Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules

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102. Players

  • 102.1. A player is one of the people in the game. The active player is the player whose turn it is. The other players are nonactive players.
  • 102.2. In a two-player game, a players opponent is the other player.
  • 102.3. In a multiplayer game between teams, a players teammates are the other players on their team, and the players opponents are all players not on their team.
  • 102.4. A spell or ability may use the term your team as shorthand for you and/or your teammates. In a game that isnt a multiplayer game between teams, your team means the same thing as you.