Shaun, Father of Synths
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.
How Shaun decks play in EDH
Shaun, Father of Synths is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 3UR, and its legendary creature - human scientist line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Shaun, Father of Synths decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $59.89Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (4)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shaun, Father of Synths decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Shaun, Father of Synths deck?
Shaun, Father of Synths has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shaun, Father of Synths?
The cards played most often in Shaun, Father of Synths decks include Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings, Smaug the Magnificent, Dori, Bearer of Friends. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Shaun, Father of Synths deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $59.89 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Shaun, Father of Synths deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.