First printed in Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022)
Iron Apprentice 
Artifact Creature — Construct
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
When this creature dies, if it had counters on it, put those counters on target creature you control.
"I needed an extra set of hands, so I built one."
—Kenji, Sokenzan artisan
0/0
- Illustrated by
- Kekai Kotaki
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (4)
- In some unusual cases, you may end up putting the counters on more than one permanent. For example, if you control The Ozolith when Iron Apprentice dies, you will put the appropriate number of each kind of counter onto both The Ozolith and the target creature.
- If Iron Apprentice has -1/-1 counters on it when it dies, the last ability will include those as well. This may result in the recipient also dying.
- Iron Apprentice puts all of its counters onto the target creature, not just its +1/+1 counters.
- Iron Apprentice's ability doesn't cause you to move counters from itself to the target creature. Rather, you put the same number of each kind of counter Iron Apprentice had when it died onto that creature.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Premier Draft | 55.2% | -0.4 | +1.0 | 36497 |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO), Sealed | 51.9% | -2.4 | +0.8 | 3452 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Ashnod's Altar + Evolution Witness + Iron Apprentice
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Evolution Witness + Iron Apprentice + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature LTB…: Evolution Witness + Iron Apprentice + Krark-Clan Ironworks
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Evolution Witness + Iron Apprentice + Thermopod
