1. Setup Phase - Duration step, assembly step, ISK income step*.
2. Draw Phase - Draw one card.
3. Management Phase - Play cards from hand, play outer regions, upgrade your starbase, and manage your ships.
4. Battle Phase(s) - Begin battle step, a withdraw step, a target step, damage step, and result step.
5. End Phase - Reduce to 7 cards.
*You may forfeit all ISK during your income step to draw one card.