Art by Ryan Pancoast
Darwin, Adaptive Mutant
Legendary Creature — Mutant Hero
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Remove two +1/+1 counters from Darwin: He gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy him.)
Darwin, Adaptive Mutant deck guide
Darwin, Adaptive Mutant is a mono-green creature commander. It leads 5 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #6,018 among all commanders.
Most Darwin decks are built around +1/+1 counters.
A typical Darwin list runs 36 lands (28 basic), 27 creatures, 10 instants, 7 sorceries, 10 artifacts, 8 enchantments and 1 planeswalkers.
The cards played most with Darwin: Sol Ring (80% of decks), Ulvenwald Tracker (60% of decks), Rishkar, Peema Renegade (60% of decks), Wren's Run Hydra (60% of decks), Evolution Sage (60% of decks) and Champion of Lambholt (60% of decks).
Similar commanders: Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig, Experiment Kraj, Ezuri, Claw of Progress, Vorel of the Hull Clade, Rishkar, Peema Renegade, Roalesk, Apex Hybrid.
Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.
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Most Played With Darwin, Adaptive Mutant (141)
Sol Ring
80% of decks · $1.34
Ulvenwald Tracker
60% of decks · $6.12
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
60% of decks · $0.26
Wren's Run Hydra
60% of decks · $0.28
Evolution Sage
60% of decks · $3.22
Champion of Lambholt
60% of decks · $4.79
Kodama of the West Tree
60% of decks · $20.47
Armorcraft Judge
60% of decks · $0.18
Duskshell Crawler
60% of decks · $0.32
Scurry Oak
60% of decks · $3.09
Kami of Whispered Hopes
60% of decks · $4.17
Khalni Ambush
60% of decks
Windswift Slice
60% of decks · $0.44
Hunter's Insight
60% of decks · $0.62
Bridgeworks Battle
60% of decks
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
60% of decks · $7.00
The Great Henge
60% of decks · $65.74
Emerald Medallion
60% of decks · $5.75
Moss Diamond
60% of decks · $0.21
Arcane Signet
60% of decks · $0.49
Hydra's Growth
60% of decks · $1.54
Wild Growth
60% of decks · $0.58
Master Chef
60% of decks · $0.28
Nissa, Ascended Animist
60% of decks · $2.89
Defiler of Vigor
40% of decks · $3.25
Adaptive Snapjaw
40% of decks · $0.18
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
40% of decks · $5.38
Bloodspore Thrinax
40% of decks · $0.36
Fertilid
40% of decks · $0.31
Incubation Druid
40% of decks · $2.94
Battering Krasis
40% of decks · $0.08
Nyxborn Hydra
40% of decks · $0.29
Bane of Progress
40% of decks · $0.29
Tangled Florahedron
40% of decks
District Mascot
40% of decks · $0.32
Llanowar Elves
40% of decks · $0.31
Stonecoil Serpent
40% of decks · $0.39
Fanatic of Rhonas
40% of decks · $15.52
Kalonian Hydra
40% of decks · $7.26
Experiment One
40% of decks · $0.18
Towering Titan
40% of decks · $0.32
Railway Brawler
40% of decks · $6.38
Cytoplast Root-Kin
40% of decks · $0.16
Snakeskin Veil
40% of decks · $0.25
Return of the Wildspeaker
40% of decks · $2.56
Entish Restoration
40% of decks · $2.62
Obscuring Haze
40% of decks · $4.87
Gelatinous Genesis
40% of decks · $0.62
Primal Might
40% of decks · $0.10
Cultivate
40% of decks · $0.41
Wurmcalling
40% of decks · $5.80
Vivien's Stampede
40% of decks · $0.35
Carnivorous Canopy
40% of decks · $0.28
Explore
40% of decks · $0.19
Germination Practicum
40% of decks · $7.80
