Order of Succession — ruling 1

Order of Succession doesn’t target any players or creatures. You can choose and gain control of a creature with protection from blue, for example.

Order of Succession — ruling 2

It doesn’t matter whether the next player is a teammate or an opponent.

Order of Succession — ruling 3

All players will gain control of the creatures they chose simultaneously.

Order of Succession — ruling 4

If the next player in the chosen direction controls no creatures, you won’t gain control of anything.

Order of Succession : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Order of Succession is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Choose left or right. Starting with you and proceeding in the chosen direction, each player chooses a creature controlled by the next player in that direction. Each player gains control of the creature they chose.

How it works : Order of Succession

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 17, 2013· Wizards of the Coast
Order of Succession doesn’t target any players or creatures. You can choose and gain control of a creature with protection from blue, for example.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2October 17, 2013· Wizards of the Coast
It doesn’t matter whether the next player is a teammate or an opponent.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3October 17, 2013· Wizards of the Coast
All players will gain control of the creatures they chose simultaneously.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4October 17, 2013· Wizards of the Coast
If the next player in the chosen direction controls no creatures, you won’t gain control of anything.
No other card is named in this ruling.