James, Wandering Dad
$0.31
$0.31Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
New Cards
Recent-set cards that James, Wandering Dad players are trying out in Clues decks.
Brass Infiniscope+25% Synergy
$0.31
Emeritus of Ideation+21% Synergy
$5.54
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for James, Wandering Dad's Clues builds — cards that lean hardest into the Clues theme.
Tangletrove Kelp+93% Synergy
$0.36
Academy Manufactor+85% Synergy
$8.41
Forensic Gadgeteer+83% Synergy
$2.78
Erdwal Illuminator+80% Synergy
$0.33
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter+79% Synergy
$0.36
Inspiring Statuary+79% Synergy
$0.37
Tamiyo's Journal+72% Synergy
$2.58
Junk Winder+71% Synergy
$0.33
Rise and Shine+71% Synergy
$0.37
Shimmer Dragon+71% Synergy
$0.37
Top Cards
The staple cards most James, Wandering Dad Clues decks run as their core.
Mechanized Production+66% Synergy
$3.07
Kappa Cannoneer+65% Synergy
$0.36
Deduce+65% Synergy
$0.21
Cyberdrive Awakener+61% Synergy
$1.97
Urza, Lord High Artificer+59% Synergy
$15.97
Nick Valentine, Private Eye+59% Synergy
$0.26
Fabricate+39% Synergy
$10.13
Pongify+20% Synergy
$1.91
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$6.98
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.32
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a James, Wandering Dad Clues game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+14% Synergy
$38.67
Fierce Guardianship+4% Synergy
$57.26
Force of Will+3% Synergy
$59.38
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$120.10
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$115.22
Grim Monolith+1% Synergy
$475.47
Mystical Tutor-2% Synergy
$16.42
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$69.93
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$134.99
Thassa's Oracle-6% Synergy
$21.94
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Clues plan in James, Wandering Dad decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Ethereal Investigator+52% Synergy
$0.41
Thought Monitor+49% Synergy
$0.41
Omen Hawker+37% Synergy
$0.36
Senator Peacock+33% Synergy
$0.77
Transit Mage+31% Synergy
$0.30
Etherium Sculptor+30% Synergy
$0.79
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+30% Synergy
$2.17
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+30% Synergy
$0.39
Daring Sleuth+27% Synergy
$0.05
Synth Infiltrator+26% Synergy
$0.29
Broodstar+26% Synergy
$1.00
Master of Etherium+22% Synergy
$0.70
Nyssa of Traken+20% Synergy
$0.26
Floodhound+20% Synergy
$0.23
Hydroelectric Specimen+19% Synergy
$0.88
Stridehangar Automaton+19% Synergy
$2.76
Martha Jones+19% Synergy
$0.36
Kuldotha Forgemaster+19% Synergy
$11.03
Palladium Myr+16% Synergy
$1.13
Katara, Bending Prodigy+16% Synergy
$0.15
Living Brain, Mechanical Marvel+16% Synergy
$0.19
Curie, Emergent Intelligence+13% Synergy
$0.31
Sage of Lat-Nam+13% Synergy
$0.26
Detective of the Month+12% Synergy
$0.37
Darksteel Juggernaut+12% Synergy
$1.46
Transplant Theorist+12% Synergy
$0.24
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+10% Synergy
$1.28
Sharding Sphinx+10% Synergy
$0.38
Hullbreaker Horror+9% Synergy
$6.29
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.97
Sai, Master Thopterist+8% Synergy
$0.63
The Reality Chip+8% Synergy
$4.49
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+8% Synergy
$0.67
Mister Gutsy+7% Synergy
$0.29
Wall of Tears+7% Synergy
$0.63
Gomazoa+6% Synergy
$0.29
Osgood, Operation Double+6% Synergy
$0.28
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender+6% Synergy
$2.14
K-9, Mark I+6% Synergy
$3.65
Solemn Simulacrum+5% Synergy
$0.32
Treasure Mage+5% Synergy
$0.26
Valley Floodcaller+4% Synergy
$4.41
Fog Bank+3% Synergy
$0.13
Homunculus Horde+2% Synergy
$1.56
Twenty-Toed Toad+1% Synergy
$5.38
Foundry Inspector-1% Synergy
$0.40
Scourge of Fleets-5% Synergy
$3.38
Phyrexian Metamorph-6% Synergy
$2.51
Consecrated Sphinx-6% Synergy
$29.93
Psychosis Crawler-9% Synergy
$2.40
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep James, Wandering Dad's Clues deck ahead.
