Rain of Rust
Instant
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target land.
Entwine 
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #28620
Rain of Rust destroys an artifact or land for five mana, and you can pay two more to do it twice. The rate is too slow for competitive formats and too clunky for most Commander tables — better options exist at nearly every point on the curve.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rain of Rust is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees any real consideration is Pauper, where common-legal artifact removal is a constrained resource. In Commander, five mana for a single artifact or land destruction spell is simply too expensive — Krosan Grip, By Force, and Vandalblast all do more for less. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient interaction, so Rain of Rust never shows up there. Pauper is its home, and even there it competes hard with Gorilla Shaman and Smash to Smithereens.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Rain of Rust is deep bulk — you're paying for a card slot, not the cardboard. Don't expect that price to move in either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.