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.
Rules
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Untap symbol
The untap symbol 
was introduced in Shadowmoor where "untapping" was a mechanic of the set.[1][2] By 2010, the introduction of the symbol was considered a failure; players just read the untap symbol as a tap symbol.[3]
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Rulings
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.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 14, 2008). "Shadowmoor than Meets The Eye, Part III". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Devin Low (April 11, 2008). "The Day the Cards Tapped Backwards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 08, 2010). "Essay What". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.