Core Rules - v1.5
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| 190.3.a. |
Contested is a temporary status applied to a Battlefield when a Unit controlled by a Player who does not currently Control that Battlefield Moves or otherwise becomes present there. |
| 190.3.a.1. |
Units moving to or being played to a battlefield apply Contested status if that Battlefield is not already Contested and that Unit’s controller does not already control that battlefield. |
| 190.3.a.2. |
A Unit changing controller while located at a Battlefield will also apply Contested status to that Battlefield if it isn’t Contested and if the new controller doesn’t control that Battlefield. |
| 190.3.b. |
Once a Showdown or Combat begins at a Battlefield, it remains Contested until Control is established or re-established. |
| 190.3.b.1. |
If a player who applied Contested status to a Battlefield controls no Units there and there is no ongoing Showdown or Combat at that Battlefield, then Contested status is removed in the following Cleanup. |
| 190.3.c. |
The state of a Battlefield being Contested is used to determine when Combat should occur and when a Non-Combat Showdown should occur. |
| 190.3.d. |
At this time Game Effects cannot reference this status. |
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