Rust Monster
The List AFR-161 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- AFR-161
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
First strike
Sacrifice an artifact: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
"They don't seem scary, but then you're suddenly standing there in your underclothes without a weapon. Then everything looks like a threat."— Jarro, battle master
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Rust Monster card was introduced to The List as part of the Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms expansion in 2021. Designed to bridge the gap between traditional Magic: The Gathering gameplay and the iconic bestiary of D&D, this creature card pays homage to the classic tabletop monster known for consuming ferrous metals. The card was illustrated by Axel Sauerwald, who leaned into the creature's eerie, insectoid aesthetic to capture its role as an unexpected threat to adventuring parties.
This specific iteration is a reprint featured within The List, a curated selection of cards from throughout Magic's history that appear in Set Boosters. By including the Rust Monster in this rotation, Wizards of the Coast aimed to familiarize newer players with legendary D&D creatures while maintaining the mechanical flavor of the card's original debut. It remains a notable example of how thematic cross-pollination between gaming brands can bring decades-old monster lore to a modern card game audience.
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