James, Wandering Dad
$0.28
$0.28Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
New Cards
Recent-set cards that James, Wandering Dad players are trying out in Clues decks.
Brass Infiniscope+25% Synergy
$0.28
Emeritus of Ideation+21% Synergy
$6.17
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
$0.37
Academy Manufactor+85% Synergy
$9.64
Forensic Gadgeteer+83% Synergy
$2.74
Erdwal Illuminator+80% Synergy
$0.32
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter+79% Synergy
$0.35
Inspiring Statuary+79% Synergy
$0.42
Tamiyo's Journal+72% Synergy
$2.66
Junk Winder+71% Synergy
$0.37
Rise and Shine+71% Synergy
$0.37
Shimmer Dragon+71% Synergy
$0.35
Top Cards
The staple cards most James, Wandering Dad Clues decks run as their core.
Mechanized Production+66% Synergy
$3.14
Kappa Cannoneer+65% Synergy
$0.40
Deduce+65% Synergy
$0.22
Cyberdrive Awakener+61% Synergy
$1.66
Urza, Lord High Artificer+59% Synergy
$16.37
Nick Valentine, Private Eye+59% Synergy
$0.24
Fabricate+39% Synergy
$10.36
Pongify+20% Synergy
$3.05
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$8.14
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$4.28
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a James, Wandering Dad Clues game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+14% Synergy
$39.16
Fierce Guardianship+4% Synergy
$63.43
Force of Will+3% Synergy
$59.96
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$115.65
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$115.41
Grim Monolith+1% Synergy
$478.02
Mystical Tutor-2% Synergy
$18.67
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$69.59
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$119.25
Thassa's Oracle-6% Synergy
$22.51
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Clues plan in James, Wandering Dad decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Ethereal Investigator+52% Synergy
$0.40
Thought Monitor+49% Synergy
$0.30
Omen Hawker+37% Synergy
$0.37
Senator Peacock+33% Synergy
$0.43
Transit Mage+31% Synergy
$0.31
Etherium Sculptor+30% Synergy
$0.69
Padeem, Consul of Innovation+30% Synergy
$2.42
Mm'menon, the Right Hand+30% Synergy
$0.33
Daring Sleuth+27% Synergy
$0.06
Synth Infiltrator+26% Synergy
$0.29
Broodstar+26% Synergy
$1.16
Master of Etherium+22% Synergy
$0.72
Nyssa of Traken+20% Synergy
$0.29
Floodhound+20% Synergy
$0.18
Hydroelectric Specimen+19% Synergy
$1.82
Stridehangar Automaton+19% Synergy
$2.60
Martha Jones+19% Synergy
$0.34
Kuldotha Forgemaster+19% Synergy
$11.25
Palladium Myr+16% Synergy
$1.19
Katara, Bending Prodigy+16% Synergy
$0.22
Living Brain, Mechanical Marvel+16% Synergy
$0.15
Curie, Emergent Intelligence+13% Synergy
$0.35
Sage of Lat-Nam+13% Synergy
$0.20
Detective of the Month+12% Synergy
$0.40
Darksteel Juggernaut+12% Synergy
$1.46
Transplant Theorist+12% Synergy
$0.29
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island+10% Synergy
$1.15
Sharding Sphinx+10% Synergy
$0.34
Hullbreaker Horror+9% Synergy
$5.98
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.85
Sai, Master Thopterist+8% Synergy
$0.66
The Reality Chip+8% Synergy
$4.04
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+8% Synergy
$0.68
Mister Gutsy+7% Synergy
$0.32
Wall of Tears+7% Synergy
$0.63
Gomazoa+6% Synergy
$0.43
Osgood, Operation Double+6% Synergy
$0.32
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender+6% Synergy
$1.44
K-9, Mark I+6% Synergy
$3.28
Solemn Simulacrum+5% Synergy
$0.31
Treasure Mage+5% Synergy
$0.27
Valley Floodcaller+4% Synergy
$4.16
Fog Bank+3% Synergy
$0.18
Homunculus Horde+2% Synergy
$1.12
Twenty-Toed Toad+1% Synergy
$7.13
Foundry Inspector-1% Synergy
$0.39
Scourge of Fleets-5% Synergy
$2.37
Phyrexian Metamorph-6% Synergy
$2.21
Consecrated Sphinx-6% Synergy
$32.89
Psychosis Crawler-9% Synergy
$2.54
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep James, Wandering Dad's Clues deck ahead.
