In the 3-ink range, General Li Head of the Imperial Army works best for your game plan
It took several months, and a reprint of that first set, to bring the game to where finding cards is not so difficult
In a lot of decks, you'll want to start the game with extra one and two-cost cards in your hand that you can turn into ink, ensuring that the cards you draw are more likely to be higher cost and value
He does, however, have the Ward keyword, which means that he cannot be targeted by the effect of any action or card ability, if it allows a player to choose a character to damage, banish or affect in any way
The best thing about Cogsworth - Illuminary Watchmen is that it's easy to incorporate him into a deck without severe consequences , as he ends up being a cheap card to throw out or functional inkwell fodder in the worst scenarios