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Turn Structure15 chapters

500General 501Beginning Phase 502Untap Step 503Upkeep Step 504Draw Step 505Main Phase 506Combat Phase 507Beginning of Combat Step 508Declare Attackers Step 509Declare Blockers Step 510Combat Damage Step 511End of Combat Step 512Ending Phase 513End Step 514Cleanup Step

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Turn Structure

15 chapters

514. Cleanup Step

3 chapters

514.1

First, if the active player’s hand contains more cards than their maximum hand size (normally seven), they discard enough cards to reduce their hand size to that number. This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack.

514.2

Second, the following actions happen simultaneously: all damage marked on permanents (including phased-out permanents) is removed and all “until end of turn” and “this turn” effects end. This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack.

514.3

Normally, no player receives priority during the cleanup step, so no spells can be cast and no abilities can be activated. However, this rule is subject to the following exception: