Question 1

Ruling for Samut, the Driving Force: Start your engines! isn’t a triggered ability. Increasing your speed to 1 is som...

Accepted Answer

Start your engines! isn’t a triggered ability. Increasing your speed to 1 is something that happens as a state-based action as soon as you control a permanent with the ability. Notably, this includes gaining control of a permanent with the ability that another player controls.

Question 2

Ruling for Samut, the Driving Force: A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.

Accepted Answer

A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.

Question 3

Ruling for Samut, the Driving Force: “Max speed — [ability]” means “As long as you have max speed, this object has [a...

Accepted Answer

“Max speed — [ability]” means “As long as you have max speed, this object has [ability].” If the granted ability functions in a zone other than the battlefield, the max speed ability does too.

Question 4

Ruling for Samut, the Driving Force: Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your spe...

Accepted Answer

Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.

Question 5

Ruling for Samut, the Driving Force: If an effect needs to know what a player’s speed is and that player doesn’t have...

Accepted Answer

If an effect needs to know what a player’s speed is and that player doesn’t have a speed, their speed is considered 0.

Question 6

Ruling for Samut, the Driving Force: Your speed doesn’t change until a spell or ability says so, such as the inherent...

Accepted Answer

Your speed doesn’t change until a spell or ability says so, such as the inherent triggered ability that cares about opponents losing life during your turn. Notably, losing control of permanents with start your engines! doesn’t affect your speed.

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#367	rare	en	Mark Poole	$0.31	$0.31
Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT)	#222s	rare	en	Chris Rallis	—	$0.48
Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT)	#222p	rare	en	Chris Rallis	$0.77	$0.25
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#492	rare	en	Chris Rallis	—	$1.06
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#222	rare	en	Chris Rallis	$0.21	$0.21
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#222	rare	de	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#492	rare	de	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#367	rare	de	Mark Poole	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#492	rare	es	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#367	rare	es	Mark Poole	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#222	rare	es	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#367	rare	fr	Mark Poole	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#222	rare	fr	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#492	rare	fr	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#367	rare	it	Mark Poole	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#222	rare	it	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#492	rare	it	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#367	rare	ja	Mark Poole	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#492	rare	ja	Chris Rallis	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#222	rare	ja	Chris Rallis	—	—

Samut, the Driving Force

Samut, the Driving Force

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