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Rust

Green

1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Rust, Legends printing
Legends LEG · No. 203 1994-06-01

Card text

{G}
Instant
Counter target activated ability from an artifact source. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
"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"
EDHREC rank #28329 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Can’t be used on mana abilities because they don’t use the stack. They’ve already resolved by the time you get priority.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.

2016-06-08 · Wizards of the Coast

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