Confirm Suspicions+59% Synergy
$0.28
Scour for Scrap+42% Synergy
$0.35
Secrets of the Key+40% Synergy
$0.23
Resculpt+23% Synergy
$0.28
Whir of Invention+21% Synergy
$5.21
Reality Shift+20% Synergy
$0.32
Rapid Hybridization+19% Synergy
$1.20
Masterful Replication+19% Synergy
$0.30
Fading Hope+18% Synergy
$0.31
Three Steps Ahead+17% Synergy
$5.23
Snap+15% Synergy
$3.65
Mana Drain+13% Synergy
$57.71
Consult the Star Charts+13% Synergy
$2.66
Mirrorform+13% Synergy
$1.63
Assert Authority+13% Synergy
$0.28
Reality Heist+12% Synergy
$0.24
Alchemist's Retrieval+12% Synergy
$0.20
Stoic Rebuttal+11% Synergy
$0.31
Unsubstantiate+11% Synergy
$0.31
Bounce Off+10% Synergy
$0.25
An Offer You Can't Refuse+9% Synergy
$3.83
Negate+9% Synergy
$0.31
Aetherize+9% Synergy
$0.73
Unsummon+9% Synergy
$0.25
Quick Study+8% Synergy
$0.21
Evacuation+6% Synergy
$0.32
Geistwave+6% Synergy
$0.21
Voyage's End+6% Synergy
$0.26
This Town Ain't Big Enough+6% Synergy
$0.30
Out Cold+6% Synergy
$0.13
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$6.91
Force of Negation+5% Synergy
$49.89
Trickbind+5% Synergy
$12.56
Illusionist's Gambit+5% Synergy
$0.41
Displace+3% Synergy
$0.27
Cyber Conversion+3% Synergy
$0.95
Disdainful Stroke+2% Synergy
$0.26
Chain of Vapor+2% Synergy
$16.09
Run Away Together+2% Synergy
$0.17
Narset's Reversal+1% Synergy
$2.21
Into the Flood Maw+1% Synergy
$2.28
Blur+1% Synergy
$0.40
Swan Song0% Synergy
$11.36
Muddle the Mixture-2% Synergy
$2.58
High Tide-4% Synergy
$1.66
Opt-5% Synergy
$0.23
Dramatic Reversal-6% Synergy
$0.51
Arcane Denial-10% Synergy
$1.67
Frantic Search-11% Synergy
$1.94
Brainstorm-14% Synergy
$1.41
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Clues game plan forward for James, Wandering Dad.
Hard Evidence+52% Synergy
$0.24
Thoughtcast+51% Synergy
$3.15
Reverse Engineer+26% Synergy
$0.21
Universal Surveillance+25% Synergy
$0.25
Press for Answers+20% Synergy
$0.05
Memories Returning+14% Synergy
$0.28
Reshape+13% Synergy
$4.73
Follow the Bodies+13% Synergy
$0.32
Ravenform+12% Synergy
$0.36
Spirit Water Revival+12% Synergy
$0.59
Preordain+10% Synergy
$0.68
Stock Up+7% Synergy
$1.48
Clutch of Currents+7% Synergy
$0.09
Wave Goodbye+6% Synergy
$1.00
Inspiring Refrain+6% Synergy
$0.39
Echo Storm+6% Synergy
$0.35
Silent Departure+6% Synergy
$0.13
Fade Away+6% Synergy
$0.49
Divination+5% Synergy
$0.22
One with the Machine+4% Synergy
$0.31
Retraced Image+4% Synergy
$8.79
Spectral Deluge+3% Synergy
$3.94
Consuming Tide+3% Synergy
$0.56
Flood of Tears+3% Synergy
$1.30
Whelming Wave+3% Synergy
$2.21
Finale of Revelation0% Synergy
$0.33
Sea Gate Restoration-2% Synergy
$35.68
Curse of the Swine-4% Synergy
$0.32
Treasure Cruise-4% Synergy
$0.27
Ponder-9% Synergy
$2.28
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to James, Wandering Dad Clues decks.
