A 4/4 artifact creature for 5 mana is pretty good, definitely deserves a rating of at least 3.5
4wallz
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Clock work creatures suck. That's why it has a low rating.
littlebeast
★☆☆☆☆ (1.9/5.0)(5 votes)
But it has lasers! Not as good as Triskelion but fairly effective.
zortan
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(6 votes)
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Tommy9898
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
Needs vigilance, but its not to hard to make it good. Problem is it is not good in a vacuum.
Omenchild
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
hm i rly need to make my artifact counters deck with this, modular, and triskelion.
XTwistedsoulX
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
@littlebeast
Ok, this laser word needs to die already. Ping or tim thank you. Stick to tradition.
As far as the card goes, I think this is the only good clock work creature out there.
Psyonus
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I have a question, I am new to Magic and want to know when using this card on my turn I enter the combat phase and attack my opponent. I am to remove a +1 +1 counter and can deal one damage to his 2/1 Child of Night. Do I deal that damage before or after the creature damage? the difference being that if I did that 1 damage to his Child of Night before it can deal it's damage then another of my creature would survive.
Baconradar
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(3 votes)
You do the damage when it is declared as an attacker - so it happens before blockers are declared and well before combat damage.
Kryptnyt
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
XTwistedsoulX@ haha my playgroup always called it "poke" rather than ping. "I'll poke your elves for 1"
JanusAurelius
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Why does this not lose the +1/+1 counter at the end of the attack like the other clockworks? That makes it a lot worse than say a Clockwork Avian.
BastianQoU
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
This also doesn't have the rules text saying it can't have more than its original number of counters. Definitely one of the better Clockwork-ers. I'd tap that.
Opined_Fluke
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
@Kryptnyt My friends always used 'poke' for attacking with a vigilant creature, cause you kinda move the card towards the guy, but don't tap it, then pull it back.
This guy is a solid mainstay of my 'cards I wish were better' pile. Such a sweet concept.
Missile_Penguin
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Each Time Spiral card was an homage to at least one previously printed card.
This card is referencing the clockwork creatures like Clockwork Beast as well as the tendency of hydras like Spitting Hydra and Molten Hydra to lose their heads in exchange for damage.
Chimaera2357
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Psyonus: The damage is dealt before combat damage. The Child of Night bites the dust without even getting to block.
Bbone37
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Obviously each playgroup will have their own terms, but as a person that has been playing since Mirage, "ping" is the term I have heard most when dealing 1 dmg to a target. Prodigal Sorcerer, aka "Tim" (Monty Python's Holy Grail reference for those wondering), being the original "pinger". Not saying "poke" is wrong, per se, but I am sure more MTG players would understand/use "ping". With that being said, I wouldn't consider this card's ability a "ping" ability. It cannot tap to deal 1 dmg, but rather deals 1 dmg when it is declared as an attacker.
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Ok, this laser word needs to die already. Ping or tim thank you. Stick to tradition.
As far as the card goes, I think this is the only good clock work creature out there.
My friends always used 'poke' for attacking with a vigilant creature, cause you kinda move the card towards the guy, but don't tap it, then pull it back.
This guy is a solid mainstay of my 'cards I wish were better' pile. Such a sweet concept.
This card is referencing the clockwork creatures like Clockwork Beast as well as the tendency of hydras like Spitting Hydra and Molten Hydra to lose their heads in exchange for damage.