733. Handling Illegal Actions
In short
Umgang mit illegalen Aktionen: Stellt sich heraus, dass eine Aktion nicht legal war (z. B. ein Spruch ohne bezahlbare Kosten), wird bis unmittelbar vor diese Aktion zurückgespult — aufgedeckte Informationen bleiben natürlich bekannt. Im Turnier übernimmt ab hier die Judge-Welt (IPG/MTR), die CR liefern nur den Spielregel-Teil.
Informal summary — the official English text below is authoritative.
733.1.If a player takes an illegal action or starts to take an action but can’t legally complete it, the entire action is reversed and any payments already made are canceled. No abilities trigger and no effects apply as a result of an undone action. If the action was casting a spell, the spell returns to the zone it came from. Each player may also reverse any legal mana abilities that player activated while making the illegal play, unless mana from those abilities or from any triggered mana abilities they caused to trigger was spent on another mana ability that wasn’t reversed. Players may not reverse actions that moved cards to a library, moved cards from a library to any zone other than the stack, caused a library to be shuffled, or caused cards from a library to be revealed.
733.2.When reversing illegal spells and abilities, the player who had priority retains it and may take another action or pass. The player may redo the reversed action in a legal way or take any other action allowed by the rules.
Source: Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules. Unofficial presentation under the Fan Content Policy. Rules effective as of Aug 7, 2026