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Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — Elf WizardGU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Creature — Merfolk WizardU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Legendary Artifact Creature — Spider HeroC
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Legendary Creature — Fish MutantU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Creature — Merfolk ShamanGU
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- 1GEnchantment — AuraG
Draw pair: both cards engage with card draw. With a damage-or-draw trigger between them they form a draw engine.
- Legendary Creature — Human Noble VillainB
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- Legendary Creature — Human KnightW
Basri, Tomorrow's Champion has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Legendary Creature — Vedalken Fish DetectiveGUW
Both cards trigger when you draw a card — they fire together.
- SorceryB
Unearth has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- EnchantmentR
Flame Blitz has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryW
Jolted Awake has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryR
Decree of Annihilation has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryB
Decree of Pain has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- 1UUInstantU
Neutralize has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- InstantBGR
Resounding Thunder has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryU
Boon of the Wish-Giver has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryW
Spectacular Pileup has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Creature — Insect ArcherG
Webstrike Elite has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryB
Intimidation Tactics has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Creature — Lizard WarriorR
Viashino Sandsprinter has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryW
Akroma's Vengeance has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- SorceryBW
Pest Control has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- EnchantmentR
Unpredictable Cyclone has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- ArtifactC
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
MTG Arena only
Synergies with cards played only on MTG Arena (including Arena rebalances). They aren't available in paper Magic.
Confidence:StrongSolidPlausibleTentativeSpeculative
- Creature — Human MonkR
Copy engine: one card makes a copy of a creature every turn, and the other's enter-the-battlefield effect rewards each copy. Real, repeatable value — the partner can't untap or re-enter the copier, so it never goes infinite.
- InstantW
Resolute Rejection has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- InstantW
Radiant Smite has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Creature — Human SoldierW
Benalish Partisan has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Creature — SpiritRU
Mangled Soulrager has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Creature — CrocodileB
Perforator Crocodile has cycling, and Baxter, Fly in the Ointment pays off whenever a card is cycled — the Astral Slide / Lightning Rift engine shape.
- Enchantment Creature — NightmareB
Fear of Ridicule creates token copies, feeding Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's ETB or copy payoff.
- Creature — Bat ClericB
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — HumanC
Ominous Traveler bounces a permanent, enabling Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's recast / spell-cast trigger.
- EnchantmentG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human AssassinG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — InsectG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human NobleGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Creature — Frog DruidBG
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Bird MonkRUW
Xho Cai, Flickering Talon blinks (exiles and returns) a permanent, re-firing Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's enter-the-battlefield effect.
- Legendary Creature — Human ClericUW
Niambi, Beloved Protector returns creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield, re-firing Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's enter-the-battlefield effect.
- Legendary Planeswalker — TeferiUW
A-Teferi, Time Raveler bounces a permanent, enabling Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's recast / spell-cast trigger.
- Artifact — Book EquipmentU
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Creature — Elf DruidGRW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Jellyfish AdvisorGUW
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- EnchantmentUW
Both cards trigger when a creature enters the battlefield — they fire together.
- Legendary Creature — Human Elf RogueBU
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Creature — Kithkin Warrior BardGW
Both cards trigger when a permanent attacks — they fire together.
- Legendary Artifact — SpacecraftW
Candela, Aegis of Adagia bounces a permanent, enabling Baxter, Fly in the Ointment's recast / spell-cast trigger.
Iron Man, Armored Avenger3ULegendary Artifact Creature — Human HeroU
Ravenhill Flock3UCreature — BirdU
Oneirophage3UCreature — Squid IllusionU
Kianne, Corrupted Memory2GULegendary Creature — IllusionGU
Lyla, Holographic Assistant3ULegendary Artifact Creature — Illusion AdvisorU
Clinquant Skymage3UCreature — Bird WizardU
Lorescale Coatl1GUCreature — SnakeGU
Jace's Projection2UUCreature — Wizard IllusionU
Kinsbaile Balloonist3WCreature — Kithkin SoldierW
Chasm Skulker2UCreature — Squid HorrorU
Nadir Kraken1UUCreature — KrakenU
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder2RWLegendary Creature — Human AllyRW