Blood Clock (Saviors of Kamigawa) - Gatherer

Blood Clock

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Blood Clock

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact

Card Text:

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a permanent he or she controls to its owner's hand unless he or she pays 2 life.

Flavor Text:

In an age of war, time is measured not by sand but by blood.

Expansion:

Saviors of Kamigawa

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

153

Artist:

Keith Garletts

Language:

English

Rulings

6/1/2005	A player who controls no permanents doesn't need to pay 2 life (although that player can choose to do so).
6/1/2005	A player with less than 2 life can't pay 2 life and must return a permanent.
6/1/2005	The choice of which permanent to return or whether to pay life is made as the triggered ability resolves.