Speedway Fanatic
Creature — Human Pilot
Haste
Whenever this creature crews a Vehicle, that Vehicle gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaladesh
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #15099
Speedway Fanatic gives any Vehicle you crew haste — the whole turn it enters, your freshly crewed Skysovereign or Aethersquall Ancient is already swinging. Two mana for a 2/1 is a real cost, but in Balthier and Fran it's a redundant engine piece that most opponents won't bother to remove.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Balthier and Fran
Balthier and Fran crews Vehicles as a built-in mechanic, and Speedway Fanatic turns every crew activation into an immediate attack threat — a 59% inclusion rate across 2,000+ decks makes it close to an auto-include in that shell.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Speedway Fanatic is a Commander card through and through — the Vehicle synergy it enables is most relevant in a 100-card singleton format where dedicated Vehicle commanders like Balthier and Fran exist. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a 2/1 haste-granter sits below the power threshold; you'd rather run equipment or anthem effects that don't require a specific card type to pay off. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it for the same reason — the effect is too conditional for formats where every slot competes with broken options. Speedway Fanatic occupies a clear niche: it's a role-player in EDH Vehicle decks and essentially blank everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Speedway Fanatic is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or grab from a common box without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow appeal outside of dedicated Vehicle builds, and there's no meaningful upside pressure coming.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.