Discard happens in the cleanup step, which is the last step in the end phase. So yes you have a chance to cast spells or play land before you have to discard. You only discard down to your maximum hand size during the cleanup step of your own turn.
Can you discard your hand in Magic The Gathering?
Whenever Anje’s Ravager attacks, discard your hand, then draw three cards. (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.) Players have no maximum hand size.
Can a red discard card damage the opponent?
In theory, red might be able to make a card that damages the opponent based on cards in hand with an out that lets the opponent discard cards. The key to doing this kind of card would be making it feel like a “I lit your stuff on fire, drop it” kind of feel rather than a white taxing effect.
Are there any discard tricks in Magic The Gathering?
But even an even exchange with the discard coming first can have a card quality discard effect (that is it forces players to exchange cards they’ve been saving for random cards making the player lose overall card quality). Blue also has Wheel of Fortune / Winds of Change / Timetwister type effects that force a swapping of the hand.
Can you play an instant before a miracle?
The short answer is yes, you can play an instant (such as pyretic ritual) just before you play a miracle. Just note that you can only play instants not sorceries (or any permanent without flash) and that also you cannot play a land before you play the miracle or any other instants.
What’s the purpose of a discard card in magic?
This style of discard card tends to focus less on quality than on quantity. Their end goal is making the opponent discard all their cards so they are less picky about individual discards. In addition, these cards tend to grow in strength the more discard cards that exist in the deck.
