---
name: "Impede Momentum"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "c0239ff1-6ae6-431a-806e-7321d8272a1d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/impede-momentum-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Impede Momentum
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Freeze in Place](/printing/freeze-in-place-woe.md) — Sorcery
2. [Cryogenic Stasis](/printing/cryogenic-stasis-trc.md) — Instant
3. [Sudden Storm](/printing/sudden-storm-bng.md) — Instant
4. [Tranquilize](/printing/tranquilize-acr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Procrastinate](/printing/procrastinate-sos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Stall Out](/printing/stall-out-dft.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`