Core Rules - v1.4
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| 344. |
A Showdown begins when Control of a Battlefield is Contested during a Cleanup and the turn is in a Neutral Open State. |
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If Control of a Battlefield is Contested between two players, then a Showdown will be opened as the first step of Combat. If a Showdown is already ongoing at that Battlefield, it will become a Combat Showdown and a Combat will initiate there. |
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See rule 459. Combat for more information. |
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If Control of a Battlefield is Contested, there aren’t units controlled by different players there, and the turn is in a Neutral Open State, a Showdown is opened during the next Cleanup. |
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See rule 318. Cleanups for more information. |
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| 345. |
As a Showdown begins, the player who applied Contested status to the Battlefield gains Focus. |
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When the last item on the chain resolves and the turn returns to an Open State during a Showdown, Focus passes, and the next Player gains both Focus and Priority. |
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