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Clockwork SwarmHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Masters Edition IV· January 10, 2011
Carte Magic Clockwork Swarm

Clockwork Swarm is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

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. {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.

How it works : Clockwork Swarm

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

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

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Can attack or block even if it has no counters.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    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.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Legal formats

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