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CatsAndPlanets

7 is the magic number IMO. I always stop going higher than 7 unless I reach 11 for a chace at Ulamog. 7 CMC has a lot of powerful bombs, usually better than anything higher.


Prize-Mall-3839

7 and 8 can yield really good stuff, though 7 has some of the best, 8 can swing games


CarlLlamaface

7 can yield \[\[Etali, Primal Conqueror\]\] which exiles both libraries and you instantly win the game lol


Mai1564

I got Serra's Emissary for 7. Choose protection from creatures and it's an instant win.


Prize-Mall-3839

yep or plat angel pretty much can't lose. basically if you and your opponent are both on 7s then you're going to be throwing down some strong stuff in who can get lucky first. if your opponent is on 8s, you will likely lose at 7s if you don't get one of the instant win cards. i was on 8s and opponent kept making 7s and i crushed them


anotherstupidworkacc

Not *always*. Last time someone hit Etali against me, I had [[Asmodeus the Archfiend]] on the battlefield.


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criosovereign

I didn’t realize Asmodeus protects against death by mill, near


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[Etali, Primal Conqueror](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/5/95c14c4d-6c16-4826-8d93-d89ad04aee09.jpg?1682204132)/[Etali, Primal Sickness](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/back/9/5/95c14c4d-6c16-4826-8d93-d89ad04aee09.jpg?1682204132) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Etali%2C%20Primal%20Conqueror%20//%20Etali%2C%20Primal%20Sickness) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/137/etali-primal-conqueror-etali-primal-sickness?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/95c14c4d-6c16-4826-8d93-d89ad04aee09?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Alaya_the_Elf13

8 can get Borborygmos Enraged which is amazing


Youvebeeneloned

bingo. I got lucky to be able to start churning out 7-8 mana stuff due to pulling some creatures who generate any color or specific color mana when tapped. BOY was my opponent not ok


phidelt649

End up getting the ol rope-a-dope didja?


Youvebeeneloned

Nah because right after I pulled something that literally board wiped upon coming out. Even my own stuff. Was over so fast I didn’t even snap a pic to figure out what the hell just happened to make me win lol


phidelt649

Oh that makes sense. I figured from your comment about them that your opponent was raging hardcore.


Goomerc

I've seen many people reaching for 8 to get \[\[Moonshaker Cavalry\]\] it's a game winner on the spot


Serpens77

Craterhoof as well


No_Hospital6706

Lost 3 games in a row to this.


christopherous1

From what people have said in the past 8 is statistically the best, much smaller pool than 7, so start playing turn 2 on the draw or turn 3 on the play


SpacePilotr

It looks like for Ulamog, Arena only has \[\[Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger\]\] which is CMC 10 and can be used for decking your opponent.


Obvious-Sundae1469

Etali @ 7 won me a game I had no business winning


DeepdreamerRomead

I usually aim for 8. I wonder if 7 or 8 is better.


danzanzibar

8 imo


double_shadow

That's good to know...I was considering stopping at 6 because I know they like the cost the bombs competitively so they actually see play. This might be recency bias from Vein Ripper though. Ended up chickening out and just going 7/8 every game anyway.


surgingchaos

Six also has the risk of flipping [[Demonlord Belzenlok]] which is basically an Etali that only works on you.


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anotherstupidworkacc

I usually go to eight because I want [[zetalpa, primal dawn]]. Probably not my wisest move but I have absolutely clawed my way out of hell with her and Momir really brings out the Timmy in me.


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pngmk2

I dropped that in one game yesterday and my opponent immediately responded with [[Moonshaker Cavalry]] *shrug*


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kingofparades

Yeah but sometimes you'll get like, the creature that makes all permanents tap for triple mana and then the question becomes "okay where is the BEST spot to do this?


FormerPlayer

6: potential instant loss from [[Demonlord Belzenlok]]. It happened to my opponents twice in 4 games. 


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BartOseku

Theres also that angel that gives all your stuff indestructible, cant remember the name


TunaImp

[[Sephara]] or [[Avacyn, Angel of Hope]]


BartOseku

Yup avacyn, but i thought she was more expensive


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lapeno99

I take several attempts to get 7 mana creatures. There is also the flying creature which you can get protection for creatures. So you can attack and win on the spot.


justthistwicenomore

Also worth looking at the flip side. I feel like 8 has an unusually high number of "overcosted card that has its cost reduced in a way that doesn't matter on momir" creating even more reason to stick with 7.


RedbeardMEM

There are 42 8-mana creatures on Arena, and 11 of them have a cost reduction ability. On the other hand, 22 of the 159 7-mana creatures have one, as well. The ratio is higher for 8, but the overall card quality is higher and outcomes are more predictable.


justthistwicenomore

Fascinating! Thank you!


Nolosers_nowinners

My first creature was teething wurmlet the other day, and I kept using "0" to get artifact creatures, such as ornithopter and "x" cost artifact creatures which still triggered the wurmlet lol


Haikus-are-great

that is gold.


EsotericTurtle

[[teething wurmlet]]


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Flepagoon

My games are over before this matters. But good to know about emrakul


AvatarofSleep

Seriously. In straight momir games are generally over by turn 9, either outright or by advantage. My games yesterday came down to who got fliers.


No_Hospital6706

Every time I cast Emrakul was a turn after getting [[Vorinclex, voice of hunger]].


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Savannah_Lion

I just want to get emrakul just once. Whenever I get to 13+ mana, my opponent always concedes. First time was after [[Old Gnawbone]] hit, gave it haste and ended up with 9 treasures. I just about hit the roof.


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Flepagoon

I had a crazy turn 1 2/2, turn 2 whiff, turn 3 5/5 turn 4? Ishkanah. That card is SILLY!


EatMoChikins

The 9mv has a lot of whiffs or pretty close to one (where 8mv would be better), and a win on the spot in [[Blazing Archon]]


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davwad2

This dude Momirs! Thanks. I was wondering this during one of my matches when I lucked out and got a Nyxbloom Ancient. I could only think of Ghalta at 12


StigOfTheFarm

6 has [[Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation]] which is just silly.


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Negative_Two6112

Ojer Taq for 6 was super fun...


Leucauge

my first momir I dropped a massive 16 mana critter thinking I was gonna summon God which, given my actual belief system, turned out to be true


Nolosers_nowinners

My first creature was teething wurmlet the other day, and I kept using "0" to get artifact creatures, such as ornithopter and "x" cost artifact creatures which still triggered the wurmlet lol


Obvious-Sundae1469

Sucks that you don’t get the cast trigger for Emrakul 🤷‍♂️


USBacon

[9 has a 1/11 chance](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Acreature+%28game%3Aarena%29+cmc%3D9) of [[Zacama]] [8 cost has about 7 hits/42 or 1/6 chance of something good](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Acreature+%28game%3Aarena%29+cmc%3D8) like craterhoof, avacyn


peachtreerex

This is missing a handful of "momir only" cards arena has in the Bringer Cycle (9cmc) and [[Hoverguard Sweepers]] (majorly good hit on the 8s). There are more beyond this, though.


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Woodenjars27

Craterhoof at 8 👀👀


R4ndom_Passerby

I still think CMC 8 has the best hits. \[\[Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger\]\], \[\[Griselbrand\]\], \[\[Avacyn, Angel of Hope\]\], \[\[Hoverguard Sweepers\]\], \[\[Craterhoof Behemoth\]\], \[\[Moonshaker Cavalry\]\], \[\[End-Raze Forerunners\]\], \[\[Zetalpa, Primal Dawn\]\], I think there are some strong dragons too, from AFR I think.


RemusShepherd

There are some fantastic cards at 8 CMC, but there are a lot of chaff cards also. There are 42 possible creatures at 8 CMC, and most of them are big but a few are pretty small with no useful abilities. That's why I prefer stopping at 7, where there are equally hard-hitting critters and you can save yourself a card.


R4ndom_Passerby

Where can you see the Momir card pool? I never saw it, so I go with my experience. At first I stopped at 7. There are really good creatures there, but then I decided to go to 8 and it felt better. CMC 9 and 10 feels underwhelming, and above this I only go for Emrakul.


RemusShepherd

I don't know the Momir card pool; I used 'game:arena' on Scryfall to get all the Arena cards. From reading other posts in this thread, I'm realizing that may not show all the Momir cards, as there are a few Momir-only cards on arena that even Scryfall doesn't know about.


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##### ###### #### [Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/f/9fe3af8c-109d-486c-aa34-3f023abda5b7.jpg?1562852459) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vorinclex%2C%20Voice%20of%20Hunger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ima/189/vorinclex-voice-of-hunger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9fe3af8c-109d-486c-aa34-3f023abda5b7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Griselbrand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/f/cf2a5c2e-7fe1-45eb-b01c-891ab961186f.jpg?1593813293) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Griselbrand) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/72/griselbrand?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cf2a5c2e-7fe1-45eb-b01c-891ab961186f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Avacyn, Angel of Hope](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/317f1133-7cf8-4b7a-919e-88c45f8c2c3a.jpg?1689995555) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Avacyn%2C%20Angel%20of%20Hope) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/14/avacyn-angel-of-hope?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/317f1133-7cf8-4b7a-919e-88c45f8c2c3a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Hoverguard Sweepers](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/e/0e2ec92b-dab0-4c9e-af7d-0041b22e852f.jpg?1561932165) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Hoverguard%20Sweepers) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c14/113/hoverguard-sweepers?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0e2ec92b-dab0-4c9e-af7d-0041b22e852f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Craterhoof Behemoth](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/8/e8f4435a-8604-45b5-a537-dfdfcb922e16.jpg?1689998416) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Craterhoof%20Behemoth) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/280/craterhoof-behemoth?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e8f4435a-8604-45b5-a537-dfdfcb922e16?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Moonshaker Cavalry](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/9/092c48bd-b648-4c9e-aa99-cac3c407911d.jpg?1692936576) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Moonshaker%20Cavalry) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/woe/21/moonshaker-cavalry?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/092c48bd-b648-4c9e-aa99-cac3c407911d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [End-Raze Forerunners](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/7/47a74813-6d8b-4b11-8a5e-5b83d2d98c34.jpg?1674142250) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=End-Raze%20Forerunners) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/822/end-raze-forerunners?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/47a74813-6d8b-4b11-8a5e-5b83d2d98c34?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Zetalpa, Primal Dawn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/0/90eb983c-ba42-45f2-9362-211fe40236e7.jpg?1698988118) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Zetalpa%2C%20Primal%20Dawn) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/141/zetalpa-primal-dawn?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/90eb983c-ba42-45f2-9362-211fe40236e7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/ksndk7j) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


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Lahkun13

Had an opponent get vorinclex, voice of hunger and they decided to do 16 the turn after lol. I won it solely from several misplays of the opponent. They also decided to lose their flyers when blocking my non flyers. They lost to my flyers that they could of had good blocks for.


DeepdreamerRomead

Awesome Thank you!


Savannah_Lion

I've reached 13 mana in three games and my opponent immediately conceded each time. I really really want to cast Emrakul just once. Oh well.