Dear God I Read The Official Priority Rules
Asked by chaoswalker 9 years ago
WHAT? WHAT IS THIS?
116.3. Which player has priority is determined by the following rules:
116.3a The active player receives priority at the beginning of most steps and phases, after any turn-based actions (such as drawing a card during the draw step; see rule 703) have been dealt with and abilities that trigger at the beginning of that phase or step have been put on the stack. No player receives priority during the untap step. Players usually dont get priority during the cleanup step (see rule 514.3).
116.3b The active player receives priority after a spell or ability (other than a mana ability) resolves.
116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
116.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. If any mana is in that players mana pool, he or she announces what mana is there. Then the next player in turn order receives priority.
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Ok, so if it's your turn you get priority first, and if a spell or ability resolves and it's your turn you get priority again until you pass it over, so pretty much until you want to change phases. BUT you get priority when a you put something on the stack, allowing you to respond to yourself?
Where the heck in here is responses to enemy spell casts? Where in this mess do I mana leak things? I thought I knew how to play magic. ;;n;;
TheGreatLiar says... Accepted answer #2
If it is your turn, you start each phase with priority.
If you do anything that uses the stack, before that action resolves (triggered abilities, activated abilities, spells, whatever) you may hold priority and add an additional effect to the stack. If you do not, the other guy will have the opportunity to add additional effects to the stack.
When one or more effects are on the stack, and both players have passed priority, the most recently added effect resolves first. Then, if there is still an effect on the stack, the active player has priority, and may cast instants, activate abilities, etc. If both players pass priority, the most recent effect placed on the stack will, again, resolve. This will continue until the stack is empty.
Before moving from one phase to another, or one step to another, priority must be passed. If you are in your first main phase, and want to go to combat, your opponent has an opportunity to cast instants or activate abilities prior to the start of combat. The phase or step will not progress until each player has passed priority with nothing on the stack. (Example: You want to go to combat, your opponent says "prior to combat, i bounce your Goblin Rabblemaster." You are still in your main phase, and may recast goblin rabblemaster prior to combat. ).
Does that cover what you were confused about?
April 19, 2016 7:15 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #3
Ummm the stack is a game zone. It exists at all times. It is never "created" nor is there ever a "new" stack or "another" stack. Like the battlefield it is a shared game zone that exists at all times, it can be empty, but always exists.
Other than that you were correct in your interpretation of it. The active player has priority for most of their turn. The non-active player only receives priority when the active player is trying to resolve something or advance the step/phase.
chaoswalker says... #1
OH I FINALLY GET IT AFTER READING IT OVER 10 TIMESwhewthat was some crazy BS
Phase/Step begins= Person who's turn it is gets priority
Spell cast= Stack created, with caster having priority
Spell resolves= Person who's turn it is gets priority
Any time a person gains priority but chooses not to use it, priority is passed
So when the non active player gains priority is entirely tied to when the active player doesn't use it.
April 19, 2016 7:11 p.m.