Samut, the Driving Force
Legendary Creature β Human Warrior Cleric
Samut, the Driving Force
Legendary Creature β Human Warrior Cleric
Card Text
First strike, vigilance, haste
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
Other creatures you control get +X/+0, where X is your speed.
Noncreature spells you cast cost less to cast, where X is your speed.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- Green, Red, White
- Color Identity
- Green, Red, White
- Power / Toughness
- 4 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #12,949
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (20)
| 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 | β | $0.48 |
| Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT) | #222p | rare | en | Chris Rallis | $0.77 | $0.25 |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #492 | rare | en | Chris Rallis | β | $1.06 |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #222 | rare | en | Chris Rallis | $0.21 | $0.21 |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #222 | rare | de | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #492 | rare | de | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #367 | rare | de | Mark Poole | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #492 | rare | es | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #367 | rare | es | Mark Poole | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #222 | rare | es | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #367 | rare | fr | Mark Poole | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #222 | rare | fr | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #492 | rare | fr | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #367 | rare | it | Mark Poole | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #222 | rare | it | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #492 | rare | it | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #367 | rare | ja | Mark Poole | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #492 | rare | ja | Chris Rallis | β | β |
| Aetherdrift (DFT) | #222 | rare | ja | Chris Rallis | β | β |
Official Rulings (6)
Start your engines! isnβt 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.
A player βhas max speedβ if their speed is 4.
βMax speed β [ability]β means βAs long as you have max speed, this object has [ability].β If the granted ability functions in a zone other than the battlefield, the max speed ability does too.
Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
If an effect needs to know what a playerβs speed is and that player doesnβt have a speed, their speed is considered 0.
Your speed doesnβt 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! doesnβt affect your speed.
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