Rule evolution
Rule 500.5
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 1 wording revision · 0 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release500.5Details
When a phase or step ends, any effects scheduled to last "until end of" that phase or step expire. When a phase or step begins, any effects scheduled to last "until" that phase or step expire. Effects that last "until end of combat" expire at the end of the combat phase, not at the beginning of the end of combat step. Effects that last "until end of turn" are subject to special rules; see rule 514.2.
Wording changed500.5Details
WhenAs aphasestep orstepphase ends,anyifeffectstherescheduledaretoeffects that last"until the end of"thatphasestep orstepphase, those effects expire.When a phase or step begins, any effects scheduled to last "until" that phase or step expire.Then any unspent mana left in a player's mana pool empties.Effects that last "until end of combat" expire at the end of the combat phase, not at the beginning of the end of combat step.This is a turn-based action that doesn't use the stack (see rule 703.4q).Effects that last "until end of turn" are subject to special rules; see rule 514.2.