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.) Max speed — {1}, Sacrifice this creature: Copy target spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

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Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2025-02-07wotc

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.

2025-02-07wotc

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.

2025-02-07wotc

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.

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