The Ozolith
40% of decks · $61.33
Wayfarer's Bauble
40% of decks · $5.61
Haunted Cloak
40% of decks · $0.35
Shadowspear
40% of decks · $29.75
Basilisk Collar
40% of decks · $3.79
Novel Nunchaku
40% of decks · $0.18
Utopia Sprawl
40% of decks · $2.15
Doubling Season
40% of decks · $35.16
Garruk's Uprising
40% of decks · $0.58
Guardian Project
40% of decks · $15.41
Lion Umbra
40% of decks · $0.24
Rancor
40% of decks · $1.88
Terrasymbiosis
40% of decks · $9.87
Loading Zone
40% of decks · $2.06
Benevolent Hydra
20% of decks · $0.77
Aggressive Mammoth
20% of decks · $0.39
Primordial Hydra
20% of decks · $1.51
Dinosaur Egg
20% of decks · $0.47
Crocanura
20% of decks · $0.32
Cradle Clearcutter
20% of decks · $0.15
Beanstalk Giant
20% of decks
Disciple of Freyalise
20% of decks
Goldvein Hydra
20% of decks · $3.31
Mistcutter Hydra
20% of decks · $2.18
Elder Gargaroth
20% of decks · $2.45
Ancient Imperiosaur
20% of decks · $0.37
Walking Ballista
20% of decks · $10.11
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20% of decks · $51.04
Beast Whisperer
20% of decks · $9.08
Avatar of Might
20% of decks · $0.68
Battle Mammoth
20% of decks · $0.50
Pathbreaker Ibex
20% of decks · $18.87
Mossborn Hydra
20% of decks · $13.33
Craterhoof Behemoth
20% of decks · $25.04
Augur of Autumn
20% of decks · $0.35
Heroic Intervention
20% of decks · $17.60
Krosan Grip
20% of decks · $1.73
Tyvar's Stand
20% of decks · $1.28
Broken Wings
20% of decks · $0.17
Beast Within
20% of decks · $0.65
Crushing Vines
20% of decks · $0.24
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
20% of decks · $4.58
Vastwood Fortification
20% of decks
Worldly Tutor
20% of decks · $30.65
Kodama's Reach
20% of decks · $1.77
Three Visits
20% of decks · $5.55
Pulse of the Tangle
20% of decks · $0.32
Triumph of the Hordes
20% of decks
Season of Gathering
20% of decks · $7.35
Turntimber Symbiosis
20% of decks
Animist's Might
20% of decks · $0.27
Finale of Devastation
20% of decks · $33.57
Harmonize
20% of decks · $0.23
Rishkar's Expertise
20% of decks · $5.48
Ezuri's Predation
20% of decks · $3.14
Shamanic Revelation
20% of decks · $1.55
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of decks
Celebrate the Harvest
20% of decks · $0.35
Overwhelming Stampede
20% of decks · $1.06
Planar Engineering
20% of decks · $1.26
Epic Fight
20% of decks · $0.33
Colossal Dreadmask
20% of decks · $0.15
Contagion Clasp
20% of decks · $0.36
Leyline Axe
20% of decks · $5.64
Trailblazer's Boots
20% of decks · $3.56
Whispersilk Cloak
20% of decks · $2.18
Fireshrieker
20% of decks · $0.22
Sword of Hours
20% of decks · $4.54
Animation Module
20% of decks · $3.41
Power Fist
20% of decks · $12.92
Lightning Greaves
20% of decks · $4.10
Commander's Plate
20% of decks · $38.90
Loxodon Warhammer
20% of decks · $2.53
Sword of Vengeance
20% of decks · $1.51
Hero's Heirloom
20% of decks · $0.31
Coveted Jewel
20% of decks · $0.29
Gilded Lotus
20% of decks · $0.59
Thran Dynamo
20% of decks · $4.36
Worn Powerstone
20% of decks · $0.37
Elven Chorus
20% of decks · $3.41
Tribute to the World Tree
20% of decks · $14.69
Asceticism
20% of decks · $7.07
Quest for the Gemblades
20% of decks · $0.20
Colossal Majesty
20% of decks · $1.15
Additive Evolution
20% of decks · $0.21
Garruk, Primal Hunter
20% of decks · $1.89
New Cards
Beorn's Hospitality
50% of decks · $0.29
