Clockwork Avian
~$0.35 low · ~$16.37 high
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Bird
Fourth Edition #306 · Illustrated by Randy Asplund-Faith
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Oracle text
Flying
This creature enters with four +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 four. Activate only during your upkeep.
0/4
Format legality
All 6 printings of Clockwork Avian
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Beatdown Box Set btd #69· 2000rare· Cardmarket €0.31 | rare | $0.35 | €0.31 | |
 Renaissance ren #122· 1995Frenchuncommon· Cardmarket €0.22 | uncommon | — | €0.22 | |
 Rinascimento rin #110· 1995Italianuncommon· Cardmarket €1.15 | uncommon | $8.00 | €1.15 | |
No image yet Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border 4bb #306· 1995Spanishrare· Cardmarket €7.32 | rare | $3.49 | €7.32 | |
 Fourth Edition 4ed #306· 1995rare· Cardmarket €0.49 | rare | $0.52 | €0.49 | |
 Antiquities atq #45· 1994rare· Cardmarket €14.01 | rare | $16.37 | €14.01 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #28,812 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying
- Artist
- Randy Asplund-Faith
Rulings (3)
2004-10-04
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.
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.
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