First printed in Dominaria United (2022)
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.)
- Illustrated by
- Igor Kieryluk
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (6)
- Stun counters replace untapping for any reason, including players untapping tapped permanents during their untap steps.
- 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.
- 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.
- If a permanent has more than one stun counter on it, only one will be removed each time it would become untapped.
- 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.
- Abilities that trigger when a permanent “becomes untapped” won’t trigger if a stun counter is removed instead.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominaria United (DMU), Premier Draft | 53.7% | -2.7 | -0.8 | 33501 |
| Dominaria United (DMU), Sealed | 49.3% | -6.8 | +0.8 | 1514 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen