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Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
Legendary Creature — Insect Mutant Scientist · 3U
Color identity: Blue
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Baxter enters or attacks, each creature you control with a counter on it gains flying until end of turn.
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Baxter.
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Comes in the precon Turtle Power!
Average lands in decks for Baxter, Fly in the Ointment: 36
+1/+1 CountersCard DrawFlyingVoltronHumansOld SchoolProliferateTokens
Build your Baxter, Fly in the Ointment deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Baxter, Fly in the Ointment 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Baxter, Fly in the Ointment deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency79
- Speed52
- Interaction54
- Resilience89
- Closing43
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (9 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Sol Ring · Chasm Skulker · Krang, the All-Powerful · Counterspell · Arcane Signet · Brainstorm · Frantic Search · Lyla, Holographic Assistant · Swiftfoot Boots · Pongify · Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior · Sapphire Medallion · Thought Vessel · Wizard Class · Wave Goodbye · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Aetherize · Negate · Psychosis Crawler · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Pensive Professor · Rapid Hybridization · Toothy, Imaginary Friend · Opt · Ponder · Enduring Curiosity · Windfall · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Homunculus Horde · Mind Stone · Slip Out the Back · The Ooze · Clinquant Skymage · Rhystic Study · Thrummingbird · Faerie Mastermind · Arcane Denial · Laboratory Maniac · Ominous Seas · Silent Hallcreeper · Twenty-Toed Toad · Danny Pink · Decanter of Endless Water · Herald of Secret Streams · Sky Diamond · Tezzeret's Gambit · Vnwxt, Verbose Host · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Consider · Irma, Part-Time Mutant · Triskaidekaphile · Cyclonic Rift · Inexorable Tide · Oneirophage · The Ozolith · Combat Tutorial · Flow of Knowledge · High Tide · Nadir Kraken · Nerd Rage · O'aka, Traveling Merchant · Reality Shift · Bident of Thassa · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Karn's Bastion · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Archway of Innovation · Drannith Ruins · Lonely Sandbar · Castle Vantress
🃏 Recommended cards for Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Baxter, Fly in the Ointment, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Krang, the All-Powerful | 69% | +65% |
| Lyla, Holographic Assistant | 59% | +56% |
| Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior | 56% | +55% |
| Chasm Skulker | 69% | +55% |
| Wave Goodbye | 54% | +53% |
| Pensive Professor | 49% | +46% |
| Toothy, Imaginary Friend | 48% | +45% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 52% | +43% |
| The Ooze | 43% | +42% |
| Wizard Class | 56% | +38% |
| Clinquant Skymage | 41% | +38% |
| Enduring Curiosity | 44% | +37% |
| Thrummingbird | 41% | +36% |
| Slip Out the Back | 43% | +35% |
| Danny Pink | 35% | +34% |
| Homunculus Horde | 43% | +34% |
| Herald of Secret Streams | 35% | +34% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 50% | +34% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 50% | +33% |
| Vnwxt, Verbose Host | 35% | +32% |
| Silent Hallcreeper | 37% | +32% |
| The Ozolith | 31% | +30% |
| Twenty-Toed Toad | 37% | +30% |
| Irma, Part-Time Mutant | 33% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Baxter, Fly in the Ointment deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Krang, the All-Powerful
- Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior
- Chasm Skulker
- Wave Goodbye
- Pensive Professor
- Proft's Eidetic Memory
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Lyla, Holographic Assistant
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend
- The Ooze
- Enduring Curiosity
- Slip Out the Back
- Herald of Secret Streams
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Danny Pink
- The Ozolith
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- Faerie Mastermind
- The Aetherspark
- Consecrated Sphinx
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Baxter, Fly in the Ointment
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + The Reality Chip → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's color identity?
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Baxter, Fly in the Ointment come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Baxter, Fly in the Ointment deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Baxter, Fly in the Ointment deck run?
Real Baxter, Fly in the Ointment decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Baxter, Fly in the Ointment?
The three highest-synergy cards are Krang, the All-Powerful, Lyla, Holographic Assistant, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Baxter, Fly in the Ointment decks.
What combos does Baxter, Fly in the Ointment have?
Baxter, Fly in the Ointment has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Baxter, Fly in the Ointment deck cost?
You can start cheap: Krang, the All-Powerful, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior, Chasm Skulker are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.