Rust Elemental
Artifact Creature — Elemental
MRDMirrodin#234uncommon
Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 2053
- Illustrator
- Arnie Swekel
- Found in
- Darksteel Theme Deck Transference · Mirrodin Theme Deck Sacrificial Bam · 4 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another artifact. If you can't, tap this creature and you lose 4 life.
4/4Flying
Plays as: Life Outlet
Market · per finishspark updated 57m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-12.8%
$3.27
$0.30 low$0.15 gap
Foil+0.0%
$4.42
$2.00 low$0.20 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$3.27as of 2026-07-12
-12.8%
H $3.92L $0.41since Feb 2024$0.30
$0.15
$0.15+50% · normal spread
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Foil
$4.42as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $6.82L $0.67since Feb 2024$2.00
$1.80
$0.20+10% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$3.27· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Dec 1, 2004 · one tap opens all
- WotCDec 1, 2004
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.