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Magic has always had the functionality that you could say, "Before the end of your turn..." It meant that you were casting the spell during a main phase, but that is besides the point. They decided when they created 6th Ed. rules that they wanted a formal opportunity for instant-speed effects during the end-of-turn. Did this make instants better? Absolutely. That was part of the intent of the rules change. It did not, however, change the way that Wizards intended for them to function -- except for Waylay. They intended for Waylay to be a defensive spell and the rules change wildly altered its functionality.
This is absolutely incorrect. "Before the end of your turn..." NEVER meant durring your opponent's main phase. In pre 6th edition rules, there were two phases following the main phase, the discard phase and the cleanup phase. Players could play instants durring the discard phase. In old school Magic, "Before the end of your turn..." meant durring your opponent's discard phase. "End of turn" effects were processed after the discard phase, durring the cleanup phase, when no instants could be played. That is why Waylay tokens couldn't carry over to the next turn under the old rules.
