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Can I cast a sorcery-speed spell in response to something?

The rulebook states this directly, and forum answers agree.

  • Magic: The Gathering rulebook · Rulebook · Card Types
  • JasonC · Community · 2010-08-04

No. Sorceries, creatures and similar spells need your own main phase with an empty stack, so they cannot be cast in response.

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