Order of Succession
Sorcery
Choose left or right. Starting with you and proceeding in the chosen direction, each player chooses a creature controlled by the next player in that direction. Each player gains control of the creature they chose.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2013-10-17:
Order of Succession doesn’t target any players or creatures. You can choose and gain control of a creature with protection from blue, for example.
- 2013-10-17:
It doesn’t matter whether the next player is a teammate or an opponent.
- 2013-10-17:
All players will gain control of the creatures they chose simultaneously.
- 2013-10-17:
If the next player in the chosen direction controls no creatures, you won’t gain control of anything.