diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/Event.java b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/Event.java
index 8016d5db2e..76a844e0a2 100644
--- a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/Event.java
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/Event.java
@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@
 
 package net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+
 /**
- * Base class for Event implementations.
+ * Base class for Fabric's event implementations.
  *
  * @param <T> The listener type.
  * @see EventFactory
  */
+@ApiStatus.NonExtendable // Should only be extended by fabric API.
 public abstract class Event<T> {
 	/**
 	 * The invoker field. This should be updated by the implementation to
@@ -44,9 +49,43 @@ public final T invoker() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Register a listener to the event.
+	 * Register a listener to the event, in the default phase.
+	 * Have a look at {@link #addPhaseOrdering} for an explanation of event phases.
 	 *
 	 * @param listener The desired listener.
 	 */
 	public abstract void register(T listener);
+
+	/**
+	 * The identifier of the default phase.
+	 * Have a look at {@link EventFactory#createWithPhases} for an explanation of event phases.
+	 */
+	public static final Identifier DEFAULT_PHASE = new Identifier("fabric", "default");
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a listener to the event for the specified phase.
+	 * Have a look at {@link EventFactory#createWithPhases} for an explanation of event phases.
+	 *
+	 * @param phase Identifier of the phase this listener should be registered for. It will be created if it didn't exist yet.
+	 * @param listener The desired listener.
+	 */
+	public void register(Identifier phase, T listener) {
+		// This is done to keep compatibility with existing Event subclasses, but they should really not be subclassing Event.
+		register(listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Request that listeners registered for one phase be executed before listeners registered for another phase.
+	 * Relying on the default phases supplied to {@link EventFactory#createWithPhases} should be preferred over manually
+	 * registering phase ordering dependencies.
+	 *
+	 * <p>Incompatible ordering constraints such as cycles will lead to inconsistent behavior:
+	 * some constraints will be respected and some will be ignored. If this happens, a warning will be logged.
+	 *
+	 * @param firstPhase The identifier of the phase that should run before the other. It will be created if it didn't exist yet.
+	 * @param secondPhase The identifier of the phase that should run after the other. It will be created if it didn't exist yet.
+	 */
+	public void addPhaseOrdering(Identifier firstPhase, Identifier secondPhase) {
+		// This is not abstract to avoid breaking existing Event subclasses, but they should really not be subclassing Event.
+	}
 }
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java
index d54ac3ee0d..98487c9481 100644
--- a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/event/EventFactory.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event.EventFactoryImpl;
 
 /**
@@ -93,6 +95,39 @@ public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<T> type, T emptyInvoker, Func
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Create an array-backed event with a list of default phases that get invoked in order.
+	 * Exposing the identifiers of the default phases as {@code public static final} constants is encouraged.
+	 *
+	 * <p>An event phase is a named group of listeners, which may be ordered before or after other groups of listeners.
+	 * This allows some listeners to take priority over other listeners.
+	 * Adding separate events should be considered before making use of multiple event phases.
+	 *
+	 * <p>Phases may be freely added to events created with any of the factory functions,
+	 * however using this function is preferred for widely used event phases.
+	 * If more phases are necessary, discussion with the author of the Event is encouraged.
+	 *
+	 * <p>Refer to {@link Event#addPhaseOrdering} for an explanation of event phases.
+	 *
+	 * @param type           The listener class type.
+	 * @param invokerFactory The invoker factory, combining multiple listeners into one instance.
+	 * @param defaultPhases  The default phases of this event, in the correct order. Must contain {@link Event#DEFAULT_PHASE}.
+	 * @param <T>            The listener type.
+	 * @return The Event instance.
+	 */
+	public static <T> Event<T> createWithPhases(Class<? super T> type, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory, Identifier... defaultPhases) {
+		EventFactoryImpl.ensureContainsDefault(defaultPhases);
+		EventFactoryImpl.ensureNoDuplicates(defaultPhases);
+
+		Event<T> event = createArrayBacked(type, invokerFactory);
+
+		for (int i = 1; i < defaultPhases.length; ++i) {
+			event.addPhaseOrdering(defaultPhases[i-1], defaultPhases[i]);
+		}
+
+		return event;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the listener object name. This can be used in debugging/profiling
 	 * scenarios.
