Rule evolution

Rule 502.4

Previously numbered 502.3.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 1 renumbering

  1. Earliest archived Rules release502.3Details
    No player receives priority during the untap step, so no spells can be cast or resolve and no abilities can be activated or resolve. Any ability that triggers during this step will be held until the next time a player would receive priority, which is usually during the upkeep step. (See rule 503, "Upkeep Step.")
  2. Renumbered502.3 → 502.4Details

    Previously
    5. Turn Structure
    502. Untap Step

    Then
    5. Turn Structure
    502. Untap Step

    No player receives priority during the untap step, so no spells can be cast or resolve and no abilities can be activated or resolve. Any ability that triggers during this step will be held until the next time a player would receive priority, which is usually during the upkeep step. (See rule 503, “Upkeep Step.”)

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