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Starting Column
ARTIFACT Common
Aetherdrift EDHREC #8,231
$0.24
-4.0%
7 days
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Starting Column price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.24.
Starting Column Price Summary
Starting Column's current headline price is $0.24.
Starting Column Printings & Prices
1 printings
Starting Column has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Starting Column: Buylist Offers
2 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | DFT #244 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DFT #244 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Starting Column Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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.)
{T}: Add one mana of any color.
Max speed — {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards, then discard a card.
"Ten teams. Ten dreams. One winner."
Starting Column is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper.
standard
Legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Legal
Starting Column Rulings
5 most recent
- Feb 7, 2025 A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
- Feb 7, 2025 Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
- Feb 7, 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.
- Feb 7, 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.
- Feb 7, 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.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Starting Column has been reprinted 2 times. The Aetherdrift reprint cut the price 71% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFT #244 | 2025-02-14 | Common | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| DFT #244 | 2025-02-14 | Common | Standard | — | — | — | — |
Starting Column in Commander
Starting Column is the #8,231 most-played card on EDHREC, up 122 places over the last 30 days.
Starting Column FAQ
How much is Starting Column worth?
Starting Column is worth about $0.24 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 24, 2026.
Is Starting Column legal in Commander?
Yes — Starting Column is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has Starting Column been reprinted?
Yes — Starting Column has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Starting Column cheap?
Starting Column trades at about $0.24 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,231 on EDHREC).