Perilous Snare
DFTAetherdrift/#377/2025Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.69
Cardmarket€0.31
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.32
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.18
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.03 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.69High $0.69Low $0.49▲ 40.8%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.32TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 3.0%30d▼ 5.9%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$0.35
90d low
$0.31
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.31
Aetherdrift
- Down 5.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 9% below its 90 day high of $0.35.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 38% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
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.)
When this artifact enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this artifact leaves the battlefield.
Max speed — : Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or Vehicle you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Keywords
Max speedStart your engines!
Card capabilities
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
Perilous Snare
Perilous Snare is an Artifact, with mana cost {2}{W} (mana value 3). 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: $0.32 (down 5.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Perilous Snare FAQ
How much is Perilous Snare worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Perilous Snare is $0.32. It is down 5.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.31 to $0.35.
What is the cheapest printing of Perilous Snare?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $0.31 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Perilous Snare?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $2.06 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Perilous Snare are there?
Perilous Snare has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Perilous Snare first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DFT #377, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of Perilous Snare?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.44 versus $0.32 for nonfoil, which is 38% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Perilous Snare legal in Commander?
Yes, Perilous Snare is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Perilous Snare legal in Modern?
Yes, Perilous Snare is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.