Today, we’re going to be covering some of the shortcuts that deal with casting spells and activating abilities. There are a few, so let’s dive right in: –Whenever a player adds an object to the stack, it’s assumed that player is passing priority unless he or she declares intent to retain it. For example, if […]
Category: Shortcuts
Ready for Combat? Here are some shortcuts!
“Declare attackers?”, “ready for combat”, or any similar statement during your turn means you’re offering to pass priority until your opponent has priority in your beginning of combat step. Unless an opponent acts at this point, it’s too late to cast spells or activate abilities before you declare attackers. For example, if you say “combat?” […]
What ‘Go’ means
Shortcuts make Magic easier to play. Did you know that each player passes priority eight times in a turn where each player does nothing? It’s true! Because Magic is such a complex game, we have shortcuts to speed up gameplay and make things less technical. Most shortcuts skip multiple priority passes, but players can always […]