Clockwork Avian (4ED #306)
Clockwork Avian is a rare printing from Fourth Edition (4ED #306), a Artifact Creature — Bird. Illustrated by Randy Asplund-Faith.
Card text
Flying
This creature enters with four +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if this creature attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
{X}, {T}: Put up to X +1/+0 counters on this creature. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on this creature to be greater than four. Activate only during your upkeep.
Details
| Mana cost | {5} |
|---|---|
| Type | Artifact Creature — Bird |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Fourth Edition (4ED) |
| Collector number | 306 |
| Artist | Randy Asplund-Faith |
| Released | 1995-04-01 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.51 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- October 4, 2004 — Loses a counter even if it is affected by a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage.
- October 4, 2004 — Can attack or block even if it has no counters.
- October 4, 2004 — If the ability to add counters resolves when there are already the maximum number of counters on it, any counters over the maximum are simply not added.
Other printings of Clockwork Avian
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Clockwork Avian:
- Clockwork Avian (4BB #306)
- Clockwork Avian (ATQ #45)
- Clockwork Avian (BTD #69)
- Clockwork Avian (ME4 #190)
- Clockwork Avian (REN #122)
- Clockwork Avian (RIN #110)
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