Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Starting Column
Aetherdrift · #244 · common · 2025
Artifact
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Market reference
$0.18
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 244 / 553
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Jakub Kasper
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2025-02-14
About this card
Mana cost: {3}
Type: Artifact
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."
Keywords: Max speed, Start your engines!
Produces: B, G, R, U, W
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.18 |
| USD (foil) | $0.15 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.08 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.11 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Starting Column is real?
Starting Column is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Starting Column worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Starting Column is $0.18; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Starting Column from?
Starting Column is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Aetherdrift" in the expansion series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Starting Column?
Starting Column is a common card in the Aetherdrift set.
