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Starting Column
DFT · Aetherdrift #244 · Common · released 2025-02-14
{3}
Artifact
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.)
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Max speed — {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards, then discard a card.
Ten teams. Ten dreams. One winner.
Starting Column is a common artifact from Aetherdrift (2025). Recent market prices range from $0.21 to $0.32 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Oathbreaker, Historic and Brawl.
USD$0.26
USD Foil$0.32
Format legality
Where you can play Starting Column in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
All printings
Prices range from $0.21 to $0.32 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Aetherdrift at $0.21.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetherdrift This page | 244 | Common | $0.21 | $0.32 |
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Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (6).
- 2025-02-07Start 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.
- 2025-02-07Your 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.
- 2025-02-07Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
- 2025-02-07If an effect needs to know what a player’s speed is and that player doesn’t have a speed, their speed is considered 0.
- 2025-02-07A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is Starting Column legal in Commander?
Yes — Starting Column is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Starting Column legal in?
Starting Column is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Oathbreaker, Historic and Brawl.
How many times has Starting Column been printed?
Starting Column has a single printing, released in 2025.
What is the cheapest printing of Starting Column?
The cheapest printing is Aetherdrift (#244) at about $0.21.
Who illustrated Starting Column?
This printing of Starting Column was illustrated by Jakub Kasper.