Clown ExtruderHow it works & interactions with other cards

Opening the Attraction

Clown Extruder is an Attraction card and does not start in your main deck. It lives in your Attraction deck and enters the battlefield when a card instructs you to 'open an Attraction.' Once it is on the battlefield, it doesn't do anything by itself until you roll to visit your attractions at the beginning of your first main phase.

Step-by-Step Resolution

At the start of your first main phase, you roll a six-sided die (d6). If the result matches any of the lighted numbers on the right-hand panel of Clown Extruder, the 'Visit' ability triggers. As the ability resolves, you create a 1/1 white Clown Robot artifact creature token. This token has no abilities, but it counts as both an artifact and a creature.

Maintaining the Machinery

One common mistake is forgetting that Visit abilities are triggered, not automatic. It must go on the stack and can be responded to by your opponents. Another point of confusion is the token's type; because the Clown Robot is an artifact, it interacts with cards that care about the number of artifacts you control or effects that specifically target artifacts.

Strategic Placement

Since Clown Extruder requires a die roll, it is best utilized in decks that can manipulate rolls or benefit from frequent token generation. Because the tokens are 1/1 creatures, they serve as excellent fodder for sacrifice effects or as cheap blockers to stall the game while you open more attractions.

Interaction examples

The Mechanical Assembly Line

Clown ExtruderClown Robot

During your first main phase, you roll a d6 for your attractions. If you roll a 6 (and 6 is lit on your version of the card), the Visit ability triggers. Upon resolution, you place a Clown Robot token onto the battlefield. This creature is now ready to attack on your next turn or be used for its artifact status.

Clamping the Clowns

Clown ExtruderSkullclamp

After visiting the Clown Extruder and creating a 1/1 Clown Robot, you can spend one mana to equip Skullclamp to the token. Because the Clown Robot has 1 toughness, the -1 toughness from the Equipment causes it to die immediately. This triggers Skullclamp, allowing you to draw two cards.

Funding the Fun

Clown ExtruderSol RingSkullclamp

You can use Sol Ring to generate the mana needed to equip Skullclamp to multiple Clown Robot tokens generated over several turns. Tap Sol Ring for two colorless mana, allowing you to move Skullclamp between two different Clown Robots, effectively turning your 'Visit' successes into a significant card advantage engine.