Marionette Apprentice

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Marionette Apprentice: Creature - Human Artificer, Modern Horizons 3. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Human Artificer
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
1/2
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
Released
2024-06-14
Collector number
100
Artist
Steve Ellis
Commander rank
561 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Fabricate

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About Marionette Apprentice

Marionette Apprentice is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), a draft-focused set released in June 2024. It is collector number 100 in that set, with art by Steve Ellis. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The List (2020) to Modern Horizons 3 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Fabricate 1 (When this creature enters, 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.

"Ah! Yes! I got its leg to twitch!"

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Marionette Apprentice by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Marionette Apprentice

Marionette Apprentice has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #MH3-100Uncommon2026
Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #410Uncommon2024

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Marionette Apprentice, newest first.

  • If you can't put a +1/+1 counter on the creature for any reason as fabricate resolves (for instance, if it's no longer on the battlefield), you just create a Servo token.
  • You choose whether to put a +1/+1 counter on the creature or create a Servo token as the fabricate ability is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that a counter is added or a token is created.
  • Fabricate doesn't cause the creature with the ability to enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters already on it. For example, Marionette Apprentice will enter the battlefield as a 1/2 creature, then its fabricate ability goes on the stack. Players may take actions (such as casting instants) while the ability is waiting to resolve.

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