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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #45
Clockwork Avian
atq·#45·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Randy Asplund-Faith
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wishlisted
Mar 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$16.04$0 (-2.0%)
30 days high $16 · low $16
Volatility · stable
USD$16.04EUR€16.04
NM$16.0
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,789 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact Creature — Bird
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.
0/4
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHlegal
Rulings · 3
wotc
Loses a counter even if it is affected by a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage.
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Can attack or block even if it has no counters.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Randy Asplund-Faith
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