Sorceries can't be cast during combat. 307.1. A player who has priority may cast a sorcery card from his or her hand during a main phase of his or her turn when the stack is empty. Casting a sorcery as a spell uses the stack.

Can Sorceries be played at any time?

Sorceries share the timing restrictions as all permanent spell types, that is, only be during the player's main phase, and only when nothing else is on the stack.

When can you play Sorceries?

A sorcery represents a magical incantation. You can cast a sorcery only during a main phase of one of your own turns. You can't cast it when another spell is on the stack. (You'll learn about phases and the stack in a bit.)

Can you play enchantments during combat phase?

Sorceries and enchantments can only be cast during either of the main phases of your turn; this phase is after you draw your card for the turn, but before combat. There is a second main phase after combat has happened that you can play them during as well, before you pass turn.

Can you cast sorcery after attacking?

You can cast instants after attacking but before your opponent has a chance to block. You cannot cast instants in the middle of another spell or ability resolving. After any spell or ability resolves, the player who is currently taking a turn gets the opportunity to cast things first.

Tutorial – How to play Magic: The Gathering – Part 6: Sorceries & Instants

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Can Sorceries go on the stack?

No. Permanents and sorcery spells can only be cast during your own main phase when the stack is empty. Unless they have flash or a card explicitly says otherwise.

Do artifacts have summoning sickness?

Although all permanents experience Summoning Sickness, only Creatures, Artifact Creatures, Land Creatures, planeswalker creatures and Enchantment Creatures (or Land, Artifacts, planeswalkers or Enchantments that have become creatures) are affected by Summoning Sickness.

Can you use tap abilities during combat?

No the creature is not removed from combat and yes the creature will still deal damage as normal. Creatures may be tapped or untapped after attacking and are not removed from combat.

Does Lifelink only apply to combat damage?

The ability causes life gain whenever a source with lifelink deals any damage, not just combat damage.

Can you respond to upkeep triggers?

Yes you can respond to "at the beginning of your upkeep" triggers, but no this doesnt work the way you state because all of the "at the beginning of your upkeep" triggers get put on the stack at the same time and then can be responded to.

Can you cast Sorceries during combat phase?

Sorceries can't be cast during combat. 307.1. A player who has priority may cast a sorcery card from his or her hand during a main phase of his or her turn when the stack is empty.

Do enchantments count as Sorceries?

Yes. Of all the card types, the only one that isn't a spell are lands. "Counter target spell" can counter sorceries, instants, enchantments, artifacts, creatures, and planeswalkers.

Are all artifacts legendary?

Any permanent (artifact, creature, enchantment, planeswalker, and land) with the legendary supertype is bound by the "legend rule," which prevents multiple copies of the card with the same name from existing on the battlefield under the same player's control.

Can tapped creatures block?

You cannot attack or block with a creature that is tapped. So you are correct, if you tap a creature to use an ability before the attack phase, you won't be able to choose it as an attacker, and it won't be an available defender during your opponent's next turn.

Can you block a sorcery in Magic?

You can't "block" them in game terms (that term is reserved for Combat), but you can counter them with Counterspell, Mana Leak, Negate, Dispel (for instants), and so on. Anything that says "Counter target spell" as long as the spell being countered is allowed by the spell trying to counter it (see Dispel).

Is an enchantment aura a permanent?

Auras are indeed permanent cards. The only card types that do not count as permanent cards are instant and sorcery.

Does double strike include first strike?

* Double strike isn't first strike. Effects that make a creature lose first strike won't make it lose double strike. * Creatures with double strike and creatures with first strike deal combat damage in the first combat damage step.

Does blocking work on first strike?

A creature that just has first strike only deals combat damage once. Yes, blocking creatures can benefit from first strike. (Wall of Razors wouldn't make much sense otherwise.) Creatures don't attack twice, even with double strike, though a creature with double strike will generally deal combat damage twice.

Does Lifelink work on defense?

Yes. It is still dealing 6 damage so you still gain 6 life. Question those who don't question authority.

Can you use creature abilities while defending?

Yes. During combat, players each get priority to activate abilities or cast spells after attackers have been declared and after blockers have been declared. The fact that a creature is blocking doesn't change anything.

Does attacking count as tapping?

Attacking creatures are tapped as one of the last steps in declaring attackers, before any player receives priority.

Can you activate abilities after blockers are declared?

yes, it's legal. both players receive priority in each step of the combat phase. once blockers are declared he can still activate abilities/cast spells.

Can you tap an artifact when you play it?

Yes, as long as it's not a creature. Only creatures are affected by summoning sickness. If March of the Machines was in play or Ratchet Bomb became a creature by other means, you wouldn't be able to tap it if it came under your control that turn. Otherwise, it can tap immediately.

Can you play an artifact land and a land?

Rules. A combination of artifact and land that's subject to the rules for both. Artifact lands can only be played as lands, not cast as spells. See rule 301, “Artifacts,” and rule 305, “Lands.”

Can you tap Sol Ring turn one?

You cast sol ring, you can tap it to produce mana. However, let's say instead you cast ensoul artifact on the untapped sol ring you just played this turn. Now you cannot tap the sol ring for mana or to attack since it is now a creature that came into play that same turn.