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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.
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“Attack with legends, clone them into artifact tokens, bury opponents in copies.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Voltron, Spellslinger
Strategy
Shaun, Father of Synths is all about cloning your legendary creatures into disposable artifact copies that swing in alongside them. You attack with your best legendary threat, then Shaun creates a token copy that attacks for free—essentially doubling your combat damage each turn. The deck wants you to play strong legendary creatures (especially ones with attack triggers or evasion) and lean into the synergy of attacking repeatedly, making Shaun a natural fit for UR Tempo or Aggro-Control strategies.
Your game plan is straightforward: establish a legendary threat, attack every turn, and duplicate it into Synths that add even more pressure. Since the tokens die when Shaun leaves, you're encouraged to run impactful legends like Zurgo Bellgeist, Anax, Hardened in the Forge, or Embercleave carriers. You can also abuse temporary cloning as a way to trigger ETB effects repeatedly or generate card advantage on-attack. Win by snowballing combat damage through a combination of your original legend and its Synth copies.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey legends like Murktide; use efficient attackers like Stormwing Entity or Embercleake instead, and lean on common artifact synergies.
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