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java
index aa6b1c2fee..96a1b11e73 100644
--- a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/ArrayBackedEvent.java
@@ -17,18 +17,34 @@
 package net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
-import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.Event;
 
 class ArrayBackedEvent<T> extends Event<T> {
+	static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger("fabric-api-base");
+
 	private final Function<T[], T> invokerFactory;
-	private final Lock lock = new ReentrantLock();
+	private final Object lock = new Object();
 	private T[] handlers;
+	/**
+	 * Registered event phases.
+	 */
+	private final Map<Identifier, EventPhaseData<T>> phases = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+	/**
+	 * Phases sorted in the correct dependency order.
+	 */
+	private final List<EventPhaseData<T>> sortedPhases = new ArrayList<>();
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	ArrayBackedEvent(Class<? super T> type, Function<T[], T> invokerFactory) {
@@ -43,16 +59,72 @@ void update() {
 
 	@Override
 	public void register(T listener) {
+		register(DEFAULT_PHASE, listener);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void register(Identifier phaseIdentifier, T listener) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(phaseIdentifier, "Tried to register a listener for a null phase!");
 		Objects.requireNonNull(listener, "Tried to register a null listener!");
 
-		lock.lock();
+		synchronized (lock) {
+			getOrCreatePhase(phaseIdentifier, true).addListener(listener);
+			rebuildInvoker(handlers.length + 1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private EventPhaseData<T> getOrCreatePhase(Identifier id, boolean sortIfCreate) {
+		EventPhaseData<T> phase = phases.get(id);
+
+		if (phase == null) {
+			phase = new EventPhaseData<>(id, handlers.getClass().getComponentType());
+			phases.put(id, phase);
+			sortedPhases.add(phase);
+
+			if (sortIfCreate) {
+				PhaseSorting.sortPhases(sortedPhases);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return phase;
+	}
+
+	private void rebuildInvoker(int newLength) {
+		// Rebuild handlers.
+		if (sortedPhases.size() == 1) {
+			// Special case with a single phase: use the array of the phase directly.
+			handlers = sortedPhases.get(0).listeners;
+		} else {
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			T[] newHandlers = (T[]) Array.newInstance(handlers.getClass().getComponentType(), newLength);
+			int newHandlersIndex = 0;
+
+			for (EventPhaseData<T> existingPhase : sortedPhases) {
+				int length = existingPhase.listeners.length;
+				System.arraycopy(existingPhase.listeners, 0, newHandlers, newHandlersIndex, length);
+				newHandlersIndex += length;
+			}
+
+			handlers = newHandlers;
+		}
+
+		// Rebuild invoker.
+		update();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void addPhaseOrdering(Identifier firstPhase, Identifier secondPhase) {
+		Objects.requireNonNull(firstPhase, "Tried to add an ordering for a null phase.");
+		Objects.requireNonNull(secondPhase, "Tried to add an ordering for a null phase.");
+		if (firstPhase.equals(secondPhase)) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Tried to add a phase that depends on itself.");
 
-		try {
-			handlers = Arrays.copyOf(handlers, handlers.length + 1);
-			handlers[handlers.length - 1] = listener;
-			update();
-		} finally {
-			lock.unlock();
+		synchronized (lock) {
+			EventPhaseData<T> first = getOrCreatePhase(firstPhase, false);
+			EventPhaseData<T> second = getOrCreatePhase(secondPhase, false);
+			first.subsequentPhases.add(second);
+			second.previousPhases.add(first);
+			PhaseSorting.sortPhases(this.sortedPhases);
+			rebuildInvoker(handlers.length);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventFactoryImpl.java b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventFactoryImpl.java
index ef5ab991f2..dd07f14d04 100644
--- a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventFactoryImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.Event;
 
 public final class EventFactoryImpl {
@@ -44,6 +46,26 @@ public static <T> Event<T> createArrayBacked(Class<? super T> type, Function<T[]
 		return event;
 	}
 
+	public static void ensureContainsDefault(Identifier[] defaultPhases) {
+		for (Identifier id : defaultPhases) {
+			if (id.equals(Event.DEFAULT_PHASE)) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException("The event phases must contain Event.DEFAULT_PHASE.");
+	}
+
+	public static void ensureNoDuplicates(Identifier[] defaultPhases) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < defaultPhases.length; ++i) {
+			for (int j = i+1; j < defaultPhases.length; ++j) {
+				if (defaultPhases[i].equals(defaultPhases[j])) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Duplicate event phase: " + defaultPhases[i]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Code originally by sfPlayer1.
