Clockwork Swarm
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This printing
SetME4
Collector #192
Released2011-01-10
Raritycommon
ArtistAmy Weber
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Clockwork Swarm

CommonMV 4
Artifact Creature — Insect
This creature enters with four +1/+0 counters on it.
This creature can't be blocked by Walls.
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
1 other English printingEarliest 1995-10-01Newest 1995-10-01Cheapest priced $0.16 in HML
Rulings (3)
wotc4 Oct 2004
If the ability to add counters resolves when there are already the maximum number of counters on it, any counters over the maximum are simply not added.
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.