My community of magic is having a discussion in a facebook group about "passing priority." Some say that "passing priority" means passing the priority in a literal way (so a non active player may respond to his spells/abilities as many times as he/she wants before letting the active player to answer back; while some others (as me) says that you don't pass the priority literally, wich means that, whenever a non-active player responds to a new element being added to the stack, or when the stacks opens again due to an element resolving, the first chance to respond is given to the active player.
Wich is the true here? Please, I would like to have an answer from a higher level judge as possible.
The first player to get priority in a given phase or step is the active player. When a player has taken an action, that player receives priority again. Whenever all players pass priority in succession on a non-empty stack, the top object of the stack resolves. Once an object on the stack resolves, priority goes to the active player.
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116.3. Which player has priority is determined by the following rules:
116.3a The active player receives priority at the beginning of most steps and phases, after any turn-based actions (such as drawing a card during the draw step; see rule 703) have been dealt with and abilities that trigger at the beginning of that phase or step have been put on the stack. No player receives priority during the untap step. Players usually don't get priority during the cleanup step (see rule 514.3).
116.3b The active player receives priority after a spell or ability (other than a mana ability) resolves.
116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
116.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. If any mana is in that player's mana pool, he or she announces what mana is there. Then the next player in turn order receives priority.
116.4. If all players pass in succession (that is, if all players pass without taking any actions in between passing), the spell or ability on top of the stack resolves or, if the stack is empty, the phase or step ends.
You don't need a judge to answer this question. What you're looking for is specified in the rules very clearly.
"116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward."
So, if you have priority when you cast a spell or activate an ability, you retain priority after that spell is cast or ability is activated. In order for the ability to resolve, you must pass priority to the other player. So yes, you may continue to respond to your own spells and ability activations as the non-active player, but understand that none of them will resolve until you have passed priority and allowed the other player a chance to respond.
After a player casts a spell or plays an activated ability, that player gets priority first. Even if it's the nonactive player casting a spell, the nonactive player will always get priority first.
And you don't need a high level judge to reply. Comp Rules quotes can't really be disputed.
116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
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Well, thanks for all the quick answers (by judges or non-judges as well) I've asked for a judge in first glance because I was confused due to the possibility of a sintaxis issue and I'm not an english native speaker (so, a judge's answer would be a definitive and undoubtable one for sure.) That's it.
116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
Out of curiosity:
What are examples of cases where a player does not have priority when casting a spell, activating an ability, or taking a special action ?
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116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
Out of curiosity:
What are examples of cases where a player does not have priority when casting a spell, activating an ability, or taking a special action ?
That "if" was what made me fell into confusion too.
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My community of magic is having a discussion in a facebook group about "passing priority." Some say that "passing priority" means passing the priority in a literal way (so a non active player may respond to his spells/abilities as many times as he/she wants before letting the active player to answer back; while some others (as me) says that you don't pass the priority literally, wich means that, whenever a non-active player responds to a new element being added to the stack, or when the stacks opens again due to an element resolving, the first chance to respond is given to the active player.
Wich is the true here? Please, I would like to have an answer from a higher level judge as possible.
Thanks a lot!
The first player to get priority in a given phase or step is the active player. When a player has taken an action, that player receives priority again. Whenever all players pass priority in succession on a non-empty stack, the top object of the stack resolves. Once an object on the stack resolves, priority goes to the active player.
"116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward."
So, if you have priority when you cast a spell or activate an ability, you retain priority after that spell is cast or ability is activated. In order for the ability to resolve, you must pass priority to the other player. So yes, you may continue to respond to your own spells and ability activations as the non-active player, but understand that none of them will resolve until you have passed priority and allowed the other player a chance to respond.
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And you don't need a high level judge to reply. Comp Rules quotes can't really be disputed.
Scientists have calculated that the chance of anything so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one. But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.
Again, thanks for everything.
Out of curiosity:
What are examples of cases where a player does not have priority when casting a spell, activating an ability, or taking a special action ?
Noah Weil on scouting, an attorney from Seattle with 20 Pro Tour appearances.
Requests for "higher level judge" are inappropriate and insulting to the many extremely intelligent posters here who are not judges - please do not do that again. :/
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"Sufficiently advanced experience is indistinguishable from clairvoyance." -Carsten
"Ah those eyes, those horrible creepy eyes!" -Chaosof99
DCI Level 3 Judge & TO
"I do not consider myself a hero. I know only what the Vec teach:
justice must always be served and corruption must always be opposed."
Go read! I am one of the three authors of Cranial Insertion.
But seriously, if you can't remember "Woapalanne", just call me Eli.