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Clockwork Steed
Card Information
Type: Artifact Creature — Horse
Mana Cost: 4
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Fifth Edition (5ED)
Rarity: Uncommon
Collector Number: 357
Oracle Text
This creature enters with four +1/+0 counters on it. This creature can't be blocked by artifact creatures. 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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 1, 2008
When Clockwork Steed's last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2008
If Clockwork Steed has four or fewer +1/+0 counters on it when its last ability resolves, it can wind up with a maximum of four such counters on it. If it has four or more +1/+0 counters on it, the ability will have no effect.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
Can attack or block even if it has no counters.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
Loses a counter even if it is affected by a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage.
Source: wotc
Price History
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