Action

An action is a card or section of text that represents something that can be done. Most actions are cards that can be played from a players hand onto the stack, but abilities are also actions

They have the following property in addition to the basic card properties:

Name	Example	Meaning
Cost	0 1 3	The energy cost that must be payed to play the action.

When an action resolves any effects in the text occur.

Many actions target a particular permanent and all actions have a well-defined source. See Target and Source.

Slow Action

A slow action is an action that can only be played on a normal stack and only as the first action to be added to the stack. This means that during a turn, players in essence take turns either playing a slow action or declaring a movement stack.

Fast Action

A fast action is an action that can be played at any time the player has priority.