Rule evolution

Rule 800.4j

Previously numbered 800.4g, 800.4h, 800.4i.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 3 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release800.4gDetails
    If a player leaves the game during his or her turn, that turn continues to its completion without an active player. If the active player would receive priority, instead the next player in turn order receives priority, or the top object on the stack resolves, or the phase or step ends, whichever is appropriate.
  2. Renumbered800.4g → 800.4hDetails

    Previously
    8. Multiplayer Rules
    800. General

    Then
    8. Multiplayer Rules
    800. General

    If a player leaves the game during his or her turn, that turn continues to its completion without an active player. If the active player would receive priority, instead the next player in turn order receives priority, or the top object on the stack resolves, or the phase or step ends, whichever is appropriate.
  3. Renumbered800.4h → 800.4iDetails

    Previously
    8. Multiplayer Rules
    800. General

    Then
    8. Multiplayer Rules
    800. General

    If a player leaves the game during his or her turn, that turn continues to its completion without an active player. If the active player would receive priority, instead the next player in turn order receives priority, or the top object on the stack resolves, or the phase or step ends, whichever is appropriate.
  4. Wording changed800.4iDetails
    If a player leaves the game during histheir or her turn, that turn continues to its completion without an active player. If the active player would receive priority, instead the next player in turn order receives priority, or the top object on the stack resolves, or the phase or step ends, whichever is appropriate.
  5. Renumbered800.4i → 800.4jDetails

    Previously
    8. Multiplayer Rules
    800. General

    Then
    8. Multiplayer Rules
    800. General

    If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues to its completion without an active player. If the active player would receive priority, instead the next player in turn order receives priority, or the top object on the stack resolves, or the phase or step ends, whichever is appropriate.

Current in the latest available Rules
Unchanged since 2026-08-07.