 	// Unfortunately, it's slightly slower than just passing an empty array in the first place.
 	private static <T> T buildEmptyInvoker(Class<T> handlerClass, Function<T[], T> invokerSetup) {
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventPhaseData.java b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventPhaseData.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f13744a19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/EventPhaseData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 FabricMC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Array;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+
+/**
+ * Data of an {@link ArrayBackedEvent} phase.
+ */
+class EventPhaseData<T> {
+	final Identifier id;
+	T[] listeners;
+	final List<EventPhaseData<T>> subsequentPhases = new ArrayList<>();
+	final List<EventPhaseData<T>> previousPhases = new ArrayList<>();
+	int visitStatus = 0; // 0: not visited, 1: visiting, 2: visited
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	EventPhaseData(Identifier id, Class<?> listenerClass) {
+		this.id = id;
+		this.listeners = (T[]) Array.newInstance(listenerClass, 0);
+	}
+
+	void addListener(T listener) {
+		int oldLength = listeners.length;
+		listeners = Arrays.copyOf(listeners, oldLength + 1);
+		listeners[oldLength] = listener;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/PhaseSorting.java b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/PhaseSorting.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edeca71e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/base/event/PhaseSorting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 FabricMC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.PriorityQueue;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+
+/**
+ * Contains phase-sorting logic for {@link ArrayBackedEvent}.
+ */
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+public class PhaseSorting {
+	@VisibleForTesting
+	public static boolean ENABLE_CYCLE_WARNING = true;
+
+	/**
+	 * Deterministically sort a list of phases.
+	 * 1) Compute phase SCCs (i.e. cycles).
+	 * 2) Sort phases by id within SCCs.
+	 * 3) Sort SCCs with respect to each other by respecting constraints, and by id in case of a tie.
+	 */
+	static <T> void sortPhases(List<EventPhaseData<T>> sortedPhases) {
+		// FIRST KOSARAJU SCC VISIT
+		List<EventPhaseData<T>> toposort = new ArrayList<>(sortedPhases.size());
+
+		for (EventPhaseData<T> phase : sortedPhases) {
+			forwardVisit(phase, null, toposort);
+		}
+
+		clearStatus(toposort);
+		Collections.reverse(toposort);
+
+		// SECOND KOSARAJU SCC VISIT
+		Map<EventPhaseData<T>, PhaseScc<T>> phaseToScc = new IdentityHashMap<>();
+
+		for (EventPhaseData<T> phase : toposort) {
+			if (phase.visitStatus == 0) {
+				List<EventPhaseData<T>> sccPhases = new ArrayList<>();
+				// Collect phases in SCC.
+				backwardVisit(phase, sccPhases);
+				// Sort phases by id.
+				sccPhases.sort(Comparator.comparing(p -> p.id));
+				// Mark phases as belonging to this SCC.
