Can you play spells before draw step?

If you are asking whether or not you can cast a spell before you draw a card in the draw step of a given turn, then yes. You are able to cast instants or activate abilities during your own upkeep. Remember, the first three steps of the turn are Untap, Upkeep, Draw, in that order.

How does discard work in MTG?

701.8a To discard a card, move it from its owner’s hand to that player’s graveyard. 701.8b By default, effects that cause a player to discard a card allow the affected player to choose which card to discard. Some effects, however, require a random discard or allow another player to choose which card is discarded.

Can you discard whenever you want MTG?

No. You either discard when instructed by a game rule (more cards than hand size at the end of your turn), when instructed by an ability (such as Enhanced Awareness’s), or to pay a cost (such as for Rummaging Goblin’s ability). If you aren’t instructed to discard, you can’t.

What happens if you cant discard a card MTG?

Nothing… unless something on the battlefield has a trigger that takes effect if a player is forced to discard with no cards in hand.

Can you cast a spell before untap?

No player receives priority during the untap step, so no spells can be cast or resolve and no abilities can be activated or resolve. Any ability that triggers during this step will be held until the next time a player would receive priority, which is usually during the upkeep step. (See rule 503, “Upkeep Step.”)

Can you discard from exile MTG?

To “discard a card” means to “move a card from your Hand to the Graveyard.” The card moves from exile to the graveyard if you choose not to cast it, but it is discarded from exile. Second, cards that are cast from Madness, once on the stack, are treated like any other spell.

Do you discard after monarch?

You only discard down to your maximum hand size during the cleanup step of your own turn.

Does milling count as discarding in magic?

No, milling means putting cards directly from their library into the graveyard. Indeed. OP, this means that not only does mill not count as drawing, it doesn’t count as discarding either.