Shaun, Father of Synths
Fallout 957 • rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Collector number
- 957
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Zuzanna Wużyk
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shaun, Father of Synths was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Fallout Commander set in 2024. This release marked a major collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Bethesda Softworks, designed to integrate the post-apocalyptic lore of the Fallout video game franchise into the mechanics of the card game. The card serves as a mechanical representation of the character's role as the leader of the Institute, focusing on the game's themes of technology and synths.
The art was commissioned to capture the distinct aesthetic of the Institute, utilizing the clean, clinical, and high-tech visual language associated with the Commonwealth's subterranean science facility. The design team aimed to mirror Shaun's narrative influence, allowing players to manipulate board states through artifact synergy and token generation. It was received as a flavorful addition to the set, highlighting the complex moral ambiguity inherent in the source material.
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