Clockwork Beast (SUM)

Clockwork Beast enters the battlefield with seven +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
, : Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast to be greater than seven. Activate only during your upkeep.

Legalities

• brawl: banned
• commander: legal
• legacy: legal
• modern: legal
• pauper: legal
• pioneer: banned
• standard: banned
• vintage: legal

Rulings

• 2004-10-04:

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

• 2004-10-04:

  Can attack or block even if it has no counters.

• 2007-09-16:

  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:

  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:

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

Links

• Scryfall
• Gatherer
• TCGplayer

Other Printings

• Clockwork Beast (LEA)
• Clockwork Beast (LEB)
• Clockwork Beast (2ED)
• Clockwork Beast (CEI)
• Clockwork Beast (CED)
• Clockwork Beast (3ED)
• Clockwork Beast (4ED)
• Clockwork Beast (4BB)
• Clockwork Beast (RQS)
• Clockwork Beast (ITP)
• Clockwork Beast (5ED)
• Clockwork Beast (BTD)
• Clockwork Beast (ME1)
• Clockwork Beast (FBB)