---
name: "The Speed Demon"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample", "Start your engines!"]
set: "PDFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift Promos"
collector_number: "105s"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Helge C. Balzer"
oracle_id: "c9fb22b4-dc22-4291-91f2-89c07cee7569"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-speed-demon-pdft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Speed Demon
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample, Start your engines!

## Oracle Text
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.

> *Caution is for those who falter.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Infernal Sovereign](/printing/infernal-sovereign-moc.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Glitch Ghost Surveyor](/printing/glitch-ghost-surveyor-dft.md) — Creature — Spirit Scout
4. [Swiftwing Assailant](/printing/swiftwing-assailant-dft.md) — Creature — Bird Warrior
5. [Gastal Thrillseeker](/printing/gastal-thrillseeker-dft.md) — Creature — Lizard Berserker
6. [Streaking Oilgorger](/printing/streaking-oilgorger-dft.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT) #105s
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Helge C. Balzer
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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