---
name: "Sparring Construct"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DOM"
set_name: "Dominaria"
collector_number: "232"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Behm"
oracle_id: "bc948e19-816b-4c13-a36b-73b3e0472dca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sparring-construct-dom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

> *这批训练器械乃是陶拉里亚西境法术师送给新宾纳里亚骑士的谢礼，以报答他们在塔拉斯入侵期间的相助之恩。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Iron Apprentice](/printing/iron-apprentice-neo.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
2. [Spinal Centipede](/printing/spinal-centipede-grn.md) — Creature — Insect
3. [Marketback Walker](/printing/marketback-walker-dft.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Death's Presence](/printing/deaths-presence-40k.md) — Enchantment
5. [Onulet](/printing/onulet-3ed.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
6. [Su-Chi](/printing/su-chi-me1.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria (DOM) #232
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Behm
- **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: `legal`