Untap

Untap is a keyword action that happens during the untap step. It is the process of rotating a permanent back to the upright position from a sideways position.

Untap symbol

The untap symbol was introduced in Shadowmoor where "untapping" was a mechanic of the set. By 2010, the introduction of the symbol was considered a failure; players just read the untap symbol as a tap symbol.

Rulings

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The untap symbol.

• The untap symbol is the analog of the tap symbol. Represented as {Q} in rules documents, it looks like a white J-shaped arrow (with the arrowhead pointing up) on a black circle .

• The untap symbol appears only in the costs of activated abilities. It means "Untap this permanent."

• If the permanent is already untapped, you can't play its ability. That's because you can't pay the "Untap this permanent" cost.

• The "summoning sickness" rule applies to . If a creature with an ability hasn't been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can't play that ability. Ignore this rule if the creature also has haste.

• When you play an ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can't be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)

Trivia

• "" is the Untap Symbol" was featured as rules card 1 of 6 in the Shadowmoor set and 4 of 8 in the Eventide set.

External links

• A Planeswalker's Primer for Shadowmoor 5: Untap