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Baxter Stockman
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist · 3UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Baxter Stockman is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Baxter Stockman enters, create a 1/1 colorless Robot artifact creature token.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target artifact creature you control gets +3/+0 and gains first strike and vigilance until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.03
Average lands in decks for Baxter Stockman: 36
ArtifactsRobotsTokens+1/+1 CountersAffinityHistoricMidrangeAggro
Build your Baxter Stockman deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Baxter Stockman 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Baxter Stockman 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+ (61/100)
- Consistency50
- Speed58
- Interaction78
- Resilience71
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (19 nonbasic, 10 Island, 7 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Mouser Foundry · Sol Ring · Brilliance Unleashed · Mouser Mark III · Ravenous Robots · Fugitive Droid · Metalhead · Buzz Bots · Big Mother Mouser · Mouser Attack! · Negate · Krang, Utrom Warlord · Chrome Dome · Krang, Master Mind · Sewer-veillance Cam · Mind Transfer Protocol · Nobody · Donatello, Way with Machines · Ooze Spill · Does Machines · Utrom Scientists · Improvised Arsenal · Henchbots · Donatello, Gadget Master · Purple Dragon Punks · Enthusiastic Mechanaut · Technodrome · Manhole Missile · Blasphemous Act · Don & Raph, Hard Science · Donatello's Technique · Pinnacle Emissary · Rock Soldiers · Broadcast Takeover · Donatello, Mutant Mechanic · Donatello, Turtle Techie · General Traag, Heart of Stone · Bot Bashing Time · Roadkill Rodney · Foundry Inspector · Retro-Mutation · Solemn Simulacrum · Steel Overseer · Casey Jones, Jury-Rig Justiciar · Krang, the All-Powerful · Weather Maker · Counterspell · Etherium Sculptor · Omni-Cheese Pizza · Spicy Oatmeal Pizza · Coin of Mastery · Hard-Won Jitte · Izzet Signet · Mm'menon, Uthros Exile · Return to the Sewers · Stockman, Mad Fly-entist · Thopter Spy Network · Arcbound Ravager · Baxter, Fly in the Ointment · Raphael, Tough Turtle · The Ooze · Mechan Assembler · Command Tower · TCRI Building · Sulfur Falls · Seat of the Synod · Evolving Wilds · Swiftwater Cliffs · Great Furnace · Steam Vents · Temple of Epiphany · Cascade Bluffs · Stormcarved Coast · Escape Tunnel · Exotic Orchard · Shivan Reef · Silverbluff Bridge · Frostboil Snarl · Darksteel Citadel · Izzet Boilerworks · Thriving Isle
🃏 Recommended cards for Baxter Stockman
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Baxter Stockman, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mouser Foundry | 78% | +78% |
| Brilliance Unleashed | 75% | +75% |
| Mouser Mark III | 74% | +73% |
| Ravenous Robots | 73% | +71% |
| Fugitive Droid | 70% | +69% |
| Metalhead | 68% | +67% |
| Buzz Bots | 67% | +67% |
| Mouser Attack! | 65% | +65% |
| Big Mother Mouser | 65% | +64% |
| Chrome Dome | 60% | +60% |
| Krang, Master Mind | 60% | +60% |
| Krang, Utrom Warlord | 62% | +59% |
| Sewer-veillance Cam | 58% | +57% |
| TCRI Building | 58% | +57% |
| Mind Transfer Protocol | 57% | +56% |
| Nobody | 55% | +54% |
| Donatello, Way with Machines | 53% | +53% |
| Ooze Spill | 52% | +52% |
| Utrom Scientists | 51% | +51% |
| Does Machines | 51% | +50% |
| Improvised Arsenal | 49% | +48% |
| Henchbots | 47% | +47% |
| Donatello, Gadget Master | 44% | +44% |
| Purple Dragon Punks | 42% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Baxter Stockman 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.
- Mouser Foundry
- Brilliance Unleashed
- Mouser Mark III
- Ravenous Robots
- Fugitive Droid
- Metalhead
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Technodrome
- Pinnacle Emissary
- Arcbound Ravager
- The Ooze
- Cyberdrive Awakener
- Utrom Monitor
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Krang, Utrom Warlord
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Baxter Stockman
- 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
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Etherium Sculptor → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Baxter Stockman's color identity?
Baxter Stockman is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Stockman come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Baxter Stockman deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Baxter Stockman deck run?
Real Baxter Stockman 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 Stockman?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mouser Foundry, Brilliance Unleashed, Mouser Mark III. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Baxter Stockman decks.
What combos does Baxter Stockman have?
Baxter Stockman 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 Stockman deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mouser Foundry, Brilliance Unleashed, Mouser Mark III 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.