Rule evolution
Rule 117.7
Previously numbered 115.7, 116.7.
Earliest archived Rules release: 2009-10-01 · 0 wording revisions · 2 renumberings
Earliest archived Rules release115.7Details
If a player with priority casts a spell or activates an activated ability while another spell or ability is already on the stack, the new spell or ability has been cast or activated "in response to" the earlier spell or ability. The new spell or ability will resolve first. See rule 608, "Resolving Spells and Abilities."
Renumbered
115.7→ 116.7DetailsPreviously
1. Game Concepts
115. Timing and PriorityThen
1. Game Concepts
116. Timing and PriorityIf a player with priority casts a spell or activates an activated ability while another spell or ability is already on the stack, the new spell or ability has been cast or activated "in response to" the earlier spell or ability. The new spell or ability will resolve first. See rule 608, "Resolving Spells and Abilities."
Renumbered
116.7→ 117.7DetailsPreviously
1. Game Concepts
116. Timing and PriorityThen
1. Game Concepts
117. Timing and PriorityIf a player with priority casts a spell or activates an activated ability while another spell or ability is already on the stack, the new spell or ability has been cast or activated “in response to” the earlier spell or ability. The new spell or ability will resolve first. See rule 608, “Resolving Spells and Abilities.”