Clockwork Beast
Limited Edition Beta 237 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 237
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Drew Tucker
- Market price
- $159.99
What it does
This creature enters with seven +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 mana, tap: 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 seven. Activate only during your upkeep.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Clockwork Beast debuted in the 1993 Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, serving as a functional reprint of the card originally featured in the Alpha and Beta-preceding Limited Edition Alpha set. Designed during the infancy of the trading card game, the card reflects the whimsical, steampunk-inspired aesthetic early artists brought to the game's expansive fantasy world. Its mechanics were intended to offer players a repeatable, mana-intensive resource for battlefield control, emblematic of the experimental balance found in early Wizards of the Coast expansions.
The card's illustration, crafted by artist Dan Frazier, captures a distinct, slightly retro-mechanical look that defines the aesthetic of the early sets. Frazier’s work on the artifact creatures of this era is often noted for its departure from traditional high-fantasy tropes, favoring instead a rigid, gear-driven visualization. Within the community, the card is remembered for its place in the inaugural era of the game, valued by collectors as a foundational piece of the Limited Edition run that established the long-term design language of collectible card gaming.
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