Well-Worn Spatula

Two mana across two turns for +1/+1 and 2 life is poor card economy; no supplied Standard shell makes a one-mana artifact or Equipment payoff compelling.

Could be wrong if Unrevealed artifact-count or Equipment payoffs could turn its low-cost body into a necessary enabler.

Pioneer demands much more impact than a sorcery-speed +1/+1 buff. The life gain is negligible and the card neither advances a combo nor replaces itself.

Could be wrong if A newly enabled artifact or Equipment synergy could value a cheap permanent more than current shells do.

Even though it is Urza's Saga-tutorable, gaining 2 life and eventually adding +1/+1 is not worth a card or a tutor target in Modern.

Could be wrong if A highly efficient artifact-count payoff from the release could create a narrow inclusion.

Legacy's cheap artifacts need exceptional utility, mana, cards, or disruption. This offers only a minor combat effect and no meaningful immediate impact.

Could be wrong if An unforeseen Equipment-specific combo or artifact-count engine could create a niche use.

Grixis Affinity can count it as an artifact, but it lacks the mana, card advantage, or material board impact that makes Pauper artifact slots valuable.

Could be wrong if If the metagame slows or artifact-count thresholds become unusually important, a one-mana artifact may be more useful.

Equipment Voltron can use it, but optimized lists have little reason to spend a card on only +1/+1 and 2 life when stronger equipment is plentiful.

Could be wrong if A commander that specifically rewards cheap Equipment entering or attaching could make it a narrow synergy piece.

A reusable +1/+1 for one equip is acceptable in creature decks, and 2 life improves races, but it is modest and mana-hungry rather than a high pick.

Could be wrong if Unknown format speed, removal, and the density of Equipment/artifact payoffs could move it between filler and solid.