Samut, the Driving Force
DFTAetherdrift/#222/2025Rare
Colour IDMV 6
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.18
TCGplayer$0.19
ManaPool$0.15
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.19TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 5.0%30d▼ 20.8%90d▼ 17.4%
90d high
$0.27
90d low
$0.19
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.19
Aetherdrift
- Down 20.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 30% below its 90 day high of $0.27.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 42% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Cleric
First strike, vigilance, haste
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.)
Other creatures you control get +X/+0, where X is your speed.
Noncreature spells you cast cost less to cast, where X is your speed.
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Keywords
VigilanceFirst strikeHasteStart your engines!
Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc7 Feb 2025
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.
wotc7 Feb 2025
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.
wotc7 Feb 2025
Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
wotc7 Feb 2025
A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
wotc7 Feb 2025
“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.
wotc7 Feb 2025
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.
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About this card
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force is a Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Cleric, with mana cost {3}{R}{G}{W} (mana value 6). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.19 (down 20.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Samut, the Driving Force FAQ
How much is Samut, the Driving Force worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Samut, the Driving Force is $0.19. It is down 20.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.19 to $0.27.
What is the cheapest printing of Samut, the Driving Force?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $0.19 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Samut, the Driving Force?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $1.27 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Samut, the Driving Force are there?
Samut, the Driving Force has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Samut, the Driving Force first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DFT #222, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of Samut, the Driving Force?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.27 versus $0.19 for nonfoil, which is 42% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Samut, the Driving Force legal in Commander?
Yes, Samut, the Driving Force is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Samut, the Driving Force legal in Modern?
Yes, Samut, the Driving Force is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.