Armageddon Clock
Revised Edition 234 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 234
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $1.18
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a doom counter on this artifact.
At the beginning of your draw step, this artifact deals damage equal to the number of doom counters on it to each player.
4 generic mana: Remove a doom counter from this artifact. Any player may activate this ability but only during any upkeep step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Armageddon Clock was released in 1994 as part of the Revised Edition of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set served as the first core revision of the original Alpha and Beta printings, designed to stabilize the game's mechanics and expand its availability to a growing audience. The card itself represents the early experimental phase of the game’s design, where artifacts often featured complex, high-risk, and high-reward abilities meant to simulate dramatic board states.
The artwork was provided by Melissa Benson, one of the foundational illustrators for the game. Her contribution to the Revised Edition captures a stark, mechanical aesthetic that reflects the apocalyptic theme inherent in the card's ability to count down and punish players. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche tactical tool, valued more for its thematic impact and the intense, game-shortening pressure it exerted on matches rather than for widespread competitive dominance.
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