First printed in Darksteel (2004)
All 4 prints
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Modern Masters (MMA) #201, 2013
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Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #40, 2010
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World Championship Decks 2004 (WC04) #ap104a, 2004
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Darksteel (DST) #104, 2004
Arcbound Worker 
Artifact Creature — Construct
Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
The parts are as strong as the whole.
0/0
- Illustrated by
- Darrell Riche
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- If this creature gets enough -1/-1 counters put on it to cause its toughness to be 0 or less (or the damage marked on it to be lethal), modular will put a number of +1/+1 counters on the target artifact creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature before it left the battlefield.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
5 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Arcbound Reclaimer + Arcbound Worker + Ashnod's Altar + Mystic Forge
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite death triggers…: Arcbound Worker + Ashnod's Altar + Together Forever
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers…: Arcbound Reclaimer + Arcbound Worker + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Mystic Forge
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Arcbound Worker + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Arcbound Worker + Deadeye Navigator + The Ooze + Urza, Lord High Artificer
