---
name: "Shaun, Father of Synths"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Scientist"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PIP"
set_name: "Fallout"
collector_number: "429"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zuzanna Wużyk"
oracle_id: "0bd11d6c-b707-4b37-b49c-a3274b2a5a81"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shaun-father-of-synths-pip"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shaun, Father of Synths
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Norin and Feldon](/printing/norin-and-feldon-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Artificer
2. [Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance](/printing/saheeli-the-suns-brilliance-plci.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
3. [Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer](/printing/brudiclad-telchor-engineer-mul.md) — Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Artificer
4. [Ember Island Production](/printing/ember-island-production-tla.md) — Sorcery
5. [The Cloning of Shredder](/printing/the-cloning-of-shredder-tmt.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Synth Infiltrator](/printing/synth-infiltrator-pip.md) — Artifact Creature — Synth

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallout (PIP) #429
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zuzanna Wużyk
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`