Magic Rules: Practice, Learn, Look Up

Three ways into the rules: practice interactively with the trainer and quiz, read explanations of the key concepts, or look things up directly in the Comprehensive Rules.

The Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules (CR) are the complete official rulebook published by Wizards of the Coast — around 900 numbered chapters from game concepts to casual variants, updated with every new set. Here you can look up any rule by number (e.g. 613.7), keyword (e.g. deathtouch) or plain-text question, with cross-references as links and a short plain-English summary at the top of every chapter. Our interactive learn pages and the stack trainer show the hardest concepts (stack, priority, layers, replacement effects) step by step with real cards.

Practice

Interactive

This is where you play: decide scenarios step by step or answer questions — with the resolution and rule reference.

Rules Question of the Day #4 One quiz question a day, the same for everyone. Keep your streak, share your result, no sign-up. Play today →
Stack Trainer Judge practice with real cards: play through scenarios step by step — with a "What happens?" question before the resolution. Start a scenario → Rules Quiz A learning path from your first instant to the layer system: 20 questions per level, instant feedback with rule references. Start the quiz →

Read

Reading

For reading: explanations of the concepts most rules questions hinge on, plus the glossary and ban lists.

Turn Structure Every phase and step of a turn — what happens when, and who gets priority. Casting a Spell The steps of 601.2 — from announcement to payment, in the correct order. The Stack How spells and abilities resolve — LIFO, priority and responses, played through interactively. The Layer System The famous iceberg: the order in which continuous effects change a card (613). Formats & Ways to Play From Standard to Commander, from Draft to Two-Headed Giant — how the formats differ and what is legal where. Glossary All terms from the official Comprehensive Rules glossary, with clickable rule references. Ban & Restricted Lists Every banned and restricted card per format — from Standard to Commander, always current from the card data.

Look Up

Reference

The complete Comprehensive Rules, searchable and cross-linked. Search by rule number (e.g. 613.1a), keyword (e.g. Deathtouch) or free text. Rules effective as of Sep 25, 2026

Rules Map All rules as a map: what belongs together sits together. Zoom, search, click.

Table of Contents

Source: Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules. Unofficial presentation under the Fan Content Policy.