Clockwork Hydra
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This printing
SetTSP
Collector #253
Released2006-10-06
Rarityuncommon
ArtistDaren Bader
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Clockwork Hydra

UncommonMV 5
Artifact Creature — Hydra
This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, it deals 1 damage to any target.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
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Card capabilities
ArtifactCreature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 2010-09-03Newest 2022-12-02Cheapest priced $0.19 in TSR
Rulings (2)
wotc19 Mar 2021
If Clockwork Hydra leaves the battlefield while its trigger is on the stack, you can't remove a +1/+1 counter from it, so it won't deal damage.
wotc19 Mar 2021
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Clockwork Hydra's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You don't remove a counter from Clockwork Hydra.