Creatures (50)
Ulvenwald Tracker
60% of decks · $6.12
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
60% of decks · $0.26
Wren's Run Hydra
60% of decks · $0.28
Evolution Sage
60% of decks · $3.22
Champion of Lambholt
60% of decks · $4.79
Kodama of the West Tree
60% of decks · $20.47
Armorcraft Judge
60% of decks · $0.18
Duskshell Crawler
60% of decks · $0.32
Scurry Oak
60% of decks · $3.09
Kami of Whispered Hopes
60% of decks · $4.17
Defiler of Vigor
40% of decks · $3.25
Adaptive Snapjaw
40% of decks · $0.18
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
40% of decks · $5.38
Bloodspore Thrinax
40% of decks · $0.36
Fertilid
40% of decks · $0.31
Incubation Druid
40% of decks · $2.94
Battering Krasis
40% of decks · $0.08
Nyxborn Hydra
40% of decks · $0.29
Bane of Progress
40% of decks · $0.29
Tangled Florahedron
40% of decks
District Mascot
40% of decks · $0.32
Llanowar Elves
40% of decks · $0.31
Stonecoil Serpent
40% of decks · $0.39
Fanatic of Rhonas
40% of decks · $15.52
Kalonian Hydra
40% of decks · $7.26
Experiment One
40% of decks · $0.18
Towering Titan
40% of decks · $0.32
Railway Brawler
40% of decks · $6.38
Cytoplast Root-Kin
40% of decks · $0.16
Benevolent Hydra
20% of decks · $0.77
Aggressive Mammoth
20% of decks · $0.39
Primordial Hydra
20% of decks · $1.51
Dinosaur Egg
20% of decks · $0.47
Crocanura
20% of decks · $0.32
Cradle Clearcutter
20% of decks · $0.15
Beanstalk Giant
20% of decks
Disciple of Freyalise
20% of decks
Goldvein Hydra
20% of decks · $3.31
Mistcutter Hydra
20% of decks · $2.18
Elder Gargaroth
20% of decks · $2.45
Ancient Imperiosaur
20% of decks · $0.37
Walking Ballista
20% of decks · $10.11
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
20% of decks · $51.04
Beast Whisperer
20% of decks · $9.08
Avatar of Might
20% of decks · $0.68
Battle Mammoth
20% of decks · $0.50
Pathbreaker Ibex
20% of decks · $18.87
Mossborn Hydra
20% of decks · $13.33
Craterhoof Behemoth
20% of decks · $25.04
Augur of Autumn
20% of decks · $0.35
Instants (16)
Khalni Ambush
60% of decks
Windswift Slice
60% of decks · $0.44
Hunter's Insight
60% of decks · $0.62
Snakeskin Veil
40% of decks · $0.25
Return of the Wildspeaker
40% of decks · $2.56
Entish Restoration
40% of decks · $2.62
Obscuring Haze
40% of decks · $4.87
Heroic Intervention
20% of decks · $17.60
Krosan Grip
20% of decks · $1.73
Tyvar's Stand
20% of decks · $1.28
Broken Wings
20% of decks · $0.17
Beast Within
20% of decks · $0.65
Crushing Vines
20% of decks · $0.24
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
20% of decks · $4.58
Vastwood Fortification
20% of decks
Worldly Tutor
20% of decks · $30.65
Sorceries (26)
Bridgeworks Battle
60% of decks
Gelatinous Genesis
40% of decks · $0.62
Primal Might
40% of decks · $0.10
Cultivate
40% of decks · $0.41
Wurmcalling
40% of decks · $5.80
Vivien's Stampede
40% of decks · $0.35
Carnivorous Canopy
40% of decks · $0.28
Explore
40% of decks · $0.19
Germination Practicum
40% of decks · $7.80
Kodama's Reach
20% of decks · $1.77
Three Visits
20% of decks · $5.55
Pulse of the Tangle
20% of decks · $0.32
Triumph of the Hordes
20% of decks
Season of Gathering
20% of decks · $7.35
Turntimber Symbiosis
20% of decks
Animist's Might
20% of decks · $0.27
Finale of Devastation
20% of decks · $33.57
Harmonize
20% of decks · $0.23
Rishkar's Expertise