Magnifying Glass+53% Synergy
$0.22
Clock of Omens+51% Synergy
$4.85
Krark-Clan Ironworks+38% Synergy
$17.28
Wayfarer's Bauble+28% Synergy
$4.67
Radiant Lotus+22% Synergy
$1.40
Erratic Portal+20% Synergy
$2.90
Repurposing Bay+19% Synergy
$0.52
Crystal Shard+19% Synergy
$1.62
Nettlecyst+17% Synergy
$4.15
Unwinding Clock+15% Synergy
$19.17
Simulacrum Synthesizer+15% Synergy
$26.68
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+13% Synergy
$23.26
Portal of Sanctuary+13% Synergy
$0.20
Lithoform Engine+11% Synergy
$7.08
Worldwalker Helm+11% Synergy
$4.17
The Enigma Jewel+11% Synergy
$1.27
Uthros Research Craft+10% Synergy
$1.52
Moonsilver Key+10% Synergy
$0.89
Lucky Clover+7% Synergy
$0.31
Witch's Oven+7% Synergy
$0.83
C.A.M.P.+7% Synergy
$0.29
Expert-Level Safe+7% Synergy
$0.21
Ingenuity Engine+7% Synergy
$0.26
Esoteric Duplicator+6% Synergy
$1.27
Pip-Boy 3000+6% Synergy
$6.83
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+6% Synergy
$3.45
Brotherhood Vertibird+6% Synergy
$0.34
Hithlain Rope+6% Synergy
$0.47
Mirari+6% Synergy
$0.43
Transmutation Font+6% Synergy
$2.41
Diviner's Wand+6% Synergy
$0.38
The Key to the Vault+5% Synergy
$0.55
Nevinyrral's Disk+5% Synergy
$1.38
Explorer's Scope+5% Synergy
$0.22
Mystic Forge+4% Synergy
$3.03
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$1.71
The Water Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.63
Ashnod's Altar+3% Synergy
$15.57
Mirage Mirror+3% Synergy
$0.32
Expedition Map+3% Synergy
$0.95
Altar of the Brood+3% Synergy
$9.13
Darksteel Forge+2% Synergy
$46.26
Cloud Key0% Synergy
$2.74
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$2.28
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$42.88
Aether Spellbomb-1% Synergy
$0.35
Sculpting Steel-1% Synergy
$3.55
Mishra's Bauble-3% Synergy
$2.40
Isochron Scepter-4% Synergy
$11.80
Lightning Greaves-20% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Clues strategy in James, Wandering Dad decks.
In Too Deep+53% Synergy
$0.59
Trail of Evidence+46% Synergy
$0.27
Curious Inquiry+20% Synergy
$0.26
Witness Protection+14% Synergy
$0.27
Moonlit Meditation+14% Synergy
$0.39
Hold for Questioning+13% Synergy
$0.24
Fleeting Memories+13% Synergy
$0.09
The Antiquities War+12% Synergy
$0.30
Nerd Rage+10% Synergy
$3.41
Back to Basics+7% Synergy
$6.27
Sunken Hope+7% Synergy
$0.22
Sunken Field+7% Synergy
$0.70
Clan Crafter+6% Synergy
$0.55
Curator's Ward+6% Synergy
$0.39
Equilibrium+6% Synergy
$3.60
Alexi's Cloak+6% Synergy
$0.37
Seal of Removal+6% Synergy
$0.25
Court of Vantress+5% Synergy
$5.53
Storm of Saruman+5% Synergy
$3.63
Curiosity+4% Synergy
$0.99
Artificer Class+4% Synergy
$16.09
Pemmin's Aura+4% Synergy
$11.71
Combat Research+4% Synergy
$0.60
Wizard Class+3% Synergy
$3.26
Dissipation Field+3% Synergy
$3.86
Metallurgic Summonings+3% Synergy
$6.92
Imprisoned in the Moon+1% Synergy
$0.33
Amphibian Downpour+1% Synergy
$2.09
Efficient Construction0% Synergy
$0.93
Thopter Spy Network-1% Synergy
$0.49
Shark Typhoon-1% Synergy
$1.42
Leyline of Anticipation-2% Synergy
$6.81
Proft's Eidetic Memory-2% Synergy
$3.14
Teferi's Ageless Insight-4% Synergy
$4.78
Propaganda-11% Synergy
$2.54
Mystic Remora-20% Synergy
$13.04
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up James, Wandering Dad's Clues game plan.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+24% Synergy
$0.44
Karn, Living Legacy+13% Synergy
$1.33
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+10% Synergy
$21.09
Karn, Scion of Urza+6% Synergy
$3.82
Tezzeret the Seeker+5% Synergy
$24.96
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+1% Synergy
$5.00
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-8% Synergy
$9.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in James, Wandering Dad Clues decks.
