Taking Notes
Tournament Rules section 416 — 5 rules. From Riot's Tournament Rules for sanctioned events, last updated October 9, 2026.
- 416.1.
- Players may take written notes during a match and refer to those notes during games in the same match.
- 416.2.
- At the beginning of each match, each player’s written note sheet must be empty and visible to all opponents and tournament officials.
- 416.3.
- Players do not have to reveal their written notes to opponents. Judges may ask players to reveal and/or explain their notes.
- 416.4.
- Players may not refer to notes from outside the current match, including written notes from previous matches, during games.
- 416.5.
- Between games, players may refer to written notes they made prior to the match. They do not have to reveal these notes to opponents. Players may consult such notes during sideboarding and after battlefields are revealed, but must stop once opening hands are drawn (before mulligans).