Rust Tick
~$0.21 low · ~$0.41 high
Colorless. Artifact Creature — Insect
Scars of Mirrodin #198 · Illustrated by Carl Critchlow
Scars of Mirrodin #198 · Illustrated by Carl CritchlowWhat is Rust Tick worth?
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Oracle text
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
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: Tap target artifact. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as this creature remains tapped.
1/3
Format legality
The only printing of Rust Tick
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scars of Mirrodin som #198· 2010uncommon· Cardmarket €0.10 · €0.24 foil | uncommon | $0.21 | $0.41 | €0.10€0.24 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2010
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #26,516 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Scars of Mirrodin card (#198).
198
- 198Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
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Rulings (5)
2011-01-01
You may target a tapped artifact with Rust Tick’s activated ability.
2011-01-01
If Rust Tick untaps or leaves the battlefield, its effect will end. This has no immediate visible effect on the affected artifact. (It doesn’t untap immediately, for example.) The artifact will just untap as normal during its controller’s next untap step.
2011-01-01
If the affected artifact is untapped by some other spell or ability, Rust Tick’s effect will not end. If you keep Rust Tick tapped, and that artifact becomes tapped again, Rust Tick will continue to prevent it from being untapped during its controller’s untap step.
2011-01-01
If you control both Rust Tick and the affected artifact, that artifact won’t untap during the untap step in which you choose to untap Rust Tick. (It will untap during your next one.)
2011-01-01
Rust Tick doesn’t track the artifact’s controller. If the affected artifact changes controllers, Rust Tick will prevent it from being untapped during its new controller’s untap step.
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