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James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him
USD $0.30
USD foil $0.71
EUR €0.24
MTGO 0.51 tix

James, Wandering Dad

{2}{U}

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.

"So long as we've got each other, that's all that matters."

2 / 4

Follow Him

{X}{U}{U}

Instant — Adventure

Investigate X times. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

Investigate
Set
Fallout (PIP #31)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2024-03-08
Artist
Wonchun Choi
EDHREC rank
#8,752
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In a two-card combo

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
DrawRamp

Combos 3

James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him+Mechanized Production
{U}
Win the game
6,264 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him+Academy Manufactor+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{U}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite card drawInfinite Clue tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite Food tokensInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm countInfinite Treasure tokens
50 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him+Urza, Lord High Artificer+Krark-Clan Ironworks
{U}
Cast all spells in your libraryExile your libraryInfinite artifact tokensInfinite blue manaInfinite card drawInfinite Clue tokensInfinite colorless manaInfinite commander castsInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite draw triggersInfinite magecraft triggersInfinite storm count
40 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Academy Manufactor 69 %+67.8 %
  2. Forensic Gadgeteer 75 %+65.5 %
  3. Five Hundred Year Diary 65 %+64.2 %
  4. Tangletrove Kelp 64 %+63.7 %
  5. Rise and Shine 62 %+59.3 %
  6. Tamiyo's Journal 59 %+57.4 %
  7. Archway of Innovation 68 %+56.8 %
  8. Inspiring Statuary 57 %+55.1 %
  9. Cyberdrive Awakener 60 %+54.3 %
  10. Mechanized Production 60 %+52.7 %
  11. Shimmer Dragon 53 %+50.4 %
  12. Kappa Cannoneer 57 %+48.3 %
  13. Piper Wright, Publick Reporter 47 %+46.6 %
  14. Erdwal Illuminator 41 %+40.9 %
  15. Junk Winder 43 %+40.5 %
  16. Thought Monitor 51 %+39.8 %
  17. Urza, Lord High Artificer 46 %+38.3 %
  18. Ethereal Investigator 39 %+37.0 %
  19. Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh 37 %+35.1 %
  20. Thoughtcast 42 %+33.6 %
  21. Mm'menon, the Right Hand 36 %+33.0 %
  22. Whir of Invention 45 %+32.9 %
  23. Broodstar 31 %+30.0 %
  24. Moonlit Meditation 30 %+28.1 %
  25. Trail of Evidence 29 %+28.1 %
  26. Seat of the Synod 47 %+27.8 %
  27. Clock of Omens 30 %+27.7 %
  28. Universal Surveillance 28 %+27.0 %
  29. Confirm Suspicions 27 %+26.7 %
  30. Deduce 28 %+26.3 %
  31. Buried Ruin 38 %+25.9 %
  32. Krark-Clan Ironworks 28 %+25.7 %
  33. Nick Valentine, Private Eye 26 %+25.6 %
  34. Inventors' Fair 36 %+22.8 %
  35. Uthros, Titanic Godcore 32 %+22.5 %
  36. Ironheart, Clever Champion 24 %+22.1 %
  37. In Too Deep 23 %+22.0 %
  38. Omen Hawker 25 %+21.8 %
  39. Etherium Sculptor 39 %+21.6 %
  40. Basalt Monolith 31 %+21.2 %
  41. Senator Peacock 21 %+21.0 %
  42. Evacuation 28 %+20.1 %
  43. Nyssa of Traken 20 %+20.0 %
  44. Arc Reactor 21 %+19.7 %
  45. Emry, Lurker of the Loch 31 %+18.8 %
  46. Everflowing Chalice 34 %+18.4 %
  47. Scour for Scrap 26 %+18.2 %
  48. Secrets of the Key 18 %+17.9 %
  49. Academy Ruins 37 %+17.8 %
  50. The Enigma Jewel 20 %+17.6 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 97 %+3.0 %
  2. Sol Ring 86 %+1.4 %
  3. Forensic Gadgeteer 75 %+65.5 %
  4. Academy Manufactor 69 %+67.8 %
  5. Arcane Signet 69 %+3.9 %
  6. Archway of Innovation 68 %+56.8 %
  7. Five Hundred Year Diary 65 %+64.2 %
  8. Tangletrove Kelp 64 %+63.7 %
  9. Rise and Shine 62 %+59.3 %
  10. Cyberdrive Awakener 60 %+54.3 %
  11. Mechanized Production 60 %+52.7 %
  12. Tamiyo's Journal 59 %+57.4 %
  13. Kappa Cannoneer 57 %+48.3 %
  14. Counterspell 57 %-9.1 %
  15. Inspiring Statuary 57 %+55.1 %
  16. Thought Vessel 55 %+4.2 %
  17. Reliquary Tower 53 %-3.0 %
  18. Shimmer Dragon 53 %+50.4 %
  19. Thought Monitor 51 %+39.8 %
  20. Piper Wright, Publick Reporter 47 %+46.6 %
  21. Seat of the Synod 47 %+27.8 %
  22. Urza, Lord High Artificer 46 %+38.3 %
  23. Sapphire Medallion 46 %-13.3 %
  24. Mind Stone 46 %+11.4 %
  25. Whir of Invention 45 %+32.9 %
  26. Junk Winder 43 %+40.5 %
  27. An Offer You Can't Refuse 43 %+3.5 %
  28. Thoughtcast 42 %+33.6 %
  29. Erdwal Illuminator 41 %+40.9 %
  30. Aetherize 41 %+8.7 %
  31. Etherium Sculptor 39 %+21.6 %
  32. Ethereal Investigator 39 %+37.0 %
  33. Mystic Sanctuary 38 %-11.5 %
  34. Buried Ruin 38 %+25.9 %
  35. Pongify 37 %-3.5 %
  36. Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh 37 %+35.1 %
  37. Academy Ruins 37 %+17.8 %
  38. Mm'menon, the Right Hand 36 %+33.0 %
  39. Fabricate 36 %+15.8 %
  40. Reality Shift 36 %+9.8 %
  41. Inventors' Fair 36 %+22.8 %
  42. Negate 34 %-3.1 %
  43. Everflowing Chalice 34 %+18.4 %
  44. Uthros, Titanic Godcore 32 %+22.5 %
  45. Foundry Inspector 31 %+16.8 %
  46. Arcane Denial 31 %-6.1 %
  47. Broodstar 31 %+30.0 %
  48. Emry, Lurker of the Loch 31 %+18.8 %
  49. Basalt Monolith 31 %+21.2 %
  50. Myriad Landscape 31 %+7.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2024-03-08

    Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and may have colons in their reminder text.

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