---
name: "Arbalest Engineers"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "BRO"
set_name: "The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "206"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Marta Nael"
oracle_id: "06bea0b2-1d0f-4d64-a13e-723d08042e83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arbalest-engineers-bro"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Arbalest Engineers
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, choose one —
• This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains trample and haste until end of turn.
• Create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Powerstone Engineer](/printing/powerstone-engineer-bro.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
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3. [Great Desert Prospector](/printing/great-desert-prospector-bro.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Reclusive Artificer](/printing/reclusive-artificer-ori.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
5. [Argothian Opportunist](/printing/argothian-opportunist-plst.md) — Creature — Human Scout
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Brothers' War (BRO) #206
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Marta Nael
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`