First printed in Fallout (2024)
James, Wandering Dad 
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
: Add 
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
"So long as we've got each other, that's all that matters."
2/4
Follow Him 
Instant — Adventure
Investigate X times. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
- Illustrated by
- Wonchun Choi
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and may have colons in their reminder text.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.28 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Win the game: James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him + Mechanized Production
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB…: James, Wandering Dad // Follow Him + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Urza, Lord High Artificer