Iron Apprentice⁣ - Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty⁣ (Common)⁣ [248]

Iron Apprentice is a 0/0 artifact creature that costs just {1} mana and enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter, making it a 1/1 right away. If it dies while it has that counter, you can move the counter to another creature you control, effectively preserving some of its value. This card is useful in decks that focus on sacrificing creatures for value or in strategies where you want to build up a larger creature quickly, but it’s fragile as a 1/1 and can be easily removed before you get any benefit from it, so timing its deployment is crucial.