Clockwork Steed
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This printing
SetME2
Collector #205
Released2008-09-22
Rarityuncommon
ArtistTerese Nielsen
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Clockwork Steed

UncommonMV 4
Artifact Creature — Horse
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.
, : 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.
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Card capabilities
ArtifactCreature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 1995-10-01Newest 1997-03-24Cheapest priced $0.14 in HML
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Oct 2008
When Clockwork Steed's last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.
wotc1 Oct 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.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Can attack or block even if it has no counters.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Loses a counter even if it is affected by a Fog-like effect which prevents it from dealing damage.