+				PhaseScc<T> scc = new PhaseScc<>(sccPhases);
+
+				for (EventPhaseData<T> phaseInScc : sccPhases) {
+					phaseToScc.put(phaseInScc, scc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		clearStatus(toposort);
+
+		// Build SCC graph
+		for (PhaseScc<T> scc : phaseToScc.values()) {
+			for (EventPhaseData<T> phase : scc.phases) {
+				for (EventPhaseData<T> subsequentPhase : phase.subsequentPhases) {
+					PhaseScc<T> subsequentScc = phaseToScc.get(subsequentPhase);
+
+					if (subsequentScc != scc) {
+						scc.subsequentSccs.add(subsequentScc);
+						subsequentScc.inDegree++;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Order SCCs according to priorities. When there is a choice, use the SCC with the lowest id.
+		// The priority queue contains all SCCs that currently have 0 in-degree.
+		PriorityQueue<PhaseScc<T>> pq = new PriorityQueue<>(Comparator.comparing(scc -> scc.phases.get(0).id));
+		sortedPhases.clear();
+
+		for (PhaseScc<T> scc : phaseToScc.values()) {
+			if (scc.inDegree == 0) {
+				pq.add(scc);
+				// Prevent adding the same SCC multiple times, as phaseToScc may contain the same value multiple times.
+				scc.inDegree = -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		while (!pq.isEmpty()) {
+			PhaseScc<T> scc = pq.poll();
+			sortedPhases.addAll(scc.phases);
+
+			for (PhaseScc<T> subsequentScc : scc.subsequentSccs) {
+				subsequentScc.inDegree--;
+
+				if (subsequentScc.inDegree == 0) {
+					pq.add(subsequentScc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static <T> void forwardVisit(EventPhaseData<T> phase, EventPhaseData<T> parent, List<EventPhaseData<T>> toposort) {
+		if (phase.visitStatus == 0) {
+			// Not yet visited.
+			phase.visitStatus = 1;
+
+			for (EventPhaseData<T> data : phase.subsequentPhases) {
+				forwardVisit(data, phase, toposort);
+			}
+
+			toposort.add(phase);
+			phase.visitStatus = 2;
+		} else if (phase.visitStatus == 1 && ENABLE_CYCLE_WARNING) {
+			// Already visiting, so we have found a cycle.
+			ArrayBackedEvent.LOGGER.warn(String.format(
+					"Event phase ordering conflict detected.%nEvent phase %s is ordered both before and after event phase %s.",
+					phase.id,
+					parent.id
+			));
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static <T> void clearStatus(List<EventPhaseData<T>> phases) {
+		for (EventPhaseData<T> phase : phases) {
+			phase.visitStatus = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static <T> void backwardVisit(EventPhaseData<T> phase, List<EventPhaseData<T>> sccPhases) {
+		if (phase.visitStatus == 0) {
+			phase.visitStatus = 1;
+			sccPhases.add(phase);
+
+			for (EventPhaseData<T> data : phase.previousPhases) {
+				backwardVisit(data, sccPhases);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static class PhaseScc<T> {
+		final List<EventPhaseData<T>> phases;
+		final List<PhaseScc<T>> subsequentSccs = new ArrayList<>();
+		int inDegree = 0;
+
+		private PhaseScc(List<EventPhaseData<T>> phases) {
+			this.phases = phases;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/EventTests.java b/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/EventTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3e35c2e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/EventTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 FabricMC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package net.fabricmc.fabric.test.base;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.Event;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.EventFactory;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event.PhaseSorting;
+
+public class EventTests {
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger("fabric-api-base");
+
+	public static void run() {
+		long time1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+		testDefaultPhaseOnly();
+		testMultipleDefaultPhases();
+		testAddedPhases();
+		testCycle();
+		PhaseSorting.ENABLE_CYCLE_WARNING = false;
+		testDeterministicOrdering();
+		testTwoCycles();
+		PhaseSorting.ENABLE_CYCLE_WARNING = true;
+
+		long time2 = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		LOGGER.info("Event unit tests succeeded in {} milliseconds.", time2 - time1);
+	}
+
+	private static final Function<Test[], Test> INVOKER_FACTORY = listeners -> () -> {
