---
name: "Gastal Raider"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Vampire Rogue"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Max speed", "Start your engines!"]
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "418"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lorenzo Mastroianni"
oracle_id: "26c09127-8225-4ba2-9f97-f5558b1c41b5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gastal-raider-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gastal Raider
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Vampire Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Max speed, Start your engines!

## Oracle Text
Start your engines!
When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it. That player discards that card.
Max speed — This creature gets +1/+1 and has menace.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Rag Man](/printing/rag-man-4ed.md) — Creature — Human Minion
4. [Acquisitions Expert](/printing/acquisitions-expert-znr.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #418
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lorenzo Mastroianni
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`