal
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Island
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Forest
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Zagoth Triome
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Opulent Palace
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
-16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
-19%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Vernal Fen
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Landscape
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Grove
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Malady
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Mystery
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-6%synergy