Shaun, Father of Synths
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Whenever you attack, you may create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of target attacking legendary creature you control other than Shaun, except it's not legendary and it's a Synth artifact creature in addition to its other types.
When Shaun leaves the battlefield, exile all Synth tokens you control.
3 / 4
- Set
- Fallout (PIP #429)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2024-03-08
- Artist
- Zuzanna Wużyk
- EDHREC rank
- #6,723
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 5
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
- Etali, Primal Storm
- K-9, Mark I
- Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
- Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
- Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
- Rising of the Day
- Adric, Mathematical Genius
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
- Bilbo, Retired Burglar
- Rose, Cutthroat Raider
- Headliner Scarlett
- Delina, Wild Mage
- Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
- Nick Valentine, Private Eye
- Relic of Legends
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Feldon of the Third Path
- Desynchronization
- Mechanized Production
- Cybermen Squadron
- Venser, Shaper Savant
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
- Padeem, Consul of Innovation
- Captain Lannery Storm
- Curie, Emergent Intelligence
- Heroes' Podium
- Neheb, the Eternal
- Moraug, Fury of Akoum
- Strionic Resonator
- Jhoira's Familiar
- Determined Iteration
- Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- Rogue's Passage
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Great Hall of the Citadel
- Traverse Eternity
- Reverse the Polarity
- Irma, Part-Time Mutant
- Sun Quan, Lord of Wu
- Lightning Greaves
- Irenicus's Vile Duplication
- Mirror Box
- Chameleon, Master of Disguise
- Helm of the Host
- Quantum Misalignment
- Worldwalker Helm
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Island
- Mountain
- Arcane Signet
- Sol Ring
- Command Tower
- Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
- Sulfur Falls
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Talisman of Creativity
- Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Izzet Signet
- K-9, Mark I
- Counterspell
- Chaos Warp
- Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
- Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
- Shivan Reef
- Stormcarved Coast
- Lightning Greaves
- Rising of the Day
- Blasphemous Act
- Adric, Mathematical Genius
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves
- Frostboil Snarl
- Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
- Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
- Thought Vessel
- Bilbo, Retired Burglar
- Reliquary Tower
- Temple of Epiphany
- Steam Vents
- Cascade Bluffs
- Rose, Cutthroat Raider
- Delina, Wild Mage
- Rogue's Passage
- Ferrous Lake
- Headliner Scarlett
- Training Center
- Relic of Legends
- Negate
- Mechanized Production
- Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
- Nick Valentine, Private Eye
- Izzet Boilerworks
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Desynchronization
- Feldon of the Third Path
- Padeem, Consul of Innovation
- Exotic Orchard
Format legality
Rulings
- 2024-03-08
Although the token is attacking, it was never declared as an attacking creature. This means that abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won’t trigger when it enters the battlefield attacking.
- 2024-03-08
Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any “as [this creature] enters the battlefield” or “[this creature] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the copied creature will also work.
- 2024-03-08
Except for the noted exceptions, the token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn’t copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
- 2024-03-08
If the copied creature has
in its mana cost, X is 0. - 2024-03-08
If the copied creature is a token, the token that’s created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the noted exceptions.
- 2024-03-08
If the copied creature is copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied, with the noted exceptions.
- 2024-03-08
Shaun’s last ability will exile all Synth tokens you control, not just Synth tokens created by its first ability.
- 2024-03-08
You declare which player, planeswalker, or battle the token is attacking as you put it onto the battlefield. It doesn’t have to be attacking the same player, planeswalker, or battle that Shaun is attacking.