Printings
Clockwork Hydra
Card Information
Type: Artifact Creature — Hydra
Mana Cost: 5
CMC: 5
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 135
Oracle Text
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, it deals 1 damage to any target. {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- March 19, 2021
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Clockwork Hydra's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You don't remove a counter from Clockwork Hydra.
Source: wotc - March 19, 2021
If Clockwork Hydra leaves the battlefield while its trigger is on the stack, you can't remove a +1/+1 counter from it, so it won't deal damage.
Source: wotc
Price History
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