First printed in Modern Horizons 3 (2024)

All 3 prints

The List (PLST) #MH3-100, 2026
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #100, 2024
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #410, 2024

Marionette Apprentice

Creature — Human Artificer

Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.)
Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life.

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Modern decks played it (3 of 2236). Most played in Boros Energy. In the last 30 days 1.5% of Commander decks played it (94 of 6150). Most played in Tayam, Luminous Enigma.

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Marionette Apprentice in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Premier Draft	59.7%	+4.6	+7.8	34491
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), Sealed	58.6%	+2.6	+4.6	1541

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

21 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Marionette Apprentice + Nim Deathmantle
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice + Viscera Seer
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Carrion Feeder + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Bartolomé del Presidio + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice + Woe Strider
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Blasting Station + Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight + Marionette Apprentice

See all 21 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 3 of 2236 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.7

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Boros Energy	6.3%	1%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	2.5%	2%
WBG (unclassified)	0.8%	6%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Chthonian Nightmare	100%	745.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WBG Beadsley in Modern Challenge 96	4-3 57%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Boros Energy monste94, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
Mono-Black aspiringspike, 7 Oct	3 main	5-0
WBG Beadsley, 2 Oct	1 main	#25 4-3

Commander Other periods →

In 94 of 6150 decks (1.5%).

Share of decks

1.5%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

94 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

27%

21 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	6%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.7%	51%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets	0.9%	2%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General	0.4%	48%
Rakdos, the Muscle	0.3%	5%
Witherbloom, the Balancer	0.1%	71%
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER	0.1%	50%
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	0.1%	17%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	98%	1.0
Command Tower	95%	1.1
Vampiric Tutor	94%	1.9
Dark Ritual	90%	2.2
Ancient Tomb	90%	1.0
Demonic Tutor	88%	1.9
Verdant Catacombs	88%	1.4
Gemstone Caverns	88%	1.0
Bloodstained Mire	87%	1.7
Culling the Weak	86%	3.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Tayam, Luminous Enigma [CONE] Callum Ross in Merchants' Guild Qualifier October	3-2 60%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP] in October cEDH at the Gamer's Haven	3-3 50%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Dakota Mahlum in The Family Jewelz: Cash on the Stack	3-3 50%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Javier Espina Salazar in European Qualifier CEDH Octubre	3-3 50%
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Thunder Games	2-3 40%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver [INFINITY] Weston in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Riddle & Rune	2-3 40%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Dalton Thornton in Collectible Ventures: S.N.L. / Mages 10K Birthday Bash	2-3 40%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Dakota Mahlum in The Family Jewelz: Underground Sea - Monthly CEDH	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Tivit, Seller of Secrets Autumn MacGregor, 25 Oct	1 main	#6 1-1
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Colin Ammann, 25 Oct	1 main	#31 0-3
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER Diego Alegre González, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 0-2
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Michelle Wansitler, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 1-2
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver Brian Hester, 24 Oct	1 main	#13 0-3
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Art Chanse [LARP], 24 Oct	1 main	#4 2-3
Chatterfang, Squirrel General Rye // SeaEDH, 24 Oct	1 main	#11 1-2
Tayam, Luminous Enigma Tristen Sinclair, 24 Oct	1 main	#34 0-4

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 80 decks (2.5%).

Share of decks

2.5%

▲ 2.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BG (unclassified)	6.3%	40%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BG NicolasP, 19 Oct	1 main	5-0
BG NicolasP, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.