Question 1

Ruling for The Speed Demon: “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 2

Ruling for The Speed Demon: 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 3

Ruling for The Speed Demon: 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 4

Ruling for The Speed Demon: 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.

Question 5

Ruling for The Speed Demon: A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Ruling for The Speed Demon: 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.

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#105	mythic	en	Helge C. Balzer	$1.22	$1.49
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#538	mythic	en	CatDirty	—	$20.54
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#339	mythic	en	CatDirty	$1.10	$2.13
Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT)	#105s	mythic	en	Helge C. Balzer	—	$3.83
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#453	mythic	en	Helge C. Balzer	—	$6.81
Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT)	#105p	mythic	en	Helge C. Balzer	$2.01	$4.86
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#339	mythic	de	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#105	mythic	de	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#538	mythic	de	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#453	mythic	de	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#339	mythic	es	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#538	mythic	es	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#453	mythic	es	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#105	mythic	es	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#105	mythic	fr	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#339	mythic	fr	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#538	mythic	fr	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#453	mythic	fr	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#453	mythic	it	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#339	mythic	it	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#538	mythic	it	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#105	mythic	it	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#339	mythic	ja	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#538	mythic	ja	CatDirty	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#453	mythic	ja	Helge C. Balzer	—	—
Aetherdrift (DFT)	#105	mythic	ja	Helge C. Balzer	—	—

The Speed Demon

The Speed Demon

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