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Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
Price tag $0.35

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

#3509 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 $4.26

Top Cards

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

Aetherize Aetherize
0% Synergy $0.56
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
0% Synergy $3.34
Archmage Emeritus Archmage Emeritus
0% Synergy $0.63
Arrester's Admonition Arrester's Admonition
0% Synergy $0.05
Bident of Thassa Bident of Thassa
0% Synergy $0.45
Boomerang Boomerang
0% Synergy $0.13
Boomerang Basics Boomerang Basics
0% Synergy $0.86
Bounce Off Bounce Off
0% Synergy $0.24
Call to Heel Call to Heel
0% Synergy $0.05
Chasm Skulker Chasm Skulker
0% Synergy $0.84

Game Changers

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

Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
0% Synergy $39.16
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
0% Synergy $70.41

Creatures

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

Clinquant Skymage Clinquant Skymage
0% Synergy $0.26
Danny Pink Danny Pink
0% Synergy $19.82
Herald of Secret Streams Herald of Secret Streams
0% Synergy $6.23
Homunculus Horde Homunculus Horde
0% Synergy $1.15
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
0% Synergy $6.72
Ledger Shredder Ledger Shredder
0% Synergy $9.59
Lyla, Holographic Assistant Lyla, Holographic Assistant
0% Synergy $4.21
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
0% Synergy $3.03
Oneirophage Oneirophage
0% Synergy $0.31
Psychosis Crawler Psychosis Crawler
0% Synergy $2.52
Scrawling Crawler Scrawling Crawler
0% Synergy $6.37
Toothy, Imaginary Friend Toothy, Imaginary Friend
0% Synergy $11.23
Triskaidekaphile Triskaidekaphile
0% Synergy $0.81
Twenty-Toed Toad Twenty-Toed Toad
0% Synergy $7.09
Wavebreak Hippocamp Wavebreak Hippocamp
0% Synergy $0.77

Instants

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

Counterspell Counterspell
0% Synergy $4.09
Cyber Conversion Cyber Conversion
0% Synergy $2.54
Disallow Disallow
0% Synergy $1.89
Dispel Dispel
0% Synergy $0.37
Dissolve Dissolve
0% Synergy $0.24
Evacuation Evacuation
0% Synergy $0.29
Flow of Knowledge Flow of Knowledge
0% Synergy $0.28
Frantic Search Frantic Search
0% Synergy $2.24
Mana Leak Mana Leak
0% Synergy $0.28
Negate Negate
0% Synergy $0.29
Opt Opt
0% Synergy $0.28
Pull from Tomorrow Pull from Tomorrow
0% Synergy $0.34
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
0% Synergy $0.77
Reality Shift Reality Shift
0% Synergy $0.30
Refute Refute
0% Synergy $0.20
Resculpt Resculpt
0% Synergy $0.33
Steady Progress Steady Progress
0% Synergy $0.26
Stifle Stifle
0% Synergy $15.72
Swan Song Swan Song
0% Synergy $9.99
Tolarian Winds Tolarian Winds
0% Synergy $1.05

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 $0.28
Gitaxian Probe Gitaxian Probe
0% Synergy $4.15
Ponder Ponder
0% Synergy $3.45
Preordain Preordain
0% Synergy $0.88
Ravenform Ravenform
0% Synergy $0.33
Serum Visions Serum Visions
0% Synergy $2.84
Windfall Windfall
0% Synergy $6.07

Utility Artifacts

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

The Ozolith The Ozolith
0% Synergy $62.04

Enchantments

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

Nerd Rage Nerd Rage
0% Synergy $2.90
Ominous Seas Ominous Seas
0% Synergy $1.56
Propaganda Propaganda
0% Synergy $2.26
Reconnaissance Mission Reconnaissance Mission
0% Synergy $0.39
Teferi's Ageless Insight Teferi's Ageless Insight
0% Synergy $6.03

Utility Lands

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

Diamond City Diamond City
0% Synergy $3.30
Drannith Ruins Drannith Ruins
0% Synergy $0.41
Forge of Heroes Forge of Heroes
0% Synergy $0.37
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
0% Synergy $1.58
Nesting Grounds Nesting Grounds
0% Synergy $0.32
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
0% Synergy $4.64
Temple of the False God Temple of the False God
0% Synergy $0.34
Tyrite Sanctum Tyrite Sanctum
0% Synergy $3.00

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