Mechanische Bestie

Bestia mecánica

Bête mécanique

Bestia Meccanica

Clockwork Beast

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}, {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 seven. Activate only during your upkeep.

30th Anniversary Edition

Masters Edition

Clockwork Beast comes into play with seven +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this turn, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
{X}, {T}: Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast to be greater than seven. Play this ability only during your upkeep.

Beatdown Box Set

Clockwork Beast comes into play with seven +1/+0 counters on it.
Clockwork Beast can't have more than seven +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this turn, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
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X, oc
T: Put X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. Play this ability only during your upkeep.

Fifth Edition

When Clockwork Beast comes into play, put seven +1/+0 counters on it. At the end of any combat in which Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked, remove one of these counters.
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X, oc
T: Put X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. You may have no more than seven of of these counters on Clockwork Beast. Use this ability only during your upkeep.

This is a change from the most recent wording. Now, if some other spell or ability causes +1/+0 counters to be put on Clockwork Beast, it can wind up with more than seven such counters on it.

Can attack or block even if it has no counters.

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

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

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