Arcbound Worker
World Championship Decks 2004 ap104a • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2004
- Collector number
- ap104a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Darrell Riche
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
The parts are as strong as the whole.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Arcbound Worker was originally introduced in the 2003 Magic: The Gathering expansion Darksteel, designed by the Wizards of the Coast R&D team to showcase the modular keyword mechanic. This ability allowed artifact creatures to transfer +1/+1 counters to other modular creatures upon their destruction, a design choice intended to reward players for building synergy within artifact-heavy decks. The card quickly became a staple in aggressive artifact strategies due to its low mana cost and defensive utility.
The specific version issued in the 2004 World Championship Decks was part of a limited release intended to replicate the exact deck lists used by the top eight professional players during the 2004 Magic World Championship. These decks featured gold-bordered cards with specialized backings, making them ineligible for standard tournament play but highly prized by collectors as historical artifacts of the competitive meta. The art by Carl Critchlow depicts the rugged, industrial aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane, emphasizing the mechanical nature of the construct.
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