Rust Elemental
Mirrodin 234 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 234
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $2.13
What it does
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another artifact. If you can't, tap this creature and you lose 4 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Rust Elemental was introduced in the 2003 Magic: The Gathering set Mirrodin, a plane entirely composed of metal. Designed as a high-risk, high-reward creature, the card reflects the mechanical themes of the set, where resource management and artifact-centric interactions define the gameplay loop. The elemental’s ability to destroy a controlled artifact each turn forces players to balance its immense power against the logistical burden of maintaining its presence on the battlefield.
The card’s visual identity was brought to life by artist Greg Staples, who utilized a jagged, visceral aesthetic to emphasize the creature's decaying, corroded nature. Staples sought to capture the essence of a being literally falling apart as it moves, a design choice that resonated with the set's broader narrative of a world built from scrap and salvage. Upon its release, the card was received as a quintessential example of the aggressive, trade-off mechanics that defined the Mirrodin block's artifacts.
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