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Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
Price tag $0.26

Legendary Creature — Insect Mutant Scientist

Magic color symbol for U
Mono-Blue

How it feels to play against

Fair Game Interactive and enjoyable to play against.

Popularity

Niche Pick Less common, brings surprise factor.

Ranking

#2701 Current Rank

Links & Decks

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New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Baxter, Fly in the Ointment decks.

The Ooze The Ooze
0% Synergy $6.91

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Baxter, Fly in the Ointment decks.

Aetherize Aetherize
0% Synergy $0.38
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
0% Synergy $2.21
Archmage Emeritus Archmage Emeritus
0% Synergy $2.23
Arrester's Admonition Arrester's Admonition
0% Synergy $0.06
Bident of Thassa Bident of Thassa
0% Synergy $0.43
Boomerang Boomerang
0% Synergy $0.19
Boomerang Basics Boomerang Basics
0% Synergy $0.54
Bounce Off Bounce Off
0% Synergy $0.21
Call to Heel Call to Heel
0% Synergy $0.05
Chasm Skulker Chasm Skulker
0% Synergy $0.73

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
0% Synergy $40.96
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
0% Synergy $59.68

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Clinquant Skymage Clinquant Skymage
0% Synergy $0.25
Danny Pink Danny Pink
0% Synergy $13.96
Herald of Secret Streams Herald of Secret Streams
0% Synergy $5.70
Homunculus Horde Homunculus Horde
0% Synergy $0.38
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
0% Synergy $6.09
Ledger Shredder Ledger Shredder
0% Synergy $7.56
Lyla, Holographic Assistant Lyla, Holographic Assistant
0% Synergy $3.35
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
0% Synergy $3.75
Oneirophage Oneirophage
0% Synergy $0.12
Psychosis Crawler Psychosis Crawler
0% Synergy $2.58
Scrawling Crawler Scrawling Crawler
0% Synergy $7.72
Toothy, Imaginary Friend Toothy, Imaginary Friend
0% Synergy $9.36
Triskaidekaphile Triskaidekaphile
0% Synergy $0.81
Twenty-Toed Toad Twenty-Toed Toad
0% Synergy $3.23
Wavebreak Hippocamp Wavebreak Hippocamp
0% Synergy $0.63

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Baxter, Fly in the Ointment safe.

Counterspell Counterspell
0% Synergy $2.98
Cyber Conversion Cyber Conversion
0% Synergy $0.64
Disallow Disallow
0% Synergy $1.66
Dispel Dispel
0% Synergy $0.36
Dissolve Dissolve
0% Synergy $0.26
Evacuation Evacuation
0% Synergy $0.38
Flow of Knowledge Flow of Knowledge
0% Synergy $0.27
Frantic Search Frantic Search
0% Synergy $0.51
Mana Leak Mana Leak
0% Synergy $0.17
Negate Negate
0% Synergy $0.09
Opt Opt
0% Synergy $0.32
Pull from Tomorrow Pull from Tomorrow
0% Synergy $0.25
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
0% Synergy $0.92
Reality Shift Reality Shift
0% Synergy $0.34
Refute Refute
0% Synergy $0.24
Resculpt Resculpt
0% Synergy $0.29
Steady Progress Steady Progress
0% Synergy $0.27
Stifle Stifle
0% Synergy $11.24
Swan Song Swan Song
0% Synergy $7.30
Tolarian Winds Tolarian Winds
0% Synergy $0.90

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's game plan and control the board.

Enter the Enigma Enter the Enigma
0% Synergy $0.36
Gitaxian Probe Gitaxian Probe
0% Synergy $4.55
Ponder Ponder
0% Synergy $1.77
Preordain Preordain
0% Synergy $0.54
Ravenform Ravenform
0% Synergy $0.37
Serum Visions Serum Visions
0% Synergy $1.30
Windfall Windfall
0% Synergy $5.26

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

The Ozolith The Ozolith
0% Synergy $66.34

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Nerd Rage Nerd Rage
0% Synergy $0.58
Ominous Seas Ominous Seas
0% Synergy $1.36
Propaganda Propaganda
0% Synergy $3.31
Reconnaissance Mission Reconnaissance Mission
0% Synergy $1.48
Teferi's Ageless Insight Teferi's Ageless Insight
0% Synergy $4.45

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Diamond City Diamond City
0% Synergy $3.01
Drannith Ruins Drannith Ruins
0% Synergy $0.36
Forge of Heroes Forge of Heroes
0% Synergy $0.31
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
0% Synergy $3.14
Nesting Grounds Nesting Grounds
0% Synergy $0.31
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
0% Synergy $1.43
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
0% Synergy $0.19
Tyrite Sanctum Tyrite Sanctum
0% Synergy $3.04

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