Normally, you can play a land during either your pre- or post-combat main phase, so long as the stack is empty and you have priority, and you have not played a land that turn. You can cast spells before playing your land for the turn, or after. Similarly, you can attack before playing your land, or after.
Do you have to play a land each turn MTG?
Lands. Land cards tap to produce mana that is used to cast spells and activate abilities. They cost no mana to play; however, a player may play no more than one land per turn, and only during the main phases of his or her own turn.
Can you play a land during your upkeep?
No player gets priority during the Untap step, so you’re safe there. However, the Upkeep step is a different story – and no, you may not play a land during the Upkeep step (only during a main phase). You can lay a land, when the stack is empty, it is your own turn, and it is your main phase.
Can you play land at any time?
You can play a land anytime on during either main phase on your turn when the stack is empty. Lands are the only cards in magic which go directly from your hand to the battlefield and do not go on the stack first. Because they don’t go on the stack the other player can’t respond to your laying a land.
Can you play a land every turn in magic?
One of the very first rules you learn when you start playing Magic is that you can play a land every turn. We learn right away the benefits of playing a land each turn as we move from casting Runeclaw Bears to Centaur Coursers to Baloth Gorgers: the benefits are evident right away.
Why did you not play your land last turn?
If you had played your land last turn, you’d be able to play the other land you drew and cast In Bolas’s Clutches this turn. But because you decided to hold off and bluff with the land, you’re now delayed a turn. Those are a couple reasons to play your lands. But there are also reasons to hold them.
Why do you Hold Your Last land in your hand?
So that’s how we get to level 2: hold your last land in your hand if it’s all you have. This is extraordinarily common and how a lot of people play Magic. The rationale here is that by holding one land in your hand, you can always play it next turn if you draw a spell that needs it. It doesn’t delay anything you’re going to cast.
Why do you not play lands out of your hand?
There are two main categories of why you wouldn’t want to play lands out of your hand. The first is less about using the lands for game function and more about using them as tools at your disposal to deprive your opponent of information. Let’s start with level 1, what we learned when we all started: play a land every turn of the game.