+		for (Test test : listeners) {
+			test.onTest();
+		}
+	};
+
+	private static int currentListener = 0;
+
+	private static Event<Test> createEvent() {
+		return EventFactory.createArrayBacked(Test.class, INVOKER_FACTORY);
+	}
+
+	private static Test ensureOrder(int order) {
+		return () -> {
+			assertEquals(order, currentListener);
+			++currentListener;
+		};
+	}
+
+	private static void testDefaultPhaseOnly() {
+		Event<Test> event = createEvent();
+
+		event.register(ensureOrder(0));
+		event.register(Event.DEFAULT_PHASE, ensureOrder(1));
+		event.register(ensureOrder(2));
+
+		event.invoker().onTest();
+		assertEquals(3, currentListener);
+		currentListener = 0;
+	}
+
+	private static void testMultipleDefaultPhases() {
+		Identifier first = new Identifier("fabric", "first");
+		Identifier second = new Identifier("fabric", "second");
+		Event<Test> event = EventFactory.createWithPhases(Test.class, INVOKER_FACTORY, first, second, Event.DEFAULT_PHASE);
+
+		event.register(second, ensureOrder(1));
+		event.register(ensureOrder(2));
+		event.register(first, ensureOrder(0));
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+			event.invoker().onTest();
+			assertEquals(3, currentListener);
+			currentListener = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void testAddedPhases() {
+		Event<Test> event = createEvent();
+
+		Identifier veryEarly = new Identifier("fabric", "very_early");
+		Identifier early = new Identifier("fabric", "early");
+		Identifier late = new Identifier("fabric", "late");
+		Identifier veryLate = new Identifier("fabric", "very_late");
+
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(veryEarly, early);
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(early, Event.DEFAULT_PHASE);
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(Event.DEFAULT_PHASE, late);
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(late, veryLate);
+
+		event.register(ensureOrder(4));
+		event.register(ensureOrder(5));
+		event.register(veryEarly, ensureOrder(0));
+		event.register(early, ensureOrder(2));
+		event.register(late, ensureOrder(6));
+		event.register(veryLate, ensureOrder(8));
+		event.register(veryEarly, ensureOrder(1));
+		event.register(veryLate, ensureOrder(9));
+		event.register(late, ensureOrder(7));
+		event.register(early, ensureOrder(3));
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+			event.invoker().onTest();
+			assertEquals(10, currentListener);
+			currentListener = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void testCycle() {
+		Event<Test> event = createEvent();
+
+		Identifier a = new Identifier("fabric", "a");
+		Identifier b1 = new Identifier("fabric", "b1");
+		Identifier b2 = new Identifier("fabric", "b2");
+		Identifier b3 = new Identifier("fabric", "b3");
+		Identifier c = Event.DEFAULT_PHASE;
+
+		// A always first and C always last.
+		event.register(a, ensureOrder(0));
+		event.register(c, ensureOrder(4));
+		event.register(b1, ensureOrder(1));
+		event.register(b1, ensureOrder(2));
+		event.register(b1, ensureOrder(3));
+
+		// A -> B
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(a, b1);
+		// B -> C
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(b3, c);
+		// loop
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(b1, b2);
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(b2, b3);
+		event.addPhaseOrdering(b3, b1);
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+			event.invoker().onTest();
+			assertEquals(5, currentListener);
+			currentListener = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensure that phases get sorted deterministically regardless of the order in which constraints are registered.
+	 *
+	 * <p>The graph is displayed here as ascii art, and also in the file graph.png.
+	 * <pre>
+	 *             +-------------------+
+	 *             v                   |
+	 * +---+     +---+     +---+     +---+
+	 * | a | --> | z | --> | b | --> | y |
+	 * +---+     +---+     +---+     +---+
+	 *             ^
+	 *             |
+	 *             |
+	 * +---+     +---+
+	 * | d | --> | e |
+	 * +---+     +---+
+	 * +---+
+	 * | f |
+	 * +---+
+	 * </pre>
+	 * Notice the cycle z -> b -> y -> z. The elements of the cycle are ordered [b, y, z], and the cycle itself is ordered with its lowest id "b".
