Rule evolution

Rule 117.1d

Previously numbered 115.1d, 116.1d.

Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 2 wording revisions · 2 renumberings

  1. Earliest archived Rules release115.1dDetails
    A player may activate a mana ability whenever he or she has priority, whenever he or she is casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment (even in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability).
  2. Renumbered115.1d → 116.1dDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    115. Timing and Priority

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    116. Timing and Priority

    A player may activate a mana ability whenever he or she has priority, whenever he or she is casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment (even in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability).
  3. Wording changed116.1dDetails
    A player may activate a mana ability whenever hethey orhave she has priority, whenever hethey orhave she is casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment (even in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability).
  4. Wording changed116.1dDetails
    A player may activate a mana ability whenever they have priority, whenever they haveare casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment (even in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability).
  5. Renumbered116.1d → 117.1dDetails

    Previously
    1. Game Concepts
    116. Timing and Priority

    Then
    1. Game Concepts
    117. Timing and Priority

    A player may activate a mana ability whenever they have priority, whenever they are casting a spell or activating an ability that requires a mana payment, or whenever a rule or effect asks for a mana payment (even in the middle of casting or resolving a spell or activating or resolving an ability).

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