What does Clockwork Beast do in Magic: The Gathering?

This creature enters with seven +1/+0 counters on it. 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 seven. Activate only during your upkeep.

Clockwork Beast | Collectors' Edition

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Clockwork Beast

Artifact Creature — Beast

This creature enters with seven +1/+0 counters on it.

At end of combat, if this creature attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.

: 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 seven. Activate only during your upkeep.

Illustrated by Drew Tucker

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Legalities

Not Legal

standard

Not Legal

historic

Not Legal

pioneer

Not Legal

Modern

Legal

Legacy

Not Legal

pauper

Legal

vintage

Legal

Commander

Not Legal

brawl

Not Legal

alchemy

Rulings

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.

2007-09-16 • wotc

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.

2007-09-16 • wotc

Clockwork Beast’s last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.

2007-09-16 • wotc

Loses a counter even if it is affected by a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage.

2004-10-04 • wotc

Can attack or block even if it has no counters.

2004-10-04 • wotc