Rules glossary
↑ Section 117. Timing and Priority
117.3 Which player has priority is determined by the following rules:
- 117.3a 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 don’t get priority during the cleanup step (see rule 514.3). (refs: 703, 514.3)
- 117.3b The active player receives priority after a spell or ability (other than a mana ability) resolves.
- 117.3c If a player has priority when they cast a spell, activate an ability, or take a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
- 117.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. If any mana is in that player’s mana pool, they announce what mana is there. Then the next player in turn order receives priority.