Can you cast spells during the combat damage step, after combat damage effects trigger, but before your mana dissipates on the next phase?
Asked by WB_ControlPlayerIncoming 8 years ago
Hidden strings into big instant speed X spell is the combo I'm wondering about. It goes on the stack, I tap out, untap 2, and cast something really big and win the game.
I feel like mentioning that mana doesn't only empty at the beginning of each new phase, but also each step, meaning you would have to produce mana in the combat damage step to spend it there.
May 9, 2017 8:36 a.m.
I already mentioned that, "Before the game moves on to any step or phase"
May 9, 2017 11:38 a.m.
I suppose, but I at least read it as you were referring to players getting priority at the end of each step or phase, which isn't necessarily tied to the mana pool emptying. I don't mean to say that you explained it wrong - quite the contrary - but I felt like adding that explicitly, as the way they had asked the question suggests that they think mana pools only empty at the end of every phase.
acbooster says... Accepted answer #1
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Hidden Strings
Starstorm (for reference)
Yes you can. Before the game moves on to any step or phase (excluding the untap step, which has no player gaining priority) it has to have a full round of priority passed with no action. Immediately after combat damage is dealt, there's a round of priority before moving to the end of combat step (or second combat damage step if first/double strike is involved).
Keep in mind, however, that you still will have to obey timing restrictions. If your plan was to use a big Sorcery, then you'd be out of luck because you can only cast those during your main phase with an empty stack.
May 9, 2017 4:08 a.m.