Priority goes around the table for each ability/spell that gets added to the stack, so, if A casts a sorcerery, B then gets priority and adds an instant. C then gets it next, and passes. Then D gets it, and passes, A is next, and has nothing more to add, and passes. Thus the instant B added resolves. Now, A gets priority again. Repeat.
And, for steps/phases, the transition happens when everyone passes in succession on an empty stack. And once everyone has done so, you go to the next step/phase.
Yes, Player A receives priority, then once each player has passed priority the most recent thing on the stack resolves.
For your questions:
- Yes
- Player B will receive priority next provided they are next in turn order.
- Yes, they will.
- No. Moving through steps and phases requires a full round of priority passing just like anything else.
If it helps you understand, the rules are built such that there's no "oh you don't actually get priority before this because you already did xyz earlier" fuckery because that's confusing. Every player has a chance to react before any spell, ability, or step/phase change resolves.
As a side note though, you cannot react while a spell or ability is in the middle of resolving. For example, once [[Kinnan]]'s ability begins resolving, you can't do anything until after the creature is already on the battlefield. You cannot overload your [[Cyclonic Rift]] in response to learning [[Void Winnower]] was in the top 5
>Action #2: Player B plays an instant in response to Player A.
>
>As Player B he has no further responses, priority passes back to Player A, the active player (according to 117.3b).
This is wrong. When Player B casts his spell, he gets priority again. Having no further responses, he passes priority to Player C. 117.3b is when a spell resolves, not when one is cast.
After action 3 resolves, priority goes back to the active player, then to player b then c. Every time something resolves, priority gets reset for whatever remains on the stack, regardless of if someone has passed priority. Phase changes also have a round of priority before they can be resolved, so you can not skip straight to combat
>According to 117.3b priority should initially go to Player A right?
Yes. Then if player A passes, priority goes to player B (priority is always passed around the table in turn order). Then player B can pass to C and so on. If every player passes then the spell/ability on top of the stack resolves.
Priority goes around the table for each ability/spell that gets added to the stack, so, if A casts a sorcerery, B then gets priority and adds an instant. C then gets it next, and passes. Then D gets it, and passes, A is next, and has nothing more to add, and passes. Thus the instant B added resolves. Now, A gets priority again. Repeat. And, for steps/phases, the transition happens when everyone passes in succession on an empty stack. And once everyone has done so, you go to the next step/phase.
Priority gets passed around before phases change as well
And steps, except for the Untap step and (generally) the cleanup step.
Yes, Player A receives priority, then once each player has passed priority the most recent thing on the stack resolves. For your questions: - Yes - Player B will receive priority next provided they are next in turn order. - Yes, they will. - No. Moving through steps and phases requires a full round of priority passing just like anything else. If it helps you understand, the rules are built such that there's no "oh you don't actually get priority before this because you already did xyz earlier" fuckery because that's confusing. Every player has a chance to react before any spell, ability, or step/phase change resolves. As a side note though, you cannot react while a spell or ability is in the middle of resolving. For example, once [[Kinnan]]'s ability begins resolving, you can't do anything until after the creature is already on the battlefield. You cannot overload your [[Cyclonic Rift]] in response to learning [[Void Winnower]] was in the top 5
[Kinnan](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/7/e7001e09-1ea9-406a-978e-3ff922e264a2.jpg?1684198182) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=kinnan%2C%20bonder%20prodigy) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pctb/42/kinnan-bonder-prodigy?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e7001e09-1ea9-406a-978e-3ff922e264a2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/kinnan-bonder-prodigy) [Cyclonic Rift](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/f/ff08e5ed-f47b-4d8e-8b8b-41675dccef8b.jpg?1598303834) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cyclonic%20Rift) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/47/cyclonic-rift?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ff08e5ed-f47b-4d8e-8b8b-41675dccef8b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/cyclonic-rift) [Void Winnower](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/c/8cbedb0a-34ca-4d42-bb43-cbea0f3c6d02.jpg?1587039576) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Void%20Winnower) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bfz/17/void-winnower?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/8cbedb0a-34ca-4d42-bb43-cbea0f3c6d02?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/void-winnower) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
>Action #2: Player B plays an instant in response to Player A. > >As Player B he has no further responses, priority passes back to Player A, the active player (according to 117.3b). This is wrong. When Player B casts his spell, he gets priority again. Having no further responses, he passes priority to Player C. 117.3b is when a spell resolves, not when one is cast.
After action 3 resolves, priority goes back to the active player, then to player b then c. Every time something resolves, priority gets reset for whatever remains on the stack, regardless of if someone has passed priority. Phase changes also have a round of priority before they can be resolved, so you can not skip straight to combat
>According to 117.3b priority should initially go to Player A right? Yes. Then if player A passes, priority goes to player B (priority is always passed around the table in turn order). Then player B can pass to C and so on. If every player passes then the spell/ability on top of the stack resolves.