Confirm Suspicions+59% Synergy
$0.32
Scour for Scrap+42% Synergy
$0.37
Secrets of the Key+40% Synergy
$0.23
Resculpt+23% Synergy
$0.34
Whir of Invention+21% Synergy
$5.44
Reality Shift+20% Synergy
$0.35
Rapid Hybridization+19% Synergy
$0.79
Masterful Replication+19% Synergy
$0.36
Fading Hope+18% Synergy
$0.26
Three Steps Ahead+17% Synergy
$5.90
Snap+15% Synergy
$3.78
Mana Drain+13% Synergy
$56.44
Consult the Star Charts+13% Synergy
$3.81
Mirrorform+13% Synergy
$2.13
Assert Authority+13% Synergy
$0.31
Reality Heist+12% Synergy
$0.29
Alchemist's Retrieval+12% Synergy
$0.15
Stoic Rebuttal+11% Synergy
$0.30
Unsubstantiate+11% Synergy
$0.34
Bounce Off+10% Synergy
$0.23
An Offer You Can't Refuse+9% Synergy
$3.07
Negate+9% Synergy
$0.24
Aetherize+9% Synergy
$0.44
Unsummon+9% Synergy
$0.17
Quick Study+8% Synergy
$0.24
Evacuation+6% Synergy
$0.26
Geistwave+6% Synergy
$0.19
Voyage's End+6% Synergy
$0.32
This Town Ain't Big Enough+6% Synergy
$0.32
Out Cold+6% Synergy
$0.14
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$9.48
Force of Negation+5% Synergy
$49.60
Trickbind+5% Synergy
$17.30
Illusionist's Gambit+5% Synergy
$0.40
Displace+3% Synergy
$0.34
Cyber Conversion+3% Synergy
$3.89
Disdainful Stroke+2% Synergy
$0.20
Chain of Vapor+2% Synergy
$16.03
Run Away Together+2% Synergy
$0.24
Narset's Reversal+1% Synergy
$2.91
Into the Flood Maw+1% Synergy
$3.15
Blur+1% Synergy
$0.35
Swan Song0% Synergy
$10.69
Muddle the Mixture-2% Synergy
$2.75
High Tide-4% Synergy
$1.57
Opt-5% Synergy
$0.25
Dramatic Reversal-6% Synergy
$0.38
Arcane Denial-10% Synergy
$1.72
Frantic Search-11% Synergy
$2.09
Brainstorm-14% Synergy
$0.56
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Clues game plan forward for James, Wandering Dad.
Hard Evidence+52% Synergy
$0.24
Thoughtcast+51% Synergy
$3.34
Reverse Engineer+26% Synergy
$0.18
Universal Surveillance+25% Synergy
$0.24
Press for Answers+20% Synergy
$0.06
Memories Returning+14% Synergy
$0.28
Reshape+13% Synergy
$4.39
Follow the Bodies+13% Synergy
$0.31
Ravenform+12% Synergy
$0.35
Spirit Water Revival+12% Synergy
$0.56
Preordain+10% Synergy
$0.86
Stock Up+7% Synergy
$1.37
Clutch of Currents+7% Synergy
$0.12
Wave Goodbye+6% Synergy
$1.49
Inspiring Refrain+6% Synergy
$0.42
Echo Storm+6% Synergy
$0.35
Silent Departure+6% Synergy
$0.15
Fade Away+6% Synergy
$0.44
Divination+5% Synergy
$0.15
One with the Machine+4% Synergy
$0.32
Retraced Image+4% Synergy
$8.90
Spectral Deluge+3% Synergy
$4.60
Consuming Tide+3% Synergy
$0.55
Flood of Tears+3% Synergy
$1.17
Whelming Wave+3% Synergy
$1.40
Finale of Revelation0% Synergy
$0.39
Sea Gate Restoration-2% Synergy
$35.15
Curse of the Swine-4% Synergy
$0.30
Treasure Cruise-4% Synergy
$0.35
Ponder-9% Synergy
$3.54
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
$3.59
Krark-Clan Ironworks+38% Synergy
$16.23
Wayfarer's Bauble+28% Synergy
$5.61
Radiant Lotus+22% Synergy
$1.29
Erratic Portal+20% Synergy
$2.92
Repurposing Bay+19% Synergy
$0.55
