The Speed Demon
~$0.98 low · ~$21.10 high
Black. Legendary Creature — Demon
Aetherdrift #105 · Illustrated by Helge C. Balzer
Aetherdrift #105 · Illustrated by Helge C. BalzerWhat is The Speed Demon worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Flying, trample
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.)
At the beginning of your end step, you draw X cards and lose X life, where X is your speed.
5/5
Caution is for those who falter.
Format legality
All 6 printings of The Speed Demon
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aetherdrift dft #105· 2025mythic· Cardmarket €1.27 · €1.77 foil | mythic | $0.98 | $1.32 | €1.27€1.77 foil | |
 Aetherdrift dft #339· 2025Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €1.31 · €1.92 foil | mythic | $1.07 | $2.44 | €1.31€1.92 foil | |
 Aetherdrift dft #453· 2025mythic· Cardmarket €5.57 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $8.60 | €5.57 foil | |
 Aetherdrift dft #538· 2025Borderlessmythic· Cardmarket €8.74 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $21.10 | €8.74 foil | |
 Aetherdrift Promos pdft #105p· 2025Promomythic· Cardmarket €1.10 · €2.50 foil | mythic | $1.57 | $2.05 | €1.10€2.50 foil | |
 Aetherdrift Promos pdft #105s· 2025Promomythic· Cardmarket €3.06 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $2.70 | €3.06 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2025
- Printings
- 6
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #6,284 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Trample, Start your engines!
- Artists
- Helge C. Balzer, CatDirty
Rulings (6)
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
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
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
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
A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
2025-02-07
Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
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