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Clockwork Avian

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Clockwork Avian, Beatdown Box Set printing
Beatdown Box Set BTD · No. 69 2000-10-01

Card text

{5}
Artifact Creature — Bird
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. {X}, {T}: 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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Keywords: Flying
EDHREC rank #28909 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

3 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

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 · Wizards of the Coast

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

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Can attack or block even if it has no counters.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

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