---
name: "Ardent Recruit"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Metalcraft"]
set: "TD2"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mike Bierek"
oracle_id: "9275108c-7eaf-4edd-aa6d-e5263d5ac7fd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ardent-recruit-td2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ardent Recruit
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Metalcraft

## Oracle Text
Metalcraft — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you control three or more artifacts.

> *"We lost our homes and our kin. We won't let those rotters take our future as well."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Auriok Sunchaser](/printing/auriok-sunchaser-som.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Auriok Edgewright](/printing/auriok-edgewright-som.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Ghalma's Warden](/printing/ghalmas-warden-som.md) — Creature — Elephant Soldier
4. [Carapace Forger](/printing/carapace-forger-som.md) — Creature — Elf Artificer
5. [Ezuri's Brigade](/printing/ezuris-brigade-som.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Brotherhood Scribe](/printing/brotherhood-scribe-pip.md) — Creature — Human Artificer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia (TD2) #4
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mike Bierek
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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