Clockwork Condor
Artifact Creature — Bird
Flying
This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #25404
Clockwork Condor is a 2/2 flier for four mana that loses a +1/+1 counter each time it attacks — a body that shrinks toward irrelevance with every swing. There is no competitive format where this rate is acceptable, and no Commander deck that needs it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Clockwork Condor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Pauper, a four-mana 2/2 with a self-destructive attack trigger competes against commons with far better rate, so it sees no play there either. Across every format where it's legal, Clockwork Condor is outclassed by cheaper, sturdier alternatives — its only historical context is as a relic of early artifact design.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Clockwork Condor is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box but never a decklist. That price reflects demand accurately, and there's no scenario where it climbs.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.