Marionette Apprentice Crafting Gears on the Battlefield
Marionette Apprentice slides into play as a compact, calculating presence. For {1}{B} it enters as a 1/2 creature with Fabricate 1, giving you a flexible line on the board depending on your plan. When it enters the battlefield you choose to either put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token. That choice helps you shape the board state, either boosting its survivability or multiplying threats in a single play. In the workshop of a patient puppeteer this tool becomes the first stitch in a larger construct.
Beyond the initial play, Marionette Apprentice fuels a reliable pressure loop. Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life. The trigger rewards you for maintaining a relevant board while building up attachments to your artifacts and servos. The card fits well in builds that leverage cheap token generation and incremental damage, turning small losses on your side into larger consequences for your foe.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Creature — Human Artificer
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Subtypes – Human Artificer
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.) Whenever another creature or artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life.
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Power / Toughness – 1/2
