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Samut, the Driving Force

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Cleric

First strike, vigilance, haste
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.)
Other creatures you control get +X/+0, where X is your speed.
Noncreature spells you cast cost {X} less to cast, where X is your speed.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{3}{R}{G}{W}
Color identity
GRW
Rarity
rare
Set
Aetherdrift
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#12964
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Samut, the Driving Force card art
Samut, the Driving Force gives every creature you control vigilance and haste — the two keywords that most aggressively convert a board state into both an attack and a defense on the same turn. The cost is a six-mana creature with no built-in protection, which means it sits in the range where something like Sprout Swarm can generate enough fodder to matter, but Samut herself dies to any unconditional removal before the triggers pay off.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Samut, the Driving Force sees essentially zero play in constructed formats — six mana for a static anthem effect is too slow for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where games end before a six-drop changes the math. Standard is technically legal but the effect doesn't close games fast enough to compete with cheaper threats. Commander is the correct home: the long game, token-generating commanders, and tap-heavy synergy packages all reward the vigilance-plus-haste combination, and Samut, the Driving Force has a real niche in go-wide builds that want to swing and leave up blockers simultaneously.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Samut, the Driving Force isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live figure before buying. Given the narrow Commander application and negligible constructed demand, expect a low price floor unless a breakout combo decks spikes it.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.