The Speed Demon
Flying, trample 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.) At the beginning of your end step, you draw X cards and lose X life, where X is your speed.
How The Speed Demon decks play in EDH
The Speed Demon is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - demon line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones The Speed Demon decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $75.20Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Speed Demon decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The Speed DemonThe Speed Demon deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Speed Demon deck?
The Speed Demon has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Speed Demon?
The cards played most often in The Speed Demon decks include Troop of Ponies, Multiply by Zero, Lich's Relic. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a The Speed Demon deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $75.20 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a The Speed Demon deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.