Amonkhet Raceway
Land
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.)
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Max speed — : Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2639
Amonkhet Raceway puts a land that taps for colorless and grants haste on the battlefield — haste enablement stapled to a land slot is the whole pitch. In Samut, the Driving Force decks especially, having that effect cost zero cards from your hand is what separates it from sorcery-speed haste grants.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force already pushes a haste-matters gameplan, and Amonkhet Raceway slots into the land base as a free haste enabler that doesn't eat a spell slot — that's why it shows up in nearly 80% of Samut lists.
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Vnwxt, Verbose Host benefits from getting creatures into combat the turn they land, and Amonkhet Raceway provides that without asking for mana or a card, making it a near-automatic include in that shell.
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Mendicant Core, Guidelight runs Amonkhet Raceway because any commander that cares about attacking or triggering on-attack abilities wants haste available from the land base rather than from dedicated spells.
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Kolodin, Triumph Caster decks want creatures swinging early and often, and Amonkhet Raceway removes the one-turn delay that would otherwise blunt that pressure.
Balthier and Fran
Balthier and Fran reward aggressive, attacking play, and Amonkhet Raceway ensures creatures enter the battlefield ready to contribute to that plan immediately.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Amonkhet Raceway is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's essentially a Commander card. In 60-card formats, a land that only taps for colorless and offers haste can't compete with the density of dedicated haste enablers or the land efficiency those formats demand. Commander is where the math changes: you're playing a singleton format where every haste outlet has a real opportunity cost, and stapling that effect to a land means it costs you nothing from your 99. Pauper is the one format where it's off the table entirely.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Amonkhet Raceway isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its role as a utility land with a narrow but real use case, it tends to stay accessible — confirm before buying.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Samut, the Driving Force
- Vnwxt, Verbose Host
- Mendicant Core, Guidelight
- Kolodin, Triumph Caster
- Balthier and Fran
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.