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Clockwork Steed

{4}

Artifact Creature — Horse

5EDFifth Edition#357uncommon
Border
white
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 15–44
Illustrator
Terese Nielsen
Found in
Fifth Edition Starter Deck · Fifth Edition Booster Pack
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
This creature enters with four +1/+0 counters on it. This creature can't be blocked by artifact creatures. 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.
0/3
Market · per finishspark updated 22m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.22
$0.09 low$0.08 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.14· across 3 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    If Clockwork Steed has four or fewer +1/+0 counters on it when its last ability resolves, it can wind up with a maximum of four such counters on it. If it has four or more +1/+0 counters on it, the ability will have no effect.

  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    When Clockwork Steed's last ability resolves, you can choose to put fewer than X +1/+0 counters on it.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    Can attack or block even if it has no counters.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

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