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Baylen, the Haymaker

Baylen, the Haymaker

Legendary Creature — Rabbit Warrior

Baylen wants a deck that makes an army of small creatures and attacks with all of them. It also works in a deck built around Rabbits or Warriors.

  • Mana costredgreenwhite
  • White, Red, Green ()
  • Power / toughness4 / 3
  • RarityRare

Tap two untapped tokens you control: Add one mana of any color.

Tap three untapped tokens you control: Draw a card.

Tap four untapped tokens you control: Put three +1/+1 counters on Baylen. It gains trample until end of turn.

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Cards That Fit Baylen, the Haymaker

Picked for what they do in Baylen's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Baylen's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Baylen, the Haymaker

explain how Baylen works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 26 Jul 2024

Baylen's first ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.

Wizards of the Coast 26 Jul 2024

You may tap any untapped tokens you control to activate Baylen's abilities, including creature tokens that entered this turn, even if they don't have haste.

2 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Baylen, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWRGPlayers write colors as letters: W for white, R for red, G for green.TokensToken decks fill the battlefield with small creatures made by their cards, then attack with all of them or make them all bigger at once. A token is a creature (or other object) that a card creates, not a card from your deck.Open the Tokens pageToken PayoffRewards you for making or having tokens: counting them, copying them, or making every one of them bigger. These are the cards that turn a lot of small creatures into a way to actually win. Anointed Procession, Trostani, Selesnya's VoiceOpen the Token Payoff pageCombat TrickAn instant you cast during a fight to change how it ends: making a creature bigger or smaller, or keeping your creatures from dying. Boros Charm, Flawless ManeuverOpen the Combat Trick page+1/+1 CountersPuts +1/+1 counters on creatures, permanently raising their power and toughness. Unlike a temporary boost that wears off at end of turn, these markers stay put and stack up over a long game. Hardened Scales, The Great HengeOpen the +1/+1 Counters pageRampAn effect that accelerates your mana, giving you a reusable mana source beyond the usual one land per turn. Cultivate Rampant GrowthOpen the Ramp page