---
name: "Iron Apprentice"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "NEO"
set_name: "Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty"
collector_number: "248"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kekai Kotaki"
oracle_id: "cd0c8db0-67ee-483b-8298-455cce35fef7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/iron-apprentice-neo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Iron Apprentice
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
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.

> *"Necesitaba una ayudita, así que la construí".
—Kenji, artesano de Sokenzan*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #248
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kekai Kotaki
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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