---
name: "Samut, the Driving Force"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{G}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Cleric"
colors: ["G", "R", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "First strike", "Haste", "Start your engines!"]
set: "PDFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift Promos"
collector_number: "222p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "ee89c719-5ae8-4316-bfd0-cfe3684b5859"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/samut-the-driving-force-pdft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Samut, the Driving Force
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{G}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, First strike, Haste, Start your engines!

## Oracle Text
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 {X} less to cast, where X is your speed.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Samut, Tyrant Smasher](/printing/samut-tyrant-smasher-prm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Samut
2. [Samut, Voice of Dissent](/printing/samut-voice-of-dissent-akr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Endrider Catalyzer](/printing/endrider-catalyzer-dft.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Samut, Vizier of Naktamun](/printing/samut-vizier-of-naktamun-mat.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Cleric
5. [Pride of the Road](/printing/pride-of-the-road-dft.md) — Creature — Zombie Cat Warrior
6. [Swiftwing Assailant](/printing/swiftwing-assailant-dft.md) — Creature — Bird Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT) #222p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chris Rallis
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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