Printings
Blood Clock
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 4
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 153
Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a permanent they control to its owner's hand unless they pay 2 life.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- June 1, 2005
A player with less than 2 life can’t pay 2 life and must return a permanent.
Source: wotc - June 1, 2005
The choice of which permanent to return or whether to pay life is made as the triggered ability resolves.
Source: wotc - June 1, 2005
A player who controls no permanents doesn’t need to pay 2 life (although that player can choose to do so).
Source: wotc
Price History
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