Control and ownership

The owner of an item is the player who brought it into the game.

The controller of a spell or permanent is the one who has control over it, which is usually the owner.

Within the rules of Magic: The Gathering, you and your are words that refer to an object’s controller, its would-be controller (if a player is attempting to cast or activate it), or its owner (if it has no controller).

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