Start Your Engines!

Keywords · intermediate

Start your engines! gives a player a speed value, which can rise over the game. Related abilities then key off your speed.

How it works

• When a permanent or spell with start your engines! enters or resolves, if you have no speed yet, your speed becomes 1.
• Your speed increases by 1 (up to a maximum of 4) the first time each turn an opponent loses life or you deal noncombat damage to an opponent.
• Cards with max speed abilities turn those abilities on while your speed is 4.

Rules notes

• Speed is a per-player value, like life or poison counters. It does not decrease on its own.
• You need start your engines! on a card to gain speed in the first place.

Rule reference

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