Rust {G}
Instant
Counter target activated ability from an artifact source.
"How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/ To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,/ As though to breathe were life!"
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"
Details
- Artist: Liz Danforth
- Collector Number: 203
- Available only as nonfoil
- Rarity: common (C2 LL15)
- Released: 1994-06-01
- Set: Legends
Legalities
- legal Commander
- legal Duel Commander
- legal Legacy
- legal Pauper
- legal Vintage
Rulings
- 2004-10-04 Can't be used on mana abilities because they don't use the stack. They've already resolved by the time you get priority.
- 2016-06-08 Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.