Sequencing

Tournament Rules section 504 — 7 rules. From Riot's Tournament Rules for sanctioned events, last updated October 9, 2026.

504.1.: Complex series of game actions are sometimes shortcutted into out-of-order sequences, which are technically incorrect or imprecise, but arrive at the correct legal and understood game state.
504.1.a.: Example: Drawing a card before channeling runes.
504.2.: Players may ask their opponents to do these actions, or a subset of these actions, in the correct order so that they can react at the appropriate time.
504.3.: Players can’t shortcut out-of-order in a way that gives them information prematurely that might affect decisions later in that sequence.
504.4.: When something is recycled, it must be immediately put on the bottom of the appropriate deck.
504.4.a.: Example: A player may not keep their recycled runes facedown on the board to track Energy.
504.4.b.: Failure to recycle in this way is a Communication Violation. See 703.5 for more information on Communication Violations.