Shaun, Father of Synths
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Mana cost: {3}{U}{R}
How we read this card
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.
triggered — makes a token
When Shaun leaves the battlefield, exile all Synth tokens you control.
triggered —
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: create a Synth artifact token, create a Synth creature token, put a Synth artifact token onto the battlefield, put a Synth creature token onto the battlefield, exile a Synth token, a Synth token leaves the battlefield.
Cares about: anything attacks.
Works well with
anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this.
- Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When a Synth leaves the battlefield thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Gut, True Soul Zealot — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Gut, True Soul Zealot, it exiles a Synth you control
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar, it exiles a Synth you control
- Alora, Merry Thief — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Alora, Merry Thief, it exiles a Synth you control
- Long River Lurker — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Long River Lurker, it exiles a Synth you control
- Gray and Adira, Forever Joined — Gray and Adira, Forever Joined's copy of Shaun, Father of Synths is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers
- Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it exiles a Synth you control
- Displacer Kitten — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Displacer Kitten, it exiles a Synth you control
- Stormsplitter — Stormsplitter's copy of Shaun, Father of Synths is exiled at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers
- Tempestra, Dame of Games — Tempestra, Dame of Games's copy of Shaun, Father of Synths is sacrificed at end of turn, and the copy's own leave ability triggers
- Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror, it exiles a Synth you control
144 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Shaun is one).
When a Synth leaves the battlefield thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths:
- Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life
4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Shaun is one).
- The War Doctor — When a Synth is exiled thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Polymorph — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Polymorph
- Industrial Advancement — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
- Proteus Staff — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Proteus Staff
- Synthetic Destiny — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
- Divergent Transformations — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
- Mass Polymorph — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Mass Polymorph
- Transmogrify — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Transmogrify
- Chaos Mutation — Shaun, Father of Synths makes fodder for Chaos Mutation
2,712 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Shaun is one).
When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths:
- Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
- Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
- Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Shaun is one).
- Staff of the Storyteller — When Shaun, Father of Synths makes a Synth token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself
3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact it grants types to — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this.
- Silverskin Armor — Silverskin Armor gives Shaun, Father of Synths an extra creature type
4,530 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this.
- Far Fortune, End Boss — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Far Fortune, End Boss deals 1 damage
- Temmet, Naktamun's Will — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Temmet, Naktamun's Will draws you 1 card
- Alania, Divergent Storm — When Alania, Divergent Storm attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Skyfire Phoenix — When Skyfire Phoenix attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Umara Mystic — When Umara Mystic attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Bill Potts — When Bill Potts attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Defiler of Dreams — When Defiler of Dreams attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Weftstalker Ardent — When Weftstalker Ardent attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- War Elemental — When War Elemental attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Blood Hound — When Blood Hound attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token
- Invisible Woman — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Invisible Woman triggers
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Caesar, Legion's Emperor sacrifices a creature
- Guide of Souls — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Guide of Souls triggers
- Campsite Cuisine — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Campsite Cuisine sacrifices a Food
3,993 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Shaun is one).
- Slash, Reptile Rampager — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Slash, Reptile Rampager deals 2 damage
- Gimli of the Glittering Caves — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Gimli of the Glittering Caves puts counters on a permanent
- Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Shaun, Father of Synths enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself
- Legolas Greenleaf — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Legolas Greenleaf puts a counter on a permanent
- The Neutrinos — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, The Neutrinos gets +1/+0
- Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry grants flying, haste and menace
- Aetherstorm Roc — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Aetherstorm Roc puts a counter on a permanent you control
- Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library
355 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.