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Who gets priority first, and can I keep priority?

Several community members give the same answer in the forum threads; the rulebook only describes priority in general terms.

  • Renaissance Man · Community · 2013-05-07
  • dream_rpg · Community · 2013-05-07
  • goodshepherd · Community · 2011-10-21

The active player gets priority first at the start of each step, and the other player can only respond after they pass. After casting a spell or activating an ability you receive priority again and may add more before the other player acts.

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