Old Rutstein
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos 244s • rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos
- Collector number
- 244s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
When Old Rutstein enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, mill a card. If a land card is milled this way, create a Treasure token. If a creature card is milled this way, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If a noncreature, nonland card is milled this way, create a Blood token.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Old Rutstein is a legendary creature card introduced in the Innistrad: Crimson Vow set, released in late 2021. The card represents a recurring character in the Innistrad narrative, a hermit-like scavenger who dwells in the Ulvenwald forest. As part of the set's thematic focus on gothic horror and seasonal festivities, the character embodies the grim, decaying aesthetic of the plane, designed to mechanically synergize with graveyard-focused strategies common to the Golgari color identity.
The illustrative work for this specific promo version was crafted to emphasize the character’s connection to the natural cycle of rot and rebirth. The design team sought to capture the essence of a woodsman who gathers bits and pieces of the past to serve the present. Upon its release, the card was received favorably by the Magic: The Gathering community, particularly among players who favor Commander formats, due to its efficient mana cost and unique ability to generate resource tokens from the graveyard.
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