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Hangarback Walkerutility$0.54Both are colorless artifact creatures that enter with +1/+1 counters and leave behind value when they die. Hangarback Walker is broader because it can create tokens, but it fills the same resilient threat role.Luminarch Aspirantutility$0.40It also distributes +1/+1 counters over time, creating persistent board growth similar to Iron Apprentice's counter-based value. It is not an artifact, but it serves the same low-cost counter engine role.Stonecoil Serpentutility$1.52Like Iron Apprentice, it is a colorless modular-style threat that enters with counters and grows into a scalable board presence. It is a flexible mana sink and an early creature that can carry counters.Arcbound Workerutility$0.37This is one of the closest functional analogues: a cheap artifact creature with modular that moves counters when it dies. It fits the same sacrifice-and-transfer counter role.Steel Overseerutility$0.83Both reward board development through +1/+1 counters on artifacts/creatures, though Overseer does it repeatedly instead of on death. It is a strong upgrade for counter-based artifact decks.Hope of Ghirapurutility$3.12This is another 1-mana artifact creature that can trade early and provide value from being sacrificed or removed. It is less about counters, but it fills the same cheap artifact creature slot in artifact-based decks.Arcbound Ravagerutility$14.77Both use counters as resources on artifact creatures and reward death/sacrifice patterns. Ravager is much stronger, but it is the premier upgrade if you want counter transfer and artifact synergy.Patchwork Automatonutility$0.29Like Iron Apprentice, it is a colorless artifact creature that grows with counters in artifact-heavy decks. It does not move counters on death, but it serves the same modular aggressive role.
