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James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him
USD $0.31
USD foil $0.78
EUR €0.30
MTGO 0.47 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
#8,618
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 0.33
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
6,090 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
49 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 70 %+68.6 %
  2. Forensic Gadgeteer 77 %+66.8 %
  3. Tangletrove Kelp 66 %+64.8 %
  4. Five Hundred Year Diary 66 %+64.8 %
  5. Rise and Shine 63 %+60.4 %
  6. Archway of Innovation 69 %+58.6 %
  7. Tamiyo's Journal 59 %+57.4 %
  8. Inspiring Statuary 58 %+56.1 %
  9. Cyberdrive Awakener 61 %+55.6 %
  10. Mechanized Production 60 %+53.2 %
  11. Shimmer Dragon 54 %+52.0 %
  12. Kappa Cannoneer 58 %+49.6 %
  13. Piper Wright, Publick Reporter 47 %+46.8 %
  14. Erdwal Illuminator 42 %+41.5 %
  15. Urza, Lord High Artificer 48 %+40.7 %
  16. Thought Monitor 51 %+40.4 %
  17. Junk Winder 42 %+40.1 %
  18. Ethereal Investigator 40 %+38.1 %
  19. Whir of Invention 47 %+34.9 %
  20. Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh 37 %+34.4 %
  21. Thoughtcast 43 %+34.4 %
  22. Mm'menon, the Right Hand 35 %+31.9 %
  23. Broodstar 31 %+30.5 %
  24. Confirm Suspicions 30 %+29.5 %
  25. Trail of Evidence 29 %+28.3 %
  26. Moonlit Meditation 30 %+28.1 %
  27. Clock of Omens 30 %+28.0 %
  28. Deduce 30 %+27.6 %
  29. Seat of the Synod 46 %+26.5 %
  30. Nick Valentine, Private Eye 27 %+26.3 %
  31. Universal Surveillance 27 %+26.1 %
  32. Krark-Clan Ironworks 28 %+26.0 %
  33. Buried Ruin 38 %+25.5 %
  34. Ironheart, Clever Champion 25 %+23.5 %
  35. Omen Hawker 26 %+23.0 %
  36. Arc Reactor 24 %+22.9 %
  37. Inventors' Fair 35 %+22.6 %
  38. Uthros, Titanic Godcore 33 %+22.6 %
  39. Basalt Monolith 32 %+22.4 %
  40. Etherium Sculptor 39 %+22.3 %
  41. In Too Deep 23 %+22.0 %
  42. Senator Peacock 22 %+21.6 %
  43. Evacuation 28 %+20.9 %
  44. Nyssa of Traken 20 %+19.5 %
  45. The Enigma Jewel 22 %+19.2 %
  46. Fateful Discovery 23 %+18.7 %
  47. Scour for Scrap 26 %+18.6 %
  48. Academy Ruins 38 %+18.4 %
  49. Everflowing Chalice 34 %+18.0 %
  50. Nettlecyst 20 %+17.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 96 %+2.4 %
  2. Sol Ring 86 %+1.4 %
  3. Forensic Gadgeteer 77 %+66.8 %
  4. Arcane Signet 71 %+6.3 %
  5. Academy Manufactor 70 %+68.6 %
  6. Archway of Innovation 69 %+58.6 %
  7. Tangletrove Kelp 66 %+64.8 %
  8. Five Hundred Year Diary 66 %+64.8 %
  9. Rise and Shine 63 %+60.4 %
  10. Cyberdrive Awakener 61 %+55.6 %
  11. Mechanized Production 60 %+53.2 %
  12. Tamiyo's Journal 59 %+57.4 %
  13. Kappa Cannoneer 58 %+49.6 %
  14. Inspiring Statuary 58 %+56.1 %
  15. Thought Vessel 58 %+6.2 %
  16. Counterspell 58 %-8.2 %
  17. Shimmer Dragon 54 %+52.0 %
  18. Reliquary Tower 53 %-3.4 %
  19. Thought Monitor 51 %+40.4 %
  20. Urza, Lord High Artificer 48 %+40.7 %
  21. Piper Wright, Publick Reporter 47 %+46.8 %
  22. Sapphire Medallion 47 %-12.9 %
  23. Whir of Invention 47 %+34.9 %
  24. Mind Stone 46 %+12.0 %
  25. Seat of the Synod 46 %+26.5 %
  26. An Offer You Can't Refuse 45 %+5.6 %
  27. Thoughtcast 43 %+34.4 %
  28. Junk Winder 42 %+40.1 %
  29. Erdwal Illuminator 42 %+41.5 %
  30. Aetherize 40 %+8.4 %
  31. Mystic Sanctuary 40 %-10.1 %
  32. Ethereal Investigator 40 %+38.1 %
  33. Etherium Sculptor 39 %+22.3 %
  34. Pongify 38 %-2.5 %
  35. Buried Ruin 38 %+25.5 %
  36. Fabricate 38 %+17.1 %
  37. Academy Ruins 38 %+18.4 %
  38. Reality Shift 37 %+11.1 %
  39. Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh 37 %+34.4 %
  40. Inventors' Fair 35 %+22.6 %
  41. Mm'menon, the Right Hand 35 %+31.9 %
  42. Everflowing Chalice 34 %+18.0 %
  43. Negate 33 %-4.3 %
  44. Uthros, Titanic Godcore 33 %+22.6 %
  45. Basalt Monolith 32 %+22.4 %
  46. Rapid Hybridization 32 %-3.2 %
  47. Arcane Denial 32 %-5.1 %
  48. Broodstar 31 %+30.5 %
  49. Foundry Inspector 31 %+17.2 %
  50. Myriad Landscape 31 %+6.9 %

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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