Starting Column
~$0.19 low · ~$0.31 high
Colorless. Artifact
Aetherdrift #244 · Illustrated by Jakub Kasper
Aetherdrift #244 · Illustrated by Jakub KasperWhat is Starting Column worth?
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Oracle text
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.)
: Add one mana of any color.
Max speed — , Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Ten teams. Ten dreams. One winner.
Format legality
The only printing of Starting Column
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aetherdrift dft #244· 2025common· Cardmarket €0.07 · €0.18 foil | common | $0.19 | $0.31 | €0.07€0.18 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2025
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #8,187 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Max speed, Start your engines!
- Artist
- Jakub Kasper
Rulings (6)
2025-02-07
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.
2025-02-07
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.
2025-02-07
“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.
2025-02-07
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.
2025-02-07
Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
2025-02-07
A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
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