Archway of Innovation+62% Synergy
$1.81
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+56% Synergy
$14.37
Seat of the Synod+28% Synergy
$0.93
Academy Ruins+28% Synergy
$8.07
Inventors' Fair+27% Synergy
$17.64
Urza's Saga+23% Synergy
$38.89
Buried Ruin+21% Synergy
$0.43
Mistrise Village+16% Synergy
$8.61
Darksteel Citadel+15% Synergy
$3.60
Sanctum of Eternity+13% Synergy
$7.72
Urza's Workshop+12% Synergy
$19.09
War Room+11% Synergy
$5.79
Guildless Commons+11% Synergy
$3.12
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$1.09
Urza's Tower+9% Synergy
$1.07
Urza's Mine+9% Synergy
$1.46
Urza's Power Plant+9% Synergy
$1.97
Otawara, Soaring City+8% Synergy
$28.30
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$17.95
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$27.52
Arid Archway+5% Synergy
$0.89
Mishra's Workshop+5% Synergy
$3000.97
Reliquary Tower+4% Synergy
$3.52
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$53.41
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.48
Nesting Grounds+4% Synergy
$0.35
Coral Atoll+3% Synergy
$0.62
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$0.99
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$9.65
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$3.23
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$9.73
Tolaria West+1% Synergy
$1.80
Lonely Sandbar-1% Synergy
$0.23
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.30
Halimar Depths-3% Synergy
$0.39
Cephalid Coliseum-3% Synergy
$0.31
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.26
Castle Vantress-5% Synergy
$0.34
Minamo, School at Water's Edge-6% Synergy
$60.52
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out James, Wandering Dad's Clues strategy.
Five Hundred Year Diary+93% Synergy
$0.39
Thran Dynamo+20% Synergy
$4.34
Basalt Monolith+17% Synergy
$4.46
Sol Ring+15% Synergy
$1.55
Mind Stone+12% Synergy
$0.31
Moonsnare Prototype+11% Synergy
$0.20
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$2.59
Worn Powerstone+8% Synergy
$0.37
Midnight Clock+7% Synergy
$0.62
Intelligence Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$0.77
Endurance Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$1.23
Vexing Puzzlebox+6% Synergy
$9.07
Charisma Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$2.12
Agility Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$0.95
Sisay's Ring+6% Synergy
$0.28
Stonespeaker Crystal+6% Synergy
$0.34
Strength Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$4.58
Sonic Screwdriver+6% Synergy
$3.06
Luck Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$5.67
Perception Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$2.32
Ur-Golem's Eye+6% Synergy
$2.23
Blinkmoth Urn+5% Synergy
$1.79
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$41.63
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.34
Machine God's Effigy+4% Synergy
$5.58
Patriar's Seal+4% Synergy
$5.93
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.89
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.15
Mox Diamond+1% Synergy
$1131.80
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$0.89
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$3.95
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.26
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$28.49
Chrome Mox-2% Synergy
$165.23
Mox Opal-3% Synergy
$238.58
Lands
The mana base behind James, Wandering Dad's Clues decks.
Scene of the Crime+32% Synergy
$0.36
Hydroelectric Specimen+19% Synergy
$0.88
Urza's Cave+9% Synergy
$1.75
Island+6% Synergy
$0.08
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$6.91
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.26
The Mycosynth Gardens+1% Synergy
$0.34
Sea Gate Restoration-2% Synergy
$35.68
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.37
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like James, Wandering Dad: Clues.
Nyssa of Traken
Senator Peacock
Osgood, Operation Double
The Reality Chip
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Katsumasa, the Animator
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Agent of the Iron Throne
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Clan Crafter
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Faceless One
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Clan Crafter
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Sai, Master Thopterist
Renari, Merchant of Marvels // Clan Crafter
Edgar, King of Figaro
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
The Fifteenth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
Karn, Silver Golem
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Clan Crafter
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Clan Crafter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
The Eighth Doctor // Ace, Fearless Rebel
The Eighth Doctor // Dan Lewis
The Eighth Doctor // Nyssa of Traken
Tetzin, Gnome Champion
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Glacian, Powerstone Engineer
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
The Fourth Doctor // Adric, Mathematical Genius
Cult of Skaro