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Clockwork Beast

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Clockwork Beast

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact Creature

Card Text:

Put seven +1/+0 counters on Beast. After Beast attacks or blocks a creature, discard a counter. During the untap phase, controller may buy back lost counters for 1 mana per counter instead of untapping Beast; this taps Beast if it wasn't tapped already.

P/T:

0 / 4

Expansion:

Limited Edition Alpha

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Artist:

Drew Tucker

Language:

English

Rulings

10/4/2004	Loses a counter even if it is affected by a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage.
10/4/2004	Can attack or block even if it has no counters.
9/16/2007	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.
9/16/2007	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.
9/16/2007	Clockwork Beast's last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.