Crystal Shard+19% Synergy
$1.82
Nettlecyst+17% Synergy
$4.30
Unwinding Clock+15% Synergy
$22.83
Simulacrum Synthesizer+15% Synergy
$24.24
Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+13% Synergy
$23.22
Portal of Sanctuary+13% Synergy
$0.20
Lithoform Engine+11% Synergy
$7.21
Worldwalker Helm+11% Synergy
$4.65
The Enigma Jewel+11% Synergy
$1.20
Uthros Research Craft+10% Synergy
$1.49
Moonsilver Key+10% Synergy
$0.93
Lucky Clover+7% Synergy
$0.23
Witch's Oven+7% Synergy
$0.79
C.A.M.P.+7% Synergy
$0.24
Expert-Level Safe+7% Synergy
$0.17
Ingenuity Engine+7% Synergy
$0.28
Esoteric Duplicator+6% Synergy
$1.37
Pip-Boy 3000+6% Synergy
$7.63
Tarrian's Soulcleaver+6% Synergy
$4.00
Brotherhood Vertibird+6% Synergy
$0.32
Hithlain Rope+6% Synergy
$0.49
Mirari+6% Synergy
$0.42
Transmutation Font+6% Synergy
$2.07
Diviner's Wand+6% Synergy
$0.33
The Key to the Vault+5% Synergy
$0.66
Nevinyrral's Disk+5% Synergy
$1.45
Explorer's Scope+5% Synergy
$0.17
Mystic Forge+4% Synergy
$3.33
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$2.18
The Water Crystal+3% Synergy
$4.67
Ashnod's Altar+3% Synergy
$16.64
Mirage Mirror+3% Synergy
$0.29
Expedition Map+3% Synergy
$1.43
Altar of the Brood+3% Synergy
$9.71
Darksteel Forge+2% Synergy
$51.57
Cloud Key0% Synergy
$1.57
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.98
Sensei's Divining Top-1% Synergy
$40.31
Aether Spellbomb-1% Synergy
$0.35
Sculpting Steel-1% Synergy
$3.74
Mishra's Bauble-3% Synergy
$2.65
Isochron Scepter-4% Synergy
$12.32
Lightning Greaves-20% Synergy
$4.10
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Clues strategy in James, Wandering Dad decks.
In Too Deep+53% Synergy
$0.73
Trail of Evidence+46% Synergy
$0.36
Curious Inquiry+20% Synergy
$0.25
Witness Protection+14% Synergy
$0.26
Moonlit Meditation+14% Synergy
$0.45
Hold for Questioning+13% Synergy
$0.23
Fleeting Memories+13% Synergy
$0.10
The Antiquities War+12% Synergy
$0.28
Nerd Rage+10% Synergy
$2.53
Back to Basics+7% Synergy
$6.51
Sunken Hope+7% Synergy
$0.21
Sunken Field+7% Synergy
$0.67
Clan Crafter+6% Synergy
$0.64
Curator's Ward+6% Synergy
$0.32
Equilibrium+6% Synergy
$3.71
Alexi's Cloak+6% Synergy
$0.34
Seal of Removal+6% Synergy
$0.29
Court of Vantress+5% Synergy
$5.64
Storm of Saruman+5% Synergy
$3.46
Curiosity+4% Synergy
$0.95
Artificer Class+4% Synergy
$17.09
Pemmin's Aura+4% Synergy
$10.14
Combat Research+4% Synergy
$0.51
Wizard Class+3% Synergy
$3.13
Dissipation Field+3% Synergy
$4.16
Metallurgic Summonings+3% Synergy
$2.39
Imprisoned in the Moon+1% Synergy
$0.31
Amphibian Downpour+1% Synergy
$1.86
Efficient Construction0% Synergy
$0.46
Thopter Spy Network-1% Synergy
$0.43
Shark Typhoon-1% Synergy
$0.29
Leyline of Anticipation-2% Synergy
$5.40
Proft's Eidetic Memory-2% Synergy
$3.28
Teferi's Ageless Insight-4% Synergy
$5.63
Propaganda-11% Synergy
$2.17
Mystic Remora-20% Synergy
$13.77
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up James, Wandering Dad's Clues game plan.