+	 * We get for the final order: [a, d, e, cycle [b, y, z], f].
+	 */
+	private static void testDeterministicOrdering() {
+		Identifier a = new Identifier("fabric", "a");
+		Identifier b = new Identifier("fabric", "b");
+		Identifier d = new Identifier("fabric", "d");
+		Identifier e = new Identifier("fabric", "e");
+		Identifier f = new Identifier("fabric", "f");
+		Identifier y = new Identifier("fabric", "y");
+		Identifier z = new Identifier("fabric", "z");
+
+		List<Consumer<Event<Test>>> dependencies = List.of(
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(a, z),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(d, e),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(e, z),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(z, b),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(b, y),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(y, z)
+		);
+
+		testAllPermutations(new ArrayList<>(), dependencies, selectedDependencies -> {
+			Event<Test> event = createEvent();
+
+			for (Consumer<Event<Test>> dependency : selectedDependencies) {
+				dependency.accept(event);
+			}
+
+			event.register(a, ensureOrder(0));
+			event.register(d, ensureOrder(1));
+			event.register(e, ensureOrder(2));
+			event.register(b, ensureOrder(3));
+			event.register(y, ensureOrder(4));
+			event.register(z, ensureOrder(5));
+			event.register(f, ensureOrder(6));
+
+			event.invoker().onTest();
+			assertEquals(7, currentListener);
+			currentListener = 0;
+		});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test deterministic phase sorting with two cycles.
+	 * <pre>
+	 * e --> a <--> b <-- d <--> c
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	private static void testTwoCycles() {
+		Identifier a = new Identifier("fabric", "a");
+		Identifier b = new Identifier("fabric", "b");
+		Identifier c = new Identifier("fabric", "c");
+		Identifier d = new Identifier("fabric", "d");
+		Identifier e = new Identifier("fabric", "e");
+
+		List<Consumer<Event<Test>>> dependencies = List.of(
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(e, a),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(a, b),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(b, a),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(d, b),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(d, c),
+				ev -> ev.addPhaseOrdering(c, d)
+		);
+
+		testAllPermutations(new ArrayList<>(), dependencies, selectedDependencies -> {
+			Event<Test> event = createEvent();
+
+			for (Consumer<Event<Test>> dependency : selectedDependencies) {
+				dependency.accept(event);
+			}
+
+			event.register(c, ensureOrder(0));
+			event.register(d, ensureOrder(1));
+			event.register(e, ensureOrder(2));
+			event.register(a, ensureOrder(3));
+			event.register(b, ensureOrder(4));
+
+			event.invoker().onTest();
+			assertEquals(5, currentListener);
+			currentListener = 0;
+		});
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("SuspiciousListRemoveInLoop")
+	private static <T> void testAllPermutations(List<T> selected, List<T> toSelect, Consumer<List<T>> action) {
+		if (toSelect.size() == 0) {
+			action.accept(selected);
+		} else {
+			for (int i = 0; i < toSelect.size(); ++i) {
+				selected.add(toSelect.get(i));
+				List<T> remaining = new ArrayList<>(toSelect);
+				remaining.remove(i);
+				testAllPermutations(selected, remaining, action);
+				selected.remove(selected.size()-1);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@FunctionalInterface
+	interface Test {
+		void onTest();
+	}
+
+	private static void assertEquals(Object expected, Object actual) {
+		if (!Objects.equals(expected, actual)) {
+			throw new AssertionError(String.format("assertEquals failed%nexpected: %s%n but was: %s", expected, actual));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/FabricApiBaseTestInit.java b/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/FabricApiBaseTestInit.java
index 7cd17b3256..79c3a5ed69 100644
--- a/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/FabricApiBaseTestInit.java
+++ b/fabric-api-base/src/testmod/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/test/base/FabricApiBaseTestInit.java
@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@ public void onInitialize() {
 				return 1;
 			}));
 		});
+
+		EventTests.run();
 	}
 }
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