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Does Leyline of Anticipation let you cast sorceries at instant speed?

Short answer
Yes. Leyline of Anticipation gives you flash, letting you cast spells (including sorceries) as though they had flash, i.e., at instant speed.

Leyline of Anticipation reads: "You may cast spells as though they had flash." Flash is the keyword ability defined in CR 702.8, which means a spell can be cast any time you could cast an instant. This explicitly overrides the normal timing restriction on sorceries.

Normally, sorcery spells can only be cast during your main phase when the stack is empty and you have priority (CR 307.1). Leyline of Anticipation removes this restriction for you, allowing sorceries to be cast at any time you have priority — including during opponents' turns, in response to other spells, etc.

It is important to note that Leyline of Anticipation only grants this benefit to you, not to all players. Your opponents still cast their sorceries under normal timing rules unless they have their own flash-granting effect.

Concrete example: Your opponent attacks with a creature. During their combat phase, you could normally only cast instants. With Leyline of Anticipation on the battlefield, you can cast Day of Judgment (a sorcery) right then in response to the attack, wiping the board before damage is dealt.

This interaction is grounded in CR 702.8a (flash definition), CR 307.1 (sorcery timing), and CR 601.2 (casting spells), with the Leyline's replacement effect modifying the timing permissions granted to you specifically.

HIGH confidence CR 307.1 CR 702.8a CR 601.2
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