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+24% Synergy
$0.51
Karn, Living Legacy+13% Synergy
$1.32
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+10% Synergy
$20.40
Karn, Scion of Urza+6% Synergy
$5.02
Tezzeret the Seeker+5% Synergy
$25.76
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+1% Synergy
$4.84
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-8% Synergy
$10.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in James, Wandering Dad Clues decks.
Archway of Innovation+62% Synergy
$1.24
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+56% Synergy
$15.08
Seat of the Synod+28% Synergy
$0.91
Academy Ruins+28% Synergy
$9.06
Inventors' Fair+27% Synergy
$14.54
Urza's Saga+23% Synergy
$38.48
Buried Ruin+21% Synergy
$0.37
Mistrise Village+16% Synergy
$7.72
Darksteel Citadel+15% Synergy
$2.58
Sanctum of Eternity+13% Synergy
$6.86
Urza's Workshop+12% Synergy
$20.15
War Room+11% Synergy
$5.22
Guildless Commons+11% Synergy
$2.48
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$1.34
Urza's Tower+9% Synergy
$1.09
Urza's Mine+9% Synergy
$1.15
Urza's Power Plant+9% Synergy
$2.35
Otawara, Soaring City+8% Synergy
$26.55
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$17.47
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$26.08
Arid Archway+5% Synergy
$1.55
Mishra's Workshop+5% Synergy
$3699.99
Reliquary Tower+4% Synergy
$4.23
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$45.74
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.45
Nesting Grounds+4% Synergy
$0.32
Coral Atoll+3% Synergy
$0.63
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$1.20
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$9.44
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$4.09
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$9.86
Tolaria West+1% Synergy
$2.11
Lonely Sandbar-1% Synergy
$0.24
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.32
Halimar Depths-3% Synergy
$0.37
Cephalid Coliseum-3% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.32
Castle Vantress-5% Synergy
$0.31
Minamo, School at Water's Edge-6% Synergy
$58.92
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.77
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out James, Wandering Dad's Clues strategy.
Five Hundred Year Diary+93% Synergy
$0.36
Thran Dynamo+20% Synergy
$4.36
Basalt Monolith+17% Synergy
$4.87
Sol Ring+15% Synergy
$1.34
Mind Stone+12% Synergy
$0.34
Moonsnare Prototype+11% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Vessel+8% Synergy
$2.35
Worn Powerstone+8% Synergy
$0.37
Midnight Clock+7% Synergy
$0.57
Intelligence Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$0.85
Endurance Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$1.18
Vexing Puzzlebox+6% Synergy
$8.87
Charisma Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$1.63
Agility Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$2.85
Sisay's Ring+6% Synergy
$0.33
Stonespeaker Crystal+6% Synergy
$0.37
Strength Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$4.38
Sonic Screwdriver+6% Synergy
$3.27
Luck Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$5.59
Perception Bobblehead+6% Synergy
$2.11
Ur-Golem's Eye+6% Synergy
$2.23
Blinkmoth Urn+5% Synergy
$1.82
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$40.70
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.31
Machine God's Effigy+4% Synergy
$6.71
Patriar's Seal+4% Synergy
$4.51
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.49
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.25
Mox Diamond+1% Synergy
$1108.66
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$1.04
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$2.97
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.25
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$29.40
Chrome Mox-2% Synergy
$167.03
Mox Opal-3% Synergy
$229.58
Lands
The mana base behind James, Wandering Dad's Clues decks.
Scene of the Crime+32% Synergy
$0.38
Hydroelectric Specimen+19% Synergy
$1.82
Urza's Cave+9% Synergy
$2.58
Island+6% Synergy
$0.07
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$9.48
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.26
The Mycosynth Gardens+1% Synergy
$0.33
Sea Gate Restoration-2% Synergy
$35.15
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.34
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like James, Wandering Dad: Clues.
Nyssa of Traken
Senator Peacock
The Reality Chip
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Shameless Charlatan
Osgood, Operation Double
Katsumasa, the Animator
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Urza, Powerstone Prodigy
Muzzio, Visionary Architect
Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Clan Crafter
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Agent of the Iron Throne
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Clan Crafter
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher // Faceless One
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Clan Crafter
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Sai, Master Thopterist
Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp
Renari, Merchant of Marvels // Clan Crafter
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
Karn, Silver Golem
The Fifteenth Doctor // Sarah Jane Smith
Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
Edgar, King of Figaro
Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Clan Crafter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Clan Crafter
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
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension