Rust

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"
Details
  • Artist: Liz Danforth
  • Collector Number: 203
  • Available only as nonfoil
  • Rarity: common (C2 LL15)
  • Released: 1994-06-01
  • Set: Legends
Legalities
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.
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Printings
  • Legends (common)

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Foreign names
  • Ruggine