wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #356
Clockwork Beast
5ed·#356·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Drew Tucker
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar 1997
29 yr ago
Value
$0.38+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.38 · low $0.38
Volatility · stable
USD$0.38EUR€0.26
NM$0.38
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,281 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact Creature — Beast
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.
0/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHlegal
Rulings · 5
wotc
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.
wotc
Clockwork Beast’s last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.
Context
Last observed at $0.38, stable around $0.38 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.31 and $0.38 across 31 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $0.38.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Fifth Edition* (released March 1997).
Card #356 in Fifth Edition.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact Creature — Beast. Mana cost: {6} (6 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #27,281 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Drew Tucker. Rarix tracks 258 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Drew Tucker
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