20% of decks · $5.48
Ezuri's Predation
20% of decks · $3.14
Shamanic Revelation
20% of decks · $1.55
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of decks
Celebrate the Harvest
20% of decks · $0.35
Overwhelming Stampede
20% of decks · $1.06
Planar Engineering
20% of decks · $1.26
Epic Fight
20% of decks · $0.33
Utility Artifacts (23)
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
60% of decks · $7.00
The Great Henge
60% of decks · $65.74
Emerald Medallion
60% of decks · $5.75
The Ozolith
40% of decks · $61.33
Wayfarer's Bauble
40% of decks · $5.61
Haunted Cloak
40% of decks · $0.35
Shadowspear
40% of decks · $29.75
Basilisk Collar
40% of decks · $3.79
Novel Nunchaku
40% of decks · $0.18
Colossal Dreadmask
20% of decks · $0.15
Contagion Clasp
20% of decks · $0.36
Leyline Axe
20% of decks · $5.64
Trailblazer's Boots
20% of decks · $3.56
Whispersilk Cloak
20% of decks · $2.18
Fireshrieker
20% of decks · $0.22
Sword of Hours
20% of decks · $4.54
Animation Module
20% of decks · $3.41
Power Fist
20% of decks · $12.92
Lightning Greaves
20% of decks · $4.10
Commander's Plate
20% of decks · $38.90
Loxodon Warhammer
20% of decks · $2.53
Sword of Vengeance
20% of decks · $1.51
Hero's Heirloom
20% of decks · $0.31
Mana Artifacts (7)
Sol Ring
80% of decks · $1.34
Moss Diamond
60% of decks · $0.21
Arcane Signet
60% of decks · $0.49
Coveted Jewel
20% of decks · $0.29
Gilded Lotus
20% of decks · $0.59
Thran Dynamo
20% of decks · $4.36
Worn Powerstone
20% of decks · $0.37
Enchantments (17)
Hydra's Growth
60% of decks · $1.54
Wild Growth
60% of decks · $0.58
Master Chef
60% of decks · $0.28
Utopia Sprawl
40% of decks · $2.15
Doubling Season
40% of decks · $35.16
Garruk's Uprising
40% of decks · $0.58
Guardian Project
40% of decks · $15.41
Lion Umbra
40% of decks · $0.24
Rancor
40% of decks · $1.88
Terrasymbiosis
40% of decks · $9.87
Loading Zone
40% of decks · $2.06
Elven Chorus
20% of decks · $3.41
Tribute to the World Tree
20% of decks · $14.69
Asceticism
20% of decks · $7.07
Quest for the Gemblades
20% of decks · $0.20
Colossal Majesty
20% of decks · $1.15
Additive Evolution
20% of decks · $0.21
Planeswalkers (2)
Nissa, Ascended Animist
60% of decks · $2.89
Garruk, Primal Hunter
20% of decks · $1.89
Utility Lands (16)
Castle Garenbrig
60% of decks
Bonders' Enclave
60% of decks
War Room
40% of decks
Forge of Heroes
40% of decks
Karn's Bastion
40% of decks
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
40% of decks
Witch's Clinic
20% of decks
Tyrite Sanctum
20% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
20% of decks
Shifting Woodland
20% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20% of decks
Boseiju, Who Endures
20% of decks
Reliquary Tower
20% of decks
Temple of the False God
20% of decks
Ominous Cemetery
20% of decks
Evendo, Waking Haven
20% of decks
Lands (13)
Forest
100% of decks
Myriad Landscape
60% of decks
Khalni Ambush
60% of decks
Bridgeworks Battle
60% of decks
Opal Palace
60% of decks
Tangled Florahedron
40% of decks
Disciple of Freyalise
20% of decks
Turntimber Symbiosis
20% of decks
Plaza of Heroes
20% of decks
Vastwood Fortification
20% of decks
Bala Ged Recovery
20% of decks
Daily Bugle Building
20% of decks
Hidden Hideout
20% of decks
Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.
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