---
name: "Rusko, Clockmaker"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Artificer"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Conjure"]
set: "YBRO"
set_name: "Alchemy: The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "24"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Samuel Perin"
oracle_id: "ccb456a0-3abd-4bde-a453-20d2da210e05"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rusko-clockmaker-ybro"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rusko, Clockmaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Conjure

## Oracle Text
When Rusko, Clockmaker enters the battlefield, conjure a card named Midnight Clock onto the battlefield.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put an hour counter on each permanent you control named Midnight Clock. Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Midnight Clock](/printing/midnight-clock-m3c.md) — Artifact
2. [Blood Clock](/printing/blood-clock-plst.md) — Artifact
3. [Firmament Sage](/printing/firmament-sage-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Rasputin Dreamweaver](/printing/rasputin-dreamweaver-leg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Mysidian Elder](/printing/mysidian-elder-fin.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Rasputin, the Oneiromancer](/printing/rasputin-the-oneiromancer-dmc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: The Brothers' War (YBRO) #24
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Samuel Perin
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`