Rust Elemental

Rust Elemental

Artifact Creature — Elemental

Mana cost: {4}

How we read this card

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

triggered —

triggered —

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, make a player lose life.

Cares about: an upkeep, an artifact to sacrifice.

Works well with

an Elemental enters the battlefield — 754 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When Rust Elemental enters:

  1. Champion of the Path — deals its power damage
  2. Risen Reef — puts a land onto the battlefield

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rust Elemental, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

Rust Elemental puts cards into the:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rust Elemental:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact attacks — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When Rust Elemental attacks:

  1. Alibou, Ancient Witness — deals X damage
  2. Bio-Asset Allocator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Assaultron Dominator — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Aloy, Savior of Meridian — triggers

an artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When Rust Elemental deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Sharding Sphinx — makes a token
  3. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  4. Research Thief — draws you 1 card
  5. Thopter Spy Network — draws you 1 card
  6. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life
  7. Pia Nalaar, Chief Mechanic — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Automated Assembly Line — triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact deals combat damage — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

  1. Virulent Silencer — When Rust Elemental deals combat damage, Virulent Silencer puts 2 counters on a permanent

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Rust Elemental:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rust Elemental:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Rust Elemental, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When Rust Elemental makes a player lose life:

  1. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers

54 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — When Rust Elemental is cast, Mendicant Core, Guidelight copies a spell

280 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact it grants types to — 4,531 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Silverskin Armor — Silverskin Armor gives Rust Elemental an extra creature type

4,530 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

When Rust Elemental attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage

150 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Rust Elemental is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Rust Elemental attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent

214 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.