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About A.I.M. Scientists

A.I.M. Scientists, Creature — human scientist villain, designed by Bartek Fedyczak first released in Jun, 2026 in the set Marvel Super Heroes.

A.I.M. Scientists would fit best in a blue-based midrange or control deck that values card selection, graveyard synergy, and consistency, particularly in formats where hitting land drops matters and graveyard interaction (like flashback, reanimation, or delve-style mechanics) is relevant; the built-in connive smooths draws and can grow it into a reasonable threat, while basic landcycling makes it flexible in slower, mana-hungry builds or multicolor shells that want early fixing without sacrificing late-game utility. However, at four mana (3U), a looting effect plus a conditional +1/+1 counter on what is likely a modestly sized creature is fairly low impact compared to stronger blue four-drops like Thirst for Discovery, Memory Deluge, or creatures such as Brazen Borrower (tempo) or Ledger Shredder (cheaper, repeatable connive synergy), meaning this card would probably be fringe-playable at best unless its base stats are efficient (e.g., 3/4 or better) or the format heavily rewards disca