Clockwork Hydra
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Artifact Creature — Hydra
Mana Cost: {5}
Oracle Rules Text: This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, it deals 1 damage to any target. {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Set: Time Spiral Remastered (#264), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Daren Bader
Creature
Artifact
Colorless
Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (2)
2021-03-19
If the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Clockwork Hydra's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You don't remove a counter from Clockwork Hydra.
2021-03-19
If Clockwork Hydra leaves the battlefield while its trigger is on the stack, you can't remove a +1/+1 counter from it, so it won't deal damage.
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