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 we read on this card
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 Shaun's colors can cause this.
- 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
- Jalira, Master Polymorphist — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Jalira, Master Polymorphist, it exiles a Synth you control
a token enters the battlefield — 1,188 cards in Shaun's colors can cause this (Shaun is one).
When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths:
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
- Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
a token is created — 1,189 cards in Shaun's colors can cause this (Shaun is one).
- Idol of Oblivion — When Shaun, Father of Synths makes a Synth token, Idol of Oblivion draws you 1 card
1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
an artifact it grants types to — 3,094 cards in Shaun's colors can cause this.
- Silverskin Armor — Silverskin Armor gives Shaun, Father of Synths an extra creature type
3,093 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything attacks — 6,189 cards in Shaun's colors can cause this.
- ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot puts a quest counter on itself
- Madame Web, Clairvoyant — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Madame Web, Clairvoyant mills a card
- Misty Mountains Raider — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Misty Mountains Raider puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
- Razorkin Hordecaller — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Razorkin Hordecaller makes a token
- War Effort — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, War Effort makes a token
- 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
- Gossip's Talent — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Gossip's Talent triggers
- Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun triggers
- Gut, True Soul Zealot — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Gut, True Soul Zealot sacrifices a creature or artifact
- Cool but Rude — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Cool but Rude draws and discards
- Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — When Shaun, Father of Synths attacks, Swashbuckler Extraordinaire sacrifices a Treasure
3,889 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature enters the battlefield — 6,749 cards in Shaun's colors 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
- 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
- Raphael, Most Attitude — When a Synth enters thanks to Shaun, Father of Synths, Raphael, Most Attitude exiles a card from your library
108 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.