The Speed Demon
PDFTAetherdrift Promos/#105p/2025MythicPromoReprint
Colour IDMV 5
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$4.99
Cardmarket€1.03
ManaPool$1.44
TCGplayer$1.85
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$2.25
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $4.99High $4.99Low $1.79▲ 178.8%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.85TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 17.8%90d▲ 1.7%
90d high
$1.88
90d low
$1.57
Paper printings priced
6
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.83
Aetherdrift
- Up 17.8% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (6 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 11% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
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.
5 / 5
Keywords
FlyingTrampleStart 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
The Speed Demon
The Speed Demon is a Legendary Creature — Demon, with mana cost {3}{B}{B} (mana value 5). Printed 6 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.85 (up 17.8% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
The Speed Demon FAQ
How much is The Speed Demon worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for The Speed Demon is $1.85. It is up 17.8% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.57 to $1.88.
What is the cheapest printing of The Speed Demon?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $0.83 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of The Speed Demon?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $21.04 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of The Speed Demon are there?
The Speed Demon has been printed 6 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was The Speed Demon first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PDFT #105p, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of The Speed Demon?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $2.05 versus $1.85 for nonfoil, which is 11% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is The Speed Demon legal in Commander?
Yes, The Speed Demon is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is The Speed Demon legal in Modern?
Yes, The Speed Demon is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.