Live Fast
Sorcery
You draw two cards, lose 2 life, and get 
(two energy counters).
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaladesh Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19682
Live Fast draws two cards and nets two energy — the card replaces itself and then some, at the cost of three mana and two life. It's a fine rate in formats where energy matters and a strictly worse Night's Whisper everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Live Fast is a fringe inclusion — black has access to Night's Whisper, Sign in Blood, and Read the Bones at the same price point, all of which are stronger unless your deck actively uses energy counters. In Pauper, the energy payoff matters more and the competition is thinner, so Live Fast earns a real look in dedicated energy shells. Across Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, it's a draft-format common that doesn't crack constructed — the three-mana draw-two slot is contested by far more efficient options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Live Fast is a bulk common — expect to pay next to nothing, likely under $0.25 at most retailers. It's worth picking up only if you're building a budget energy deck in Pauper or Commander; otherwise, the opportunity cost of the deck slot outweighs any price consideration.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.