726. The Initiative

Rules in this chapter

• 726.1 The Initiative The initiative is a designation a player can have. There is no initiative in a game until an effect instructs a player to take the initiative. A player who currently has the…
• 726.2 The Initiative There are three inherent triggered abilities associated with having the initiative. These triggered abilities have no source and are controlled by the player who had the…
• 726.3 The Initiative Only one player can have the initiative at a time. As a player takes the initiative, the player who currently has the initiative ceases to have it.
• 726.4 The Initiative If the player who has the initiative leaves the game, the active player takes the initiative at the same time that player leaves the game. If the active player is leaving the game…
• 726.5 The Initiative If the player who currently has the initiative is instructed to take the initiative, this causes the last triggered ability in 726.2 to trigger but does not create a second…