MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #234

Rust Elemental

mrd·#234·uncommon·foil

Illus. Arnie Swekel

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '03

23 yr ago

Value

$4.69+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.82 · low $3.48

NM$3.69

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.41–$3.90modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.69low $0.03range 12200.0%n 49

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #6,935 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$3.69

Nonfoil$3.13

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Elemental

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another artifact. If you can't, tap this creature and you lose 4 life.

4/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2004-12-01wotc

Sacrificing an artifact isn't optional. If you control an artifact other than Rust Elemental, you must sacrifice it. Otherwise, you must tap Rust Elemental and lose 4 life.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.69. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $3.69 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MRD — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #234 of *Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2003 Mirrodin release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Elemental, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #6,935 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Arnie Swekel. Rarix catalogs 243 other cards credited to this artist.