Walking Sarcophagus
DFTAetherdrift/#246/2025Common
MV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.10
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.16
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.16TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 14.3%90d▲ 14.3%
90d high
$0.17
90d low
$0.13
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.16
Aetherdrift
- Up 14.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 6% below its 90 day high of $0.17.
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact Creature — Zombie Cat
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.)
Max speed — This creature gets +1/+2.
2 / 1
Keywords
Max speedStart your engines!
Card capabilities
ArtifactCreature
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
Walking Sarcophagus
Walking Sarcophagus is an Artifact Creature — Zombie Cat, with mana cost {2} (mana value 2).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.16 (up 14.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Walking Sarcophagus FAQ
How much is Walking Sarcophagus worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Walking Sarcophagus is $0.16. It is up 14.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.13 to $0.17.
What is the cheapest printing of Walking Sarcophagus?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $0.16 on TCGplayer.
What set was Walking Sarcophagus first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DFT #246, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of Walking Sarcophagus?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.16 versus $0.16 for nonfoil, which is 0% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Walking Sarcophagus legal in Commander?
Yes, Walking Sarcophagus is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Walking Sarcophagus legal in Modern?
Yes, Walking Sarcophagus is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Walking Sarcophagus legal in Standard?
Yes, Walking Sarcophagus is currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Walking Sarcophagus do?
Walking Sarcophagus is an Artifact Creature — Zombie Cat with mana cost {2}. Its Oracle text reads: "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.) Max speed — This creature gets +1/+2.".