Magic: The Gathering

Clockwork Beetle

Mirrodin 153 • common

Set: Mirrodin
Collector number: 153
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Arnie Swekel
Market price: $0.13

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What it's worth

$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.11 – $0.13 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from the Mirrodin set, the Clockwork Beetle is a foundational piece that highlights the thematic focus on mechanical constructs within its environment. Its presence in a collection represents the integral role that simple, functional artifacts played in shaping the mechanical identity of its source material.

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Card face

What it does

This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Clockwork Beetle was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents a creature from the artificial plane of Mirrodin, a world made entirely of metal, designed by Wizards of the Coast to move away from the organic, fantasy-driven themes of previous sets and embrace a cold, mechanical aesthetic.

The card was illustrated by Anthony S. Waters, who utilized a sleek, industrial visual language to emphasize the beetle's status as a construct. As an artifact creature, it was mechanically engineered to feature the 'modular' ability—a recurring mechanic in the set that allowed creatures to pass their strength to other artifacts upon destruction, reflecting the interconnected, repurposable nature of Mirrodin’s robotic ecosystem.

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About Clockwork Beetle

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