Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules

Author:Wizards of the Coast® Date:07/15/2011

• Introduction
• Game Concepts
  • General
  • The Magic Golden Rules
  • Players
  • Starting the Game
  • Ending the Game
  • Colors
  • Mana
  • Numbers and Symbols
  • Cards
  • Objects
  • Permanents
  • Spells
  • Abilities
  • Emblems
  • Targets
  • Special Actions
  • Timing and Priority
  • Costs
  • Life
  • Damage
  • Drawing a Card
  • Counters
• Parts of a Card
  • General
  • Name
  • Mana Cost and Color
  • Illustration
  • Type Line
  • Expansion Symbol
  • Text Box
  • Power/Toughness
  • Loyalty
  • Hand Modifier
  • Life Modifier
  • Information Below the Text Box
• Card Types
  • General
  • Artifacts
  • Creatures
  • Enchantments
  • Instants
  • Lands
  • Planeswalkers
  • Sorceries
  • Tribals
  • Planes
  • Vanguards
  • Schemes
• Zones
  • General
  • Library
  • Hand
  • Battlefield
  • Graveyard
  • Stack
  • Exile
  • Ante
  • Command
• Turn Structure
  • General
  • Beginning Phase
  • Untap Step
  • Upkeep Step
  • Draw Step
  • Main Phase
  • Combat Phase
  • Beginning of Combat Step
  • Declare Attackers Step
  • Declare Blockers Step
  • Combat Damage Step
  • End of Combat Step
  • Ending Phase
  • End Step
  • Cleanup Step
• Spells, Abilities, and Effects
  • General
  • Casting Spells
  • Activating Activated Abilities
  • Handling Triggered Abilities
  • Handling Static Abilities
  • Mana Abilities
  • Loyalty Abilities
  • Linked Abilities
  • Resolving Spells and Abilities
  • Effects
  • One-Shot Effects
  • Continuous Effects
  • Text-Changing Effects
  • Interaction of Continuous Effects
  • Replacement Effects
  • Prevention Effects
  • Interaction of Replacement and/or Prevention Effects
• Additional Rules
  • General
  • Keyword Actions
  • Keyword Abilities
  • Turn-Based Actions
  • State-Based Actions
  • Flipping a Coin
  • Copying Objects
  • Face-Down Spells and Permanents
  • Split Cards
  • Flip Cards
  • Leveler Cards
  • Controlling Another Player
  • Ending the Turn
  • Restarting the Game
  • Subgames
  • Taking Shortcuts
  • Handling Illegal Actions
• Multiplayer Rules
  • General
  • Limited Range of Influence Option
  • Attack Multiple Players Option
  • Attack Left and Attack Right Options
  • Deploy Creatures Option
  • Shared Team Turns Option
  • Free-for-All Variant
  • Grand Melee Variant
  • Team vs. Team Variant
  • Emperor Variant
  • Two-Headed Giant Variant
  • Alternating Teams Variant
• Casual Variants
  • General
  • Planechase
  • Vanguard
  • Commander
  • Archenemy
• Glossary
• Credits
• Customer Service Information
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