Momo, Playful Pet

Gameplan

Momo is a 1-mana flying, vigilant white commander that rewards you for blinking, bouncing, and recurring it repeatedly to stack value triggers. You play a token/blink/aristocrats shell that loops Momo's leaves-the-battlefield ability for Food, counters, or scry while building a wide board and grinding out attrition advantage.

Key Cards

• Conjurer's Closet — Repeatable end-step blink triggers Momo's LTB ability every turn.
• Skullclamp — Equip to a 1-toughness token sacrificed to draw, and pairs with the counter mode to enable a draw engine.
• Cloudshift — Cheap instant blink that triggers Momo and dodges removal in response.
• Restoration Angel — Flash blink that protects and re-triggers Momo while adding a body.
• Ashnod's Altar — Sacrifice outlet to loop Momo's LTB triggers with recursion for value or combo.
• Trelasarra, Moon Dancer — Lifegain from Food and counters grows her while drawing cards in a Selesnya-adjacent shell, though here she fits the lifegain payoff theme.

Upgrade Path

Lean into a tight blink-and-sac engine with cards like Conjurer's Closet, Ashnod's Altar, and recursion to loop Momo for incremental value, then add a payoff such as Blood Artist effects or Cathars' Crusade to convert triggers into wins. Improve the mana base with white staples (Sol Ring, Smothering Tithe, Land Tax) and add token anthems like Intangible Virtue and Anointed Procession. For higher power, build toward an explicit combo finish—Altar of Dementia or aristocrats drains—so Momo's loops actually close games rather than just generating value.