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Impede Momentum

Blue

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Impede Momentum, Dominaria United printing
Dominaria United DMU · No. 54 2022-09-09

Card text

{1}{U}
Sorcery
Tap target creature and put three stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.) Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Keywords: Scry
EDHREC rank #12499 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Stun counters replace untapping for any reason, including players untapping tapped permanents during their untap steps.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

If a tapped permanent with a stun counter on it would become untapped, a stun counter will be removed from it instead. This is a replacement effect.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

You may target a creature that is already tapped with Impede Momentum. If the target creature is tapped as it resolves, you will still put three stun counters on it.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

If a permanent has more than one stun counter on it, only one will be removed each time it would become untapped.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

If untapping a permanent is part of a cost (such as that of Halo Fountain’s first ability), you may pay that cost by “untapping” a tapped permanent with a stun counter on it. The stun counter will be removed and the creature will remain tapped. However, the cost will still be paid.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

Abilities that trigger when a permanent “becomes untapped” won’t trigger if a stun counter is removed instead.

2022-09-09 · Wizards of the Coast

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