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The Speed Demon
DFT · Aetherdrift #538 · Mythic · released 2025-02-14
{3}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature — Demon
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.
"You've got the dream machine. I've got the nightmare mach-ightmare."
The Speed Demon is a mythic black creature from Aetherdrift (2025). It has been printed 6 times across 2 sets. Recent market prices range from $1.01 to $21.10 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
USD Foil$20.44
Format legality
Where you can play The Speed Demon in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
All printings (6)
Prices range from $1.01 to $21.10 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Aetherdrift at $1.01.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aetherdrift Promos | 105s | Mythic | — | $2.70 |
| Aetherdrift Promos | 105p | Mythic | $1.57 | $2.05 |
| Aetherdrift This page | 538 | Mythic | — | $21.10 |
| Aetherdrift | 453 | Mythic | — | $8.48 |
| Aetherdrift | 339 | Mythic | $1.17 | $2.11 |
| Aetherdrift | 105 | Mythic | $1.01 | $1.31 |
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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 The Speed Demon legal in Commander?
Yes — The Speed Demon is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is The Speed Demon legal in?
The Speed Demon is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has The Speed Demon been printed?
The Speed Demon has been printed 6 times across 2 sets.
What is the cheapest printing of The Speed Demon?
The cheapest printing is Aetherdrift (#105) at about $1.01.
Who illustrated The Speed Demon?
This printing of The Speed Demon was illustrated by CatDirty.