Triskelion

Artifact Creature    (CMC:6)

Triskelion enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Triskelion: Triskelion deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

"Why do bad things always come in threes?"

218 M11 • ENChristopher Moeller

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Legal in: Modern,Mirrodin Block,Legacy,Vintage,Freeform,Prismatic,Tribal Wars Legacy,Singleton 100,Commander

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Triskelion {6} Artifact Creature — Construct Triskelion enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Triskelion: Triskelion deals 1 damage to target creature or player. 1/1

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8/15/2010
If you activate the ability of an attacking or blocking Triskelion during the declare blockers step, it will deal less combat damage as a result. If you wait until the combat damage step, but Triskelion is dealt lethal damage, it'll be destroyed before you get a chance to activate its ability.
8/15/2010
If Triskelion has damage marked on it, activating its ability may cause that damage to become lethal. For example, say a Triskelion with two +1/+1 counters on it has been dealt 2 damage earlier in the turn. If you activate its ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, it now has 2 toughness and is destroyed as a state-based action. You won't be able to remove the other +1/+1 counter from it to activate its ability again. The first activation of the ability will still resolve.

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