Clockwork Beast (4ED #307)
Clockwork Beast is a rare printing from Fourth Edition (4ED #307), a Artifact Creature — Beast. Illustrated by Drew Tucker.
Card text
This creature enters with seven +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 seven. Activate only during your upkeep.
Details
| Mana cost | {6} |
|---|---|
| Type | Artifact Creature — Beast |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Fourth Edition (4ED) |
| Collector number | 307 |
| Artist | Drew Tucker |
| Released | 1995-04-01 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.48 (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.
- September 16, 2007 — This is a change from the most recent wording. Now, if some other spell or ability causes +1/+0 counters to be put on Clockwork Beast, it can wind up with more than seven such counters on it.
- September 16, 2007 — If Clockwork Beast has seven or fewer +1/+0 counters on it when its last ability resolves, it can wind up a maximum of seven such counters on it. If it has seven or more +1/+0 counters on it, the ability will have no effect.
- September 16, 2007 — Clockwork Beast’s last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.
Other printings of Clockwork Beast
Every MTGBrew page for another printing of Clockwork Beast:
- Clockwork Beast (2ED #237)
- Clockwork Beast (3ED #240)
- Clockwork Beast (4BB #307)
- Clockwork Beast (5ED #356)
- Clockwork Beast (BTD #70)
- Clockwork Beast (FBB #240)
- Clockwork Beast (ITP #49)
- Clockwork Beast (LEA #236)
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