---
name: "Rust Monster"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Beast"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "321"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Russ Nicholson"
oracle_id: "3da90ae6-a8cc-4633-bf49-7413ce91b697"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rust-monster-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rust Monster
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Sacrifice an artifact: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Krark-Clan Grunt](/printing/krark-clan-grunt-mrd.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
2. [Razormane Masticore](/printing/razormane-masticore-10e.md) — Artifact Creature — Masticore
3. [Burning-Fist Minotaur](/printing/burning-fist-minotaur-hou.md) — Creature — Minotaur Wizard
4. [Ferrovore](/printing/ferrovore-som.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Zerapa Minotaur](/printing/zerapa-minotaur-pcy.md) — Creature — Minotaur
6. [Ahn-Crop Invader](/printing/ahn-crop-invader-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #321
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Russ Nicholson
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`