Avishkar Raceway — Pace the Board
Avishkar Raceway is a utility land from Aetherdrift that brings the set's speed mechanic into every game without overcomplicating your mana base. The Near Mint Foil treatment catches light in play and the art shows the winding streets of Ghirapur where speed is tracked as a resource, not just flavor. Play it early to start building momentum; the card's Start your engines ability ensures you gain speed as opponents take damage, and the colorless mana it produces fits into any deck.
Beyond mana, Avishkar Raceway offers a small engine with Max speed — 3, tap, discard a card to draw a card, which rewards hand manipulation during midgame turns. It's a reliable pick for aggro shells that want incremental advantage and for control lists that value card selection and tempo. Use it where a steady boost to speed matters and keep it in sideboards for matchups that let you capitalize on repeat triggers.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – (land)
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Card Type – Land
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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.)
- Tap: Add ◇.
- Max speed — 3, Tap, Discard